We're looking to build out our team with a Mid to Senior Level Industrial Designer at Card79. The person we're hiring for this position on the team should exhibit a unique blend of technical thinking, a strong attention to detail, and an ability to develop sophisticated forms for physical products. We’ve designed robotics UX for Nike, developed new tools for family connection with Amazon, and worked with Neuralink to help shape the future of neurotechnology. Our projects span industries and technologies, and we’re always looking for ways to make new ideas real.
Card79 is a product design and innovation agency based in SF. We give form to future states by converging Design (Digital and Physical Product) and Innovation. We focus our energies on tackling projects that blur technological possibility with science fiction, and in doing so, we try to keep our design team inspired.
For this role, we’re looking for some key traits/contributions:
- Full stack from Problem Positioning to Surface Refinement: Thinking about a physical product extends all the way from understanding the core essence of why a product exists to the detailed execution of bringing that idea to life both visually and functionally.
- An Organized Thinker: Someone who can break down problems into manageable chunks and be able to coordinate different priorities when developing different solutions to confidently identify successful approaches.
- Embody a ‘Build to Think’ approach: Be comfortable working in an iterative “bottom up approach” where artifacts are created to better understand the problems that we’re solving for.
- T shaped Industrial Designer: someone with a depth in industrial product design and an appreciation and curiosity in digital product design.
- Successful Collaborator: Have an openness to building nicely with others, both within the Card79 Team as well as with different client stakeholders including designers, product managers and engineers and other stakeholders.
- Harness a Growth Mindset: We’re looking for someone who looks at work as an opportunity to develop new skills and grow new capabilities.
- Future Concepts to Shipping Product: As an agency targeting new verticals like neurotechnology and robotics as well as consumer applications, we work across the gamut of supporting companies with envisioning early design concepts all the way to collaborating with engineering teams to ship digital products.
- Adept at Sketching: Able to explore product directions quickly with hand sketches
- CAD Surfacing Aptitude: As a great deal of project we tackle interact with the human body, being comfortable with understanding 3d forms and surfaces and how to build them digitally is critical. Tools we use in house are Rhino, Solidworks, Fusion. Rendering typically done in Keyshot and Blender.
This role is meant for someone that’s able to take ownership of problems and projects. A strong portfolio that demonstrates a range of ID design skills with an emphasis on strategic thinking, a strong craft mindset and form development.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3-7 years experience in Industrial Design or related field
- Experience/track record developing and shipping physical products
- Strong creative, design and communication skills
- Portfolio of work that reflects all of that.
Our Values:
- Sculpt the future. Don’t wait for the future—design it.
- Foster the garage spirit. Get scrappy. Stay curious. Build fast.
- Great minds don’t always think alike. Diversity of thought is our strength.
- Kindness counts. We take care of each other and our partners.
- Create tools, not gimmicks. Make things that are truly useful, not just flashy.
- Embrace complexity. Tackle the hard stuff with creativity and calm.
- Aggressively iterate with a playful spirit. Build, break, repeat—smiling the whole way.
- Move fast and create momentum. Progress > perfection.
Salary:
This is a full time position. Feel free to inquire directly about any questions including compensation. Reach out to administrative@card79.com and we’ll try and get back to you in a timely manner.
Please note: This role is open only to U.S. citizens or individuals legally authorized to work in the United States.
How to Apply:
please apply through this link:
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