Industrial Designer

Responsibilities

• Define the Alta Ares product design Look & Feel (shapes, materials, colours, finishes, markings) and apply it consistently across the whole product range.

• Design the aesthetics of our products and give them a distinctive identity in the market.

• Ensure a high level of perceived quality: handling, transport, packaging and unboxing experience.

• Design for field use: battery access, carry handles, handling and deployment, operation with gloves and in degraded conditions.

• Build DFx (Manufacturing, Assembly, Usability, Serviceability) into every design, working closely with Mechanical Engineering, Industrialisation and Production.

• Produce sketches, renders, CMF specifications, 3D CAD models and prototypes, and take part in design reviews through to industrialisation.

• Turn feedback from operators, customers and demo teams into design improvements.

• Manage external design and DFM partners: write their specifications, review their work and integrate their recommendations.

• Support Marketing with visual assets for customers and trade shows.

Skills and experience

• 5+ years as an Industrial Designer on physical products: rugged equipment, electronics, defence, aerospace, outdoor or similar.

• Experience covering the full process, from concept to an industrialised product.

• Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or equivalent) and in rendering tools (KeyShot or similar).

• Experience of manufacturing processes (injection moulding, machining, sheet metal, 3D printing, composites) and of DFM/DFA principles.

• Hands-on experience with prototyping and testing with users.

• Able to work across R&D, Production and Product in a fast-moving environment.

• Fluent in English, French preferred

Nice to have

• Experience with defence, military or field-deployed equipment.

• Knowledge of human factors and ergonomics standards (e.g. MIL-STD-1472).

• Experience building a product design Look & Feel from scratch.