Industrial Designer (Contractor)

Design               ·             Chicago, IL             ·            Full time

A Bit About Sibel Health:

With headquarters based in Chicago, Illinois and an international office in Seoul, South Korea, Sibel Health is an award-winning digital health startup with a mission to deliver Better Health Data for All®. We were founded with a specific focus on our most vulnerable patients—pregnant persons and babies—where we believe wireless monitoring has the potential to do the most good worldwide. We achieve this by providing a complete monitoring solution of advanced wireless wearables, best in class software, and novel AI/ML algorithms all linked to the cloud. To date, we’ve launched our technologies in 20 countries from the most advanced hospitals in the world to the most resource constrained locations. We work with some of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world from major philanthropies to large medical technology and pharmaceutical companies. With numerous FDA clearances and a recently completed fundraising round, we are poised for growth and expansion. We are seeking mission-driven individuals with a strong sense of purpose who believe that technology can improve the lives of our most vulnerable patients.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an Industrial Designer (Contractor) to join our team. This is a 1 year contract with the potential to extend, contingent on performance and team needs. You will work with hardware, application, and other cross-functional teams to react quickly and produce quality solutions to difficult technical challenges. Sibel’s fast-paced environment offers ample opportunities for growth in several areas: improved technology skills, effective leadership, dedicated mentorship, creative design, strong communication skills, teamwork, and more. 

What You Will Be Working On:

• Based on user needs provided by product managers, design, ideate, and prototype user-friendly physical products with consideration of the entire user experience and manufacturability. The products mainly include Sibel’s core medical devices, consumables, and packages.
• Illustrate design ideas by creating sketches, 3D CAD models, physical prototypes, and drawings. 
• Develop different design iterations by considering user test feedback and manufacturability. 
• Conduct and analyze user research & usability tests during product development to observe users’ behavior and gather feedback.
• Work with other designers within the team to ensure the products’ visual design and brand identity’s consistency.
• Negotiate and collaborate with cross-functional team members such as product managers, mechanical engineers, electronics engineers, and biomedical engineers to reach projects’ OKRs and product user needs.  
• Communicate with outsourcing vendors and suppliers about materials and manufacture feasibility to optimize the design choices and balance function and aesthetics. 

About You:

• BS degree in Fine Art / Science, focusing on Industrial Design, Product Design, Design Engineer, or other related fields.
• At least 2-years professional work experience as an industrial designer, product designer, design engineer, or similar roles with physical product design-related responsibilities. 
• Proficiency in Solidworks, Keyshot, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong portfolio presents industrial design projects or showcases. 
• Strong skills in user experience research methodologies for physical products.
• Strong skills in prototyping tools, including 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC milling, etc.
• Familiar with the most recent marketing trends in product design, package design, and brand development. 
• Broad technical understanding of manufacturing process, package design, graphic design, and physical prototyping in different levels of fidelity. 
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers and demonstrate work with stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, solve problems, and passion for design tasks.

You May Thrive In This Role If:

• Familiar with how to use Figma & AutoCAD.
• Have mechanical engineering background.
• Experience in the manufacturing process and materials explorations.
• Past medical-device / healthcare-related working experience is a plus. 

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• “Take as much time as you need” policy
• Simple IRA plan with employer matching
• Company sponsored events and lunches
• Stipend for professional development
• Opportunity to be part of a dedicated and driven team that is here to disrupt and revolutionize wireless monitoring

Sibel Health Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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