Senior Industrial Design, Lead

Whoop Whoop · Consumer · Boston, MA · Industrial Design

Senior Industrial Design, Lead role at WHOOP, focusing on the physical design of wearable products and hardware. This role involves translating insights into physical experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and owning industrial design from concept to mass production. The ideal candidate has experience in wearable products or complex consumer hardware, a refined aesthetic, and strong ergonomic intuition.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and drive industrial design across next-generation WHOOP products, accessories, and wearable systems.
  2. Lead concept development, translate insights into compelling physical experiences, and partner deeply with Product, Engineering, Research, CMF, Apparel, Manufacturing, Brand, and Marketing teams to bring world-class products to market.
  3. Help define how WHOOP shows up on the body, in sport, in daily life, and in culture.
  4. Shape product strategy while obsessing over the details of form, fit, material, finish, comfort, manufacturing, and long-term user behavior.

Skills

Required

  • Industrial Design
  • Wearable Product Design
  • Consumer Hardware Design
  • Ergonomics
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Concept Development
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Material Science
  • Product Strategy

Nice to have

  • Advanced CMF (Color, Material, Finish) knowledge
  • Experience with fashion and culture integration in product design
  • Strong aesthetic point of view

What the JD emphasized

  • deep experience designing wearable products or technically complex consumer hardware
  • strong ergonomic intuition
  • ability to lead cross-functional teams from early exploration through mass production