Design Researcher

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Insight-Driven Design: Use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods to uncover meaningful insights about customer needs, behaviors, and pain points, ensuring the products we develop align with real-world consumer expectations.
• Develop Research Strategies: Create detailed research plans tailored to various product categories, including methods such as user testing, contextual inquiries, field studies, and market trend analysis to capture actionable data.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with industrial designers, engineers, and product managers, providing research-backed recommendations that influence design decisions and enhance the functionality, usability, and aesthetic appeal of our products.
• Translate Data into Design Directions: Synthesize research findings into clear, actionable insights that inform product design strategy, ensuring that user needs are met in innovative and effective ways.
• Test and Iterate: Lead usability testing sessions, gather direct feedback from end-users, and work with teams to iterate on designs based on findings, ensuring continuous improvement throughout the design lifecycle.
• Foster User-Centered Design Practices: Advocate for a user-first approach by embedding research at every stage of product development—from ideation to final prototype—ensuring that our designs resonate with our target consumers.
• Explore Emerging Trends: Stay on the pulse of design, technology, and consumer trends in the industry, helping to identify new opportunities for innovation and product differentiation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design Research or Industrial Design.
• Proven experience in design research, with a strong portfolio showcasing successful projects in the consumer goods sector.
• Proficiency in qualitative research methods, such as user interviews, ethnography, and usability testing, and a deep understanding of user behavior.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to present research findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative setting.
• Familiarity with design thinking, user-centered design principles, and emerging technologies.
• Confident with expressing concepts through sketching, modeling, and AI methods.
• Passion for new product development and creating products that positively impact users' lives.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with emerging technologies and AI methods in design research.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating successful consumer goods projects.

Benefits & Perks

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• Profit Sharing
• On-Site Gym
• On-Site Health Clinic
• Tuition Assistance available after 90 days