Head of Industrial Design, Hardware
Core
Define the physical product experience for a hardware business, leading design vision, user experience, form, materials, ergonomics, and prototyping from concept to production.
Role type
Head of Industrial Design (Hardware)
Builds
Hardware products for a multi-agent AI business serving finance, consumer, and retail verticals
Domain
Hardware / Industrial Design / AI
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Industrial design leadership, form and materials expertise, ergonomics, prototyping, manufacturing process knowledge, design validation, design system creation, executive communication, tradeoff analysis, building design functions from scratch
Preferred skills
AI tool usage for design exploration, modern design tools proficiency
Technologies
AI tools, modern design software
Responsibilities
Define industrial design vision from early concept through production; Lead form, materials, ergonomics, CMF direction, and prototyping; Translate product strategy into physical design concepts; Collaborate with mechanical/electrical engineering and manufacturing; Create sketches, models, prototypes, and decision-ready artifacts; Navigate tradeoffs between design intent, technical constraints, cost, and schedule; Build and scale the industrial design function; Represent design in leadership conversations
Seniority
Executive, hands-on IC
