Senior Industrial Designer I

Capital Factory; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer in Austin to join our Industrial Design team. You will be a direct contributor to conceiving, designing, validating, and launching world-class products and processes that enable dignified, affordable, and sustainable shelter globally.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across hardware, software, and materials science, while partnering with external vendors to refine designs for production.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional work experience as an Industrial Designer.
• Hands-on prototyping experience beyond relying solely on virtual tools.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams, including hardware and software disciplines.
• Interest in materials and how things are made and work.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a team environment and refine designs with partners.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members and Executives to invent, design, engineer, and launch new products and services.
• Negotiate and collaborate cross-functionally with Hardware, Home, Controls, Material Science and Software teams to refine and execute the vision for products and services.
• Develop deep technical knowledge across domains to understand other teams’ constraints and challenges for seamless processes and production solutions.
• Collaborate with outside vendors and internal experts to optimize designs for function, aesthetics, and production.
• Research new materials, production methods, and technology for projects.
• Perform a wide range of tasks daily, transitioning from studio work to field work as needed.

Skills

Industrial design

Prototyping

Cross-functional collaboration

Materials exploration

Team communication

Education

Industrial Design degree

Job description

ICON develops advanced construction technologies that advance humanity. Using proprietary 3D printing robotics, software and advanced materials, ICON is shifting the paradigm of homebuilding on Earth and beyond.

The ICON Industrial Design team is looking for a curious, passionate, and collaborative Senior Industrial Designer. An individual must be a highly motivated, determined problem-solver with a rigorous attention to detail. You will join a multidisciplinary team responsible for conceiving, designing, validating, and launching ICON’s world-class products. As an ICONic, you will be a direct contributor to the development of entirely new products and processes to advance humankind’s ability to provide dignified, affordable, resilient, and sustainable shelter to the world.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members and Executives to invent, design, engineer, and launch new products and services.
• Negotiating and collaborating cross functionally with various departments such as our Hardware, Home, Controls, Material Science and Software teams to refine and execute the vision for our products and services.
• Developing deep technical knowledge in areas outside your realm of expertise to understand other teams’ design constraints and challenges in service of creating seamless processes and production solutions.
• Collaborating with outside vendors and internal experts to optimize designs for function, aesthetics, and production.
• Researching new materials, production methods, and technology as needed for projects.
• Must be willing to perform a wide range of tasks on a daily basis (e.g. Transition from studio work to field work at a moment’s notice).

Key Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional work experience as an Industrial Designer.
• Industrial Design degree required.
• A body of work that has been produced or the understanding of how it can be produced.
• A healthy obsession with how things are made and how they work.
• Passion for materials and material exploration.
• A deep appreciation for aesthetics.
• Design craftsmanship - able to create high quality design work and then manage production of design work with various partners and vendors.
• Experience in hands-on prototyping, without relying solely on virtual design tools.
• Adept at communicating in a collaborative team environment and seeking optimum solutions with other team members.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience working in a design studio environment and or large multidisciplinary teams with strong design processes.
• Experience in space or additive manufacturing is a plus.
• Experience creating product ecosystems and entire design languages.
• Strong 3D-modeling & photorealistic rendering skills a plus.

Reports to: Director, Industrial Design onsite in Austin, TX with some travel as needed per project.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an innovative, inclusive, diverse and discrimination-free work environment. Employment with ICON is based on merit, competence, and qualifications. It is our policy to administer all personnel actions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Consistent with the obligations of these laws, ICON will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Furthermore, as a federal government contractor, the Company maintains an affirmative action program which furthers its commitment and complies with recordkeeping and reporting requirements under certain federal civil rights laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended).

As part of our compliance with these obligations, the Company invites you to voluntarily self-identify as set forth below. Provision of such information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your employment or subject you to any adverse treatment. Any and all information provided will be considered confidential, will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file, and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement purposes.