Lead Industrial Designer – Soft Goods (Wearable Medical Devices) Sun Scientific | R & D Division

Sun Scientific is a fast-growing, patient-centric medical device company bringing wearable therapeutic products into the future — with applications in both healthcare and consumer wellness.

About the role

We are looking for an exceptionally talented Lead Industrial Designer (Soft Goods) to join our product development team. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will push the form, fit, and function of our current and next-generation product lines. You will own the design direction for the future of Sun Scientific’s product design language and define how each product line lives together as a family while differentiating itself from the competition and exceeding our patients' expectations with best-in-class design.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design of soft-good products
• Collaborate with an internal cross-functional team of product managers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing, and quality engineers
• Meet clinical performance requirements while creating best-in-class products that address patient needs for fit, comfort, and ease of use
• Evolve the brand language of Sun Scientific across all new products to establish a visual brand language that aligns with the company’s attributes
• Define color, material, and finish (CMF) for all soft goods products and develop a library of materials that will define the brand and provide a functional foundation for technical products
• Create tech packages with construction definition, material breakdown, and color definition
• Develop flat patterns or direct a pattern maker to create samples and prototypes
• Work with textile mills to develop materials from the ground up that meet color and performance specifications
• Design and specify the integration of pneumatic systems, including air bladder attachment, tube routing, port placement, and seal integrity under repeated use
• Drive user testing to determine qualitative patient experience and adapt findings into actionable design inputs
• Integrate technical hardware and create delightful solutions for physical user interface details that differentiate products from competitors
• Own ergonomic testing and ensure consistent fit across products
• Drive design intent through the design-for-manufacturing process while collaborating with internal and factory engineers
• Balance design proportions with wearability and functional details to create beautifully designed products
• Build prototypes and iterate quickly through multiple rounds of physical samples to achieve production-ready specifications
• Lead cross-functional teams in brainstorming, mind mapping, and storyboarding activities
• Manage project timelines and execute deliverables accordingly
• Present design concepts and rationale confidently to clinical, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders
• Work closely with manufacturing and sourcing partners domestically and in Southeast Asia
• Conduct design reviews, sample approvals, and factory communications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Shoe Design, or Apparel Design
• 6–15 years of experience designing performance-focused sportswear, soft goods, or wearable products
• Basic understanding of injection molding and working with mold suppliers
• A portfolio of performance soft goods products that have shipped
• Experience working for a brand in the medical, athletic, or wearable product space
• Deep understanding of soft goods construction, including ultrasonic welding and performance stitching
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing methods beyond cut-and-sew (e.g., RF welding, ultrasonic bonding, heat bonding, lamination, or tooled construction)
• Familiarity with washability standards, wear durability testing, and performance certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Background with large brands known for design and innovation in performance categories
• Experience with wearable or medtech startups with strong product design DNA
• Understanding of working with electronic components and designing around them
• Experience working with Chinese manufacturing partners and textile mills
• Basic knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 801 labeling requirements, ISO 13485 standards, and biocompatibility testing
• Experience working on Type 1 and 2 Medical devices

Skills

• Onshape, SolidWorks, CLO 3D, or equivalent 3D garment simulation software
• Keyshot, Blender, or equivalent rendering software
• Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop (technical flats, mood boards, presentations)
• Procreate, pen and paper for ideation and concept sketching
• Microsoft Office / Google Suite (spec sheets, project tracking)
• BOM management; PLM tools a plus

Portfolio Requirements

Please submit a hyperlink to a 10-page portfolio (maximum) highlighting the technical requirements above. Include one case study project that demonstrates your process.

What Success Looks Like in the First Year

• Contribute to ongoing designs to move them into production while developing a design language and CMF that can scale across future product lines
• Drive the design process to meet milestones for next-gen projects and help define what the design discipline needs to deliver at each stage

Why Join Sun Scientific

This is a rare opportunity to set company design direction and help build the design discipline and process from the ground up inside a fast-growing, clinically respected medical device company. You’ll have a direct line to leadership and the chance to shape the team and culture for product development.

Location: Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA
Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports To: Vikram Ravikumar