Industrial Designer

Careers

• INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
• ENGINEERING
• PROTOTYPING
• BRANDING
• STRATEGY
• PACKAGING
• UX/UI

Hatch Duo Careers

Come join our awesome team! Want to work with us, but don’t see a position open? We are always open to discussions. Email:

Location
:
Hybrid – Bay Area Preferred | Remote with Travel Required

Type
: 3-6 Month Contract, Opportunity for Full-Time

Start
: ASAP

Compensation
:
Competitive, with travel expectations factored in

To be considered, please email  with your portfolio, cover letter (specific to what would make you a good fit at Hatch Duo), and resume. Candidates without a portfolio will not be considered.

• Lead mechanical development from concept through production
• Develop system architectures, mechanical strategies, and detailed part designs
• Collaborate with industrial design and EE teams to bring ideas to life
• Design for manufacturing: execute clean CAD (Solid Works), and DFM
• Own client communications and vendor coordination where needed
• Travel is required for client and vendor visits—and if remote, you’ll be expected to travel to our Bay Area headquarters approximately 3–4 times per quarter
• Jump between projects and industries with agility and discipline

• 5–10 years of mechanical engineering experience in consumer, medtech, or related hardware
• Proficient in Solid Works—surfacing and solid modeling, top-down, bottom-up, and master modeling, clean part structure
• Strong grasp of plastic part design, injection molding, machining, and prototyping methods
• Fluent in 2D documentation, BOM creation, and DFM/DFA best practices, working knowledge of GD&T
• Comfortable with vendor engagement, prototyping, and client-facing updates
• Highly accountable, low-ego, and thrives in hybrid/remote environments
• Local to the Bay Area is a plus—but not required if you can meet the travel expectation

Why This Isn’t Just Another Contract Gig:
You’ll join a small, tight-knit award winning team that works on meaningful products with forward-thinking founders and startups. You’ll be empowered to own your work but supported by experienced peers. We’re curious, fast-moving, and deeply focused on outcomes—not red tape. If you prove yourself here, there’s a path to full-time in just a few months.

Overview
:
We are looking to grow our industrial design team with a contract position to permanent full-time hire. To be considered, please email  with your portfolio, cover letter (specific to what would make you a good fit at Hatch Duo), and resume. Candidates without a portfolio will not be considered.

• Work on a broad range of advanced and diversified design projects
• Bring projects from concept through development to market
• Develop and coordinate presentations in a professional manner detailing the scope of a directive
• Meet established deadlines
• Responsible for executing designs that achieve feasibility at a production and engineering level
• Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams internal and external (Design/ENG/Vendors)
• Create compelling designs based on Ideation, Research, and Product Requirements
• Providing design support to all levels of designers and engineers
• Developing and seeing through design from concept to final deliverables (manufacturing experience in production— injection molding, machining, sheet metal, cut and sew is a plus, but not a requirement)
• Delivering on time

• 1‑3 Years of relevant experience or recent graduate with consultancy internship experience (consultancy experience preferred)
• Excellent at analog sketching, digital sketching, model making, and functional mock‑ups
• Excellent communication skills: written/verbal/presentation
• Working knowledge of 3D Modelling software (Solidworks, Rhino, Keyshot)
• Excellent at Illustrator and Photoshop
• Willingness to lead at times, but also take direction and learn from others
• Great positive attitude with an emphasis on self‑motivation, time‑management, and high quality of work
• Multilingual skills are welcome
• This job is remote/hybrid (we work primarily remotely)
• You must be authorized to work in the United States

Contract to potential full‑time