Product Designer

Robert Axle Project & Old Man Mountain; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Eight paid holidays

401k with profit sharing

Bike parts stipend

Bend lifestyle with outdoor access

Occasional taco lunches

Job summary

Old Man Mountain (OMM) and Robert Axle Project (RAP) in Bend, Oregon, seek a hands-on product designer to lead cross-brand design for hard and soft goods, owning full product cycles from concept to production-ready drawings.

You will apply expertise in metals, plastics, textiles and hardware to deliver high-quality, manufacturable products while building scalable design processes and CMF across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in product design with a portfolio showing manufacturing and market introduction.
• Experience in cycling/outdoor industry.
• Strong hard-goods capabilities and knowledge of metals, plastics, and tooling costs.
• SolidSoftwares; ability to produce engineering drawings with tolerances.
• Experience with CMF, tech packs, and design-for-manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product design for hard and soft goods from concept to production-ready drawings.
• Create and iterate prototypes using internal and external resources.
• Maintain CAD models, tech packs, and engineering drawings for overseas manufacturers.
• Establish and maintain a consistent design language across brands.

Skills

Product design

Prototyping

CAD drawings

Technical packs

Material selection

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Hands-on product designer to lead cross-brand design for Old Man Mountain (OMM) and Robert Axle Project (RAP), owning full product design cycles for hard and soft goods.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product design for new hard goods (metal, plastic, carbon) and soft goods (sewn and welded fabrics, accessories) from design brief through prototyping, technical and production-ready drawings, manufacturing handoff, and QC documentation.
• Apply knowledge of sewn and welded textiles, metal alloys, structured plastics, and hardware to select materials and integrate components for high-quality products.
• Plan, create, and iterate physical prototypes and samples using in-house and external resources.
• Build and maintain a product drawing library and design file organization, including detailed CAD models, tech packs, and engineering drawings for overseas manufacturers.
• Maintain a consistent design language by integrating branding, CMF, and graphics to reinforce brand identity.
• Collaborate with the Product Development Manager and contract engineers to test and iterate products to established standards, including in-house and field testing of prototypes and samples.
• Contribute to product strategy discussions by identifying gaps, opportunities for improvement, and ideas for new categories.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of product design experience with a portfolio showing products taken through manufacturing and market introduction, not just concept work.
• Experience in the cycling and outdoor industry, either professionally or personally.
• Strong hard-goods capabilities: familiarity with aluminum alloys, steel, and structural plastics; understanding how design choices impact tooling cost and lead times; experience with machining, forging, casting, welding, and injection molding.
• Solid soft-goods expertise: knowledge of seam types, stitch specifications, technical fabrics (including welded constructions), closures, and hardware; ability to write complete tech packs from scratch.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks (preferred) or Fusion 360 with the ability to produce engineering drawings with proper tolerances.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite for tech packs, graphic callouts, and presentations.
• Understanding of design-for-manufacturability principles and how design decisions affect tooling, cost of goods, and lead times.
• Experience with rapid prototyping across multiple methods and strong written and verbal communication for briefing overseas factories on CMF and design decisions, plus clean tech packs.

Technologies

• SolidWorks
• Fusion 360
• Adobe Creative Suite

Benefits

• 100% company paid medical and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Eight paid holidays
• Matching 401k plan and profit sharing
• Bike parts stipend and access to discounted bike parts
• Lifestyle in Bend, Oregon with access to mountain and gravel biking, trail running, and skiing
• Occasional taco lunches

The Role

• A broad, hands‑on position suited to a small‑company environment where work moves from sketch to shelf, alongside efforts to establish scalable design processes, templates, libraries, and review rhythms that can grow with the company.

Compensation and Location

• Salary: USD 72,000 per year
• Location: Bend, Oregon, on site