Product Designer

Brickeye; Toronto (OH); On-site; USD 53,319 - 78,202; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Brickeye seeks a product designer to shape experiences across hardware and software, from field devices to the analytics platform.

You will translate complex data into intuitive interfaces for non-technical users, collaborate with engineers, and influence the hardware enclosure and design system. The role blends physical product design with software UI in a fast-paced startup setting.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of product design experience.
• Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Engineering in Industrial Design/Systems/Mechanical, or related field — or equivalent experience.
• A portfolio showing strong software and industrial design work.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design process from discovery to production-ready UI.
• Translate complex data and real-time alerts into intuitive experiences for non-technical users in the field.
• Collaborate with engineering across disciplines to ship designs that are beautiful and buildable.
• Shape the industrial design of hardware enclosures, form factor, materials, and finish.
• Build a cohesive design system that scales across the product suite.
• Interview users, synthesize feedback, and define what should be built next.
• Leverage AI tools to prototype faster and raise the bar on possibilities.

Skills

Product design experience

Non-technical user focus

Collaboration with engineering

Aesthetic judgment

AI-assisted workflows

Education

Industrial Design degree or equivalent

Tools

Figma

Claude Design

3D CAD

Job description

About Brickeye

Brickeye leverages the power of data from construction to drive risk mitigation and productivity gains. We are a fast-growing construction technology company developing the world’s most advanced IoT-based risk mitigation platform for water damage mitigation, concrete quality / defect control, and real-time site intelligence. We protect construction projects from avoidable loss, reduce the total cost of risk, and help asset owners, general contractors, and insurers deliver projects on time and on budget.

The Challenge

The construction industry is overdue for a design revolution. Brickeye sits at the intersection of hardware and software, and we need a designer who can too. You'll shape experiences that live in both the physical world and the digital one — from the devices deployed on job sites to the platforms that make sense of the data they collect. Our hardware lives on active construction sites, so how it looks and feels matters: a well‑designed enclosure builds trust with the field crews and executives who use it every day. This is a rare opportunity to work across disciplines, and the right person will thrive in that complexity.

Core Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design process from discovery and wireframes to polished, production-ready UI

• Translate complex data and real-time alerts into intuitive, user-friendly experiences built for non-technical users in the field

• Collaborate closely with engineering across multiple disciplines to ship designs that are both beautiful and buildable

• Shape the industrial design of our hardware — enclosures, form factor, materials, and finish — so devices feel considered and durable, not just functional

• Bring an aesthetic point of view to physical products, balancing manufacturability, ruggedness for job-site conditions, and visual coherence with our software brand

• Partner with hardware engineering early in the process, not just at the polish stage, so design intent survives contact with real constraints (thermal, enclosure tolerances, placement limitations, cost)

• Leverage AI tools (Claude, Figma, Cursor) to move faster, prototype smarter, and continuously raise the bar on what's possible

• Build and maintain a cohesive design system that scales across our product suite

• Interview real users, synthesize feedback, and bring a strong point of view on what should be built next

What You Bring

• 2+ years of product design experience

• Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Engineering in Industrial Design/Systems/Mechanical, or related field — or equivalent experience

• A portfolio that demonstrates strong software design across web/mobile and industrial design

• An eye for aesthetics that extends beyond screens: you notice when a physical object feels cheap or ill designed, and you can articulate why

• Comfortable working directly with engineers; you understand technical constraints and use them as creative inputs, not blockers

• Hands‑on – you enjoy crafting physical products using tools like hand tools, power tools, 3D printers, CNC machines etc.

• Fluent with modern design tools (Figma, Claude Design, 3D CAD) and genuinely passionate about AI‑assisted workflows

• The mindset of a startup designer: self‑directed, resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity, and always learning

• Strong opinions, loosely held; you can defend your decisions and adapt when the feedback is right

• Industrial design or physical product design experience — we're looking for someone who can talk convincingly about form, materials, and manufacturability, not just software UI

AI-First Mindset

We believe in AI’s power

• Early Adopter: You actively use AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and others) to unlock new possibilities beyond traditional methods. You are energized by how AI enhances what you can achieve.

• Productivity Multiplier: You view AI as an essential amplifier of innovation and team efficiency—not a substitute for critical thinking or strategic judgment.

Why Brickeye

High-Impact Mission & Technology

• Solve a Global Problem: Work on a proprietary platform leveraging construction IoT to directly tackle the $1.5 trillion in annual risk and loss in the built environment.

• Real-World Impact: See your products and innovation immediately translated into tangible results: boosting productivity and mitigating risk across major global construction projects, including in North America, the Middle East, Australia, and Latin America.

• The Next Challenge: Shape the future of our platform's evolution, from next-generation sensor designs to scalable enterprise SaaS features.

Culture & Career Mastery

• Impact Over Hierarchy: Thrive in a collaborative, mission‑driven culture where the best ideas win, not the loudest titles. We value decisive action and ownership.

• High Autonomy: We trust our experts. You will have a high degree of autonomy to own projects from concept through deployment, directly contributing to our growth.

• World‑Class Team: Learn and grow alongside a team of domain experts who are dedicated to mutual success and professional excellence.

Rewards & Flexibility

• Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive base salary, and annual performance incentives.

• Be an Owner: A robust equity package, making you an owner of Brickeye so that you can share in our success.

• Flexible Work Environment: Enjoy a truly flexible work environment that prioritizes delivery and results over rigid clock‑watching. We don't mind if you need to run to a mid‑day appointment or pick up your kid early from school.

• Health Benefits: Competitive medical, and dental benefits.

$75,000 - $110,000 per year CAD

Brickeye is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.