Industrial Designer
Core
Design rugged, operator-facing hardware (aircraft, ground-control equipment, accessories) ensuring function, usability, and manufactability.
Role type
Senior hands-on industrial designer
Builds
Physical products for aerospace, defence, and professional hardware
Domain
Aerospace / Defence / Professional Hardware
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Industrial design, CAD, rapid prototyping, material knowledge (injection moulding, composites, additive manufacturing), DFM/DFA, user observation, field testing
Preferred skills
UAV/aerospace/robotics experience, product family design, human factors knowledge, supplier selection
Technologies
CAD, additive manufacturing, injection moulding, composites
Responsibilities
Translate mission context and technical architecture into physical product concepts; create sketches, CAD surfaces, and functional prototypes; collaborate with mechanical, electronics, and systems engineers; develop a coherent design language across the portfolio; design for field use (gloved handling, visibility, maintainability); support DFM/DFA and production transition; refine designs based on field test evidence.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC