Bay Area · Full-time

As a Senior Industrial Designer, you'll own client projects end to end and help shape how Grain works as it grows.

What you'll do

• Lead client engagements from kickoff and strategy through concept, development, and production handoff

• Set the design direction on projects and present it confidently to founders, executives, and investors

• Define form, CMF, and interaction for consumer hardware, from wearables and audio to health and home devices

• Partner with Dovetail engineers on architecture and DFM, making the trade-offs that protect both the product's character and its manufacturability

• Guide prototyping and user testing early, so real feedback shapes the design

• Own the last mile: CMF sign-off, supplier and factory reviews, and resolving tooling and finish issues through launch

• Mentor contract and junior designers, and help raise the bar on process and craft across the studio

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of industrial design experience, with multiple consumer products taken from concept to mass production

• Expert sketching, surfacing, and CAD skills (SolidWorks, Rhino, or Fusion), plus high-end rendering

• Hands-on experience with factories, suppliers, and CMF development

• A portfolio that shows a clear point of view, strong taste, and a record of shipping

• Strong client-facing skills and the judgment to lead a project with minimal oversight

• Bonus: a background in mechanical engineering, agency or consultancy experience, or work with premium brands

Project-based · Remote or Bay Area

You'll join us for concept sprints and full-product engagements.

Typical scope

• Fast ideation, sketching, and form exploration

• CAD and surfacing for products in development

• Renders and pitch-ready presentation packages

• CMF exploration and product refreshes

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of experience, with shipped consumer hardware

• An independent, fast working style and dependable delivery

• Fluency in SolidWorks, Rhino, or Fusion, plus KeyShot or a similar renderer

• Availability for 2–12 week engagements and some overlap with Pacific Time

Project-based · Remote

A product's brand should feel as considered as its form. You'll create identities, packaging, and launch materials for our hardware clients, and help evolve Grain's own brand.

Typical scope

• Identity systems, including logo, type, color, and guidelines

• Packaging, from concept through print-ready files, working with our industrial designers

• Launch assets such as decks, web, and social

• Brand work for Grain's website and case studies

What we're looking for

• 6+ years of brand and identity experience, ideally including physical products or packaging

• A strong point of view and range, from premium to approachable

• Expert skills in Figma and Adobe CS

• An understanding of how a brand lives on a physical object

• Bonus: web design, motion, or 3D skills