Solidworks in San Francisco

Industrial Designer San Francisco, CA - Hybrid At IDEO, we use design to create new products, services, experiences; tangible strategies; and creative capabilities. IDEO San Francisco is in search of a new Industrial Designer to partner with interdisciplinary teams designing innovative and human-centered physical products and services. This role will own a hands-on workstream emphasizing creative problem solving, core industrial design skills, rapid prototyping and advanced visual storytelling. The ideal hire will champion hands-on making & prototyping, and collaborate fluidly with a wide variety of design professionals from communications design to UX researchers (and everything in between).This hire will have the unique opportunity to design cutting edge products, and grow as a Design Thinking practitioner within IDEO’s diverse network of Design Directors, Partners and Business Leaders. At IDEO, an Industrial Designer is responsible for independently executing components of highly complex client projects, showcasing advanced skills in user-centered physical product design . You will integrate form and function, while balancing user needs and technical considerations to create solutions that resonate with users and businesses alike. What makes a career at IDEO unique is our radical empathy and compassion for the user, always leading with creative confidence and collaborative rigor. You will work with world-class researchers, business designers, data scientists, and others disciplines outside of design, to push the edges of your craft, creating solutions that are as inclusive as they are transformative. We are especially excited to meet candidates with exceptional visual storytelling abilities, a drive to “get out from behind the screen” by prototyping in both digital and physical realms, and a grounding in design for manufacturing (DFM). This hire must be within a commutable distance of IDEO’s San Francisco studio. IDEO proudly supports flexible work. Onc

About the Team DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We explore robotics and automation to transform last-mile logistics in the long term. If you have a passion for applying autonomous technologies in a service used by millions of people, then we want to talk to you! About the Role As an Industrial Designer on our team, you will own the design of physical products and help elevate our brand’s experience through form, function and manufacturability. You’ll be responsible for leading concept ideation, CAD modelling and prototyping, working across mechanical, electronics and user-experience domains. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, user-research and marketing, and participate in decision-making around product direction. This role offers ownership across the design lifecycle — from early sketches through production launch. You're excited about this opportunity because... Lead end-to-end design projects: develop concept sketches, CAD/3D models, renderings and physical prototypes. Conduct research into user needs, market trends, materials, manufacturing processes (injection moulding, thermoforming, additive manufacturing) and competitive products. Translate design intent into detailed specifications: materials, geometry, finishes, ergonomics, manufacturing constraints. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing and product to ensure feasibility, cost-effectiveness and alignment with brand and product vision. Build and iterate prototypes (3D prints, machined models, mock-ups), validate usability, aesthetics, functionality and manufacturability. Present design concepts, flows and prototypes to stakeholders, incorporate feedback and drive decisions. Contribute to design language, visual identity and brand consistency across products. Why You’ll Love This Role You’ll shape real, tangible products that users will interact with and rely on. You’ll work in a small, high-impact team where your contributions