- Develop and refine Industrial Design concepts for wearable and AR consumer hardware, including products worn on or around the face and head.
- Take designs from early concept and architecture development through detailed design, engineering builds, validation, and production.
- Partner closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Antenna/RF, Human Factors, Product, and Manufacturing teams to integrate complex internal hardware into cohesive consumer products.
- Create high-quality sketches, renderings, CAD models, presentations, and physical models to communicate design direction.
- Develop and maintain complex surface models and ID master models throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Translate Industrial Design intent into manufacturable geometry while maintaining critical aesthetic, ergonomic, and functional requirements.
- Design around highly constrained internal architectures including optics, displays, cameras, sensors, batteries, PCBs, antennas, speakers, microphones, buttons, hinges, and other electronic/mechanical components.
- Drive ergonomic considerations including fit, comfort, weight, balance, pressure distribution, field of view, adjustability, and interaction with the face/head.
- Partner with Human Factors teams to incorporate anthropometric and user-testing insights into final product design.
- Support CMF development, material selection, finishes, cosmetic requirements, part breaks, assembly strategies, and design detailing.
- Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams on DFM/DFA, tooling, tolerance, assembly, cosmetic quality, and production feasibility.
- Review prototypes and engineering builds to identify design issues and drive iterative improvements.




- Work with internal teams and manufacturing partners to maintain design intent through EVT, DVT, PVT, and production ramp.
- Communicate design decisions, trade-offs, risks, and requirements clearly across cross-functional teams.
- Manage multiple design workstreams while operating effectively in a fast-paced hardware development environment.

Required Skills & Experience

- 5+ years of professional Industrial Design or Product Design experience, ideally within consumer electronics.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating experience taking physical products from concept through production.
- Experience designing consumer electronics, wearables, AR/VR hardware, smart glasses, headphones, watches, or other body-worn devices strongly preferred.
- Excellent Industrial Design fundamentals including:
- Proportion and aesthetics
- Ergonomics
- CMF
- Physical prototyping
- Advanced CAD and surfacing capabilities.
- NX preferred, with SolidWorks or other advanced mechanical/industrial design CAD platforms also relevant.
- Experience creating and maintaining production-level surfaces, master models, and complex assemblies.
- Solid understanding of mechanical packaging and ability to design around tightly constrained electronic and optical components.
- Experience collaborating directly with mechanical and electrical engineers throughout hardware development.
- Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes such as:
- CNC machining
- Stamping




- Overmolding
- Adhesives and bonding
- Cosmetic finishing processes
- Experience designing products that interact closely with the human body, ideally head-worn or face-worn products.
- Strong understanding of ergonomics, human factors, comfort, fit, and anthropometrics.
- Ability to evaluate engineering trade-offs without losing overall product design intent.
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to independently drive design work in ambiguous and rapidly changing product environments.

Nice to Have

- Direct experience designing AR glasses, smart glasses, VR/MR headsets, hearables, headphones, smartwatches, or other wearable consumer electronics.
- Experience with optical systems and the packaging constraints associated with displays, cameras, sensors, and optical modules.
- Experience with antenna/RF constraints in wearable products.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and suppliers on high-volume consumer electronics.
- Experience supporting hardware through EVT, DVT, PVT, tooling, qualification, and production ramp.
- Knowledge of GD&T;, tolerance analysis, cosmetic specifications, and quality requirements.
- Experience defining parting lines, shutoffs, draft, wall thicknesses, gaps/flush targets, surface transitions, and assembly strategy in partnership with engineering.
- Experience working with Human Factors teams on fit studies and anthropometric datasets.
- Strong understanding of materials appropriate for skin-contact and wearable applications.
- Experience partnering with UX teams on physical interaction points such as buttons, hinges, touch surfaces, fit adjustments, and charging.

📌 Industrial Design Engineer (Redmond)
🏢 Insight Global (United States)
📍 Redmond