Industrial Designer, Temp-to-Perm

Role: Industrial Designer

Type: Temporary-to-Permanent, Full-Time; 100% In-Office

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Salary (exempt): $60,000–$75,000 per year base salary

About Doris Dev and Doris Design

Doris Dev is a consumer product development company. We help companies make new products and bring them to market. Our offices are based in Brooklyn (DDNY) and Hong Kong (DDHK). Doris Dev works with startups and established companies across many consumer categories including: hardware and electronics, cookware, soft-goods, and packaging. Doris Dev also incubates internal brands (such as Canopy) and grows and supports these brands to launch and beyond.

The purpose behind Doris Design is to create highly functional, beautiful and radical new products. Working with the Doris Dev Engineering teams and their dynamic sourcing capabilities across the globe, Doris Design is capable of maintaining an unprecedented level of control over the intent and outcome of every project.

Doris Design focuses on creating salient ideas, finding their materials and ultimately defining the forms they can be realized in. The office draws on everyday observations, deep research and an anthropological approach as a means of product development. The ambition is to build products that live in the future, with a careful eye on the past. The studio distills ideas down to what they should be, while preserving what appeals to our human sensibilities.

Doris Design works with a diversity of clients in a variety of fields, including hardware, packaging, appliances, kitchenware, furniture, and home accessories. Above all, the office aligns with companies that share their interest in great, enduring design. They work with clients all over the world, from startups, Fortune 100 companies, and heritage brands.

We are seeking an Industrial Designer who:

• Can confidently present in client meetings, ensuring each client has an exceptional experience that is fun, relevant, and energizing
• Has world-class form and aesthetically driven skills that shine
• You understand form, function and how they work together to design products with a ‘reason to exist’
• A strong grasp of designing for existing brands, working with brand guidelines and creating products that live in existing consumer ecosystems.
• Go from brief to project handoff with ease
• Work with clients, engineers and suppliers at every stage of the product development process
• Has a desire to refine the design even after handoff

This position will provide you with the opportunity to work on exciting development projects, helping to create and bring innovative products to life. You will apply your experience in mechanical design, CAD modeling, prototyping, while working alongside cross-functional teams to ensure the product meets all requirements from concept to production.

The Job

This position begins as a full-time temporary position with an anticipated temporary period of approximately three (3) months. You will be employed directly by Doris Dev, LLC as a W-2 employee from your first day. This is not an independent contractor engagement.

• Lead a design project from start to finish
• Interface directly with clients and Director of Industrial Design to bring projects to life
• Work with the US, Hong Kong, and Chinese team members to develop great products within the program constraints.
• Manage the design process from concept through production with the director

You should apply for this role if you:

• Have at least two (2) years of experience as an industrial designer producing work of the highest quality (internships and co-op experience are included)
• Have worked with a relevant design consultancy or studio.
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit, and the desire to lead.
• Have a passion for all things design and innovation and using design as a strategic tool in business.
• Have a strong aesthetic sense with the proven ability to manifest a vision and brand in a way that stimulates a person’s senses and emotions.
• Have outstanding verbal presentation skills, and are comfortable presenting to C-level executives.
• Have advanced expertise in CAD modeling, rendering and illustration using software such as Rhino, Onshape, Solidworks, Keyshot, and Photoshop.

Bonus Points

• Have direct experience working with overseas suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Have prior design studio experience that brings a fresh perspective to industrial design practice.

Working Hours

This is a temporary-to-permenant, fully in-office position based at our Brooklyn studio, Monday through Friday. Because our work involves coordination with the DDHK office, occasional meetings may be scheduled outside of standard 9-5 hours. Doris Dev does not offer remote, hybrid, or work-from-home arrangements for this role.

Benefits and Compensation

This is a full-time position that will be compensated with a base salary. Doris Dev may offer the following benefits on a prorata basis:

• Flexible paid time off
• Paid sick days
• An employer sponsored 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

The Process

Please submit your portfolio, résumé and we will reach out if there is a potential fit.

At Doris Dev we are constantly refining our hiring process to be as inclusive, transparent, and respectful of applicants’ time as possible. As part of this process, you may be asked to complete a paid assessment based on the role.

Doris Dev is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or familial status, disability, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, predisposing genetic characteristics, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status protected by federal, New York State, or New York City law. In accordance with NYC and New York State law, we do not request salary history during the application process. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants and employees with disabilities; to request accommodation, please contact Human Resources. We firmly believe that a diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better environment for our employees and to better results for our clients. We strongly encourage qualified candidates to apply.