What are the responsibilities and job description for the Computational Designer position at OPT Industries?
OPT Industries optindustries.com is a rapidly growing, Series A venture-backed MIT spinoff company that focuses on building the next generation of additive manufacturing technology. Working at the intersection of automation engineering, computational design and polymer science, we design and commercially manufacture highly customizable materials and products- everything from cosmetic to luxury fashion.
Our mission is to transform product development by taking an integrated approach from design to manufacturing. We are looking for an experience and self-motivated computational designer to join the product team. You will work on new and existing product lines using our proprietary software and hardware platform. Computational design is the core design process at OPT Industries, where we use a holistic approach to create products at the intersection of computational geometries, bio-inspired material and digital manufacturing.
This will be a full-time on-site position at our main office in Medford, MA, USA.
Opportunities
- Own/Assist the development of commercial products through their life cycles.
- Collaborate with a talented team with diverse backgrounds on interdisciplinary projects.
- Create commercial-scale high-performance metamaterials using OPT proprietary AM technology.
- Work with premier brand across different industries, tackling most-concerning issue of the market with innovative solutions.
- Create design at the intersection of computational geometries, bio-inspired material and digital fabrication.
- Explore new applications and potential of the next generation AM.
Responsibilities
- Own the conceptualization, design development of commercial products.
- Research, design and test complex geometric according to materials and design requirements.
- Communicate with clients to understand design requirements and formulate actionable design ideas.
- Work with our Quality and Production Team to ensure manufacturability of products.
- Work with our Commercial Development Team to develop new applications.
Requirements
- Master or Bachelor degree in architectural design, product design, mechanical engineering, or relevant design/engineering discipline.
- 3 years work experience in related fields.
- Good sensibility for functional and aesthetic design.
- Must be a power user of Rhino/Grasshopper. Proficiency in other parametric modelling/VFX software is a plus.
- Experience in digital fabrication.
- Effective communication. Comfortable working collaboratively.
- Open-minded and research-oriented. Open to new experience and empathetical to end user need.
- Proficiency in any programming languages is a plus.
Application
A portfolio/work sample is required. Please include your online portfolio link or website with this application. Do not use networking profile(eg. LinkedIn) as your personal website. Applications without portfolio/work sample will not be considered.
OPT Industries is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.