Senior Product Designer / Industrial Designer (Remote)

About the role

A fast-growing eCommerce company in the Patient Care space, with a large presence in Home Medical Equipment (HME) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME), is hiring a highly experienced Senior Product Designer/Industrial Designer. This is a full-time, fully remote independent contractor position reporting to the Project Manager, leading the design and development of next-generation patient care products from concept through production.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design process from concept to production-ready solutions, with rigorous DFM and DFA analysis.
• Translate product briefs, caregiver feedback, VOC data and customer reviews into user-centered concepts.
• Select materials balancing aesthetics, durability and cost.
• Create advanced CAD models and technical design documentation, using FEA and structural simulations to validate performance before prototyping.
• Design and validate mockups, prototypes and functional test samples.
• Collaborate with engineers, sourcing partners and marketing to balance creativity with cost targets, supplier capabilities and timelines.
• Optimize design-to-prototype cycle times and communicate with international manufacturing partners, including Asian/Chinese suppliers.

Expected outcomes

• 4-6 fully engineered, manufacturable designs in the first 3 months.
• Final production-ready samples of 12-18 new SKUs by the end of 2026.
• 30% contribution margin in design cost modeling.
• Meet quarterly design-to-prototype cycle time targets within 6 months.
• Implement a user-driven design process for legacy products within 12 months and set up a scalable design documentation system.

Required profile

• 3+ years in Industrial Design or Product Design, 2+ years on mass-produced consumer, HME or DME products.
• Experience taking products from concept to mass production and working within manufacturing and supplier constraints.
• Experience collaborating with Asian/Chinese manufacturers and designing products influenced by public customer reviews.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proactive problem solving.

Required skills

• Mechanical CAD software such as SolidWorks, Inventor or Onshape.
• Mechanical design, prototyping, simulation and testing.
• Cost modeling and margin-focused design decisions.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation based on experience.
• Annual fully sponsored company trips, quarterly rock bonus and performance bonus.
• Paid time off: local public holidays plus two weeks of paid vacation.
• High ownership and autonomy in a performance-driven, values-based culture.