Responsible for researching and developing ideas and processes for new products. Improves upon the performance and design of existing products and oversees production and packaging of final product.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, model, and test prototypes for products.
• Conduct research and create design proposals for projects.
• Establish design briefs.
• Create concepts, performance, and production criteria.
• Identify and select materials needed for production.
• Produce final hand drawings and specifications.
• Create parts lists.
• List costs involved in production.
• Make samples of working models for demonstration.
• Negotiate appropriate production processes.
• Travel to production facilities to evaluate processes.
• Improve usability of an item.
• Use computer-aided design (CAD) to design concepts.

Salary and compensation

$50,000 — $100,000/year

Equity

0.5 – 1.0