Senior Industrial Designer

About Us

Hi there We’re Wild. We’re on a mission to remove single-use plastic from the bathroom, armed with our refillable, natural and scent-sational deodorants, body wash, and lip balm – and we’ve only just started. We launched in 2020 and as a high-growth company, we’re already one of Europe’s fastest-growing start-ups So, fancy coming along for the ride?

The Role

We're looking for a Senior Industrial Designer to join us as our first dedicated hire in this function. As Senior Industrial Designer, you'll own the technical design of Wild's product portfolio, from our signature refillable cases and refill formats through to new product categories as we expand.This is a role with real scope, you'll be working with our manufacturers to create the products our customers hold in their hands every day, and helping to shape how we build this discipline internally at Wild as we grow.

Reporting into our Head of NPD, you'll work closely with our Creative, Retail and Product teams ensuring design for manufacture, cost feasibility and technical robustness stay in lockstep from brief through to final production sample. This role will work hand in hand with our global manufacturers and will require overseas travel.

We're looking for someone who is equally at home building technical drawings, interrogating CAD files, and getting into the detail with a manufacturer, as they are supporting early concept work. The ideal candidate brings strong design for manufacture pragmatism first and foremost, with creative sensibility as a secondary strength.

To apply for this role, please send through your portfolio demonstrating CAD capability, technical drawing standards, and end to end product execution from concept through to manufacture.

What you'll be working on

Design Development & CAD

• Develop 3D pack architecture and produce detailed, manufacturer ready CAD models and technical drawings

• Own tolerancing, GD&T, draft angles, wall thicknesses and other DFM parameters across the product range

• Build functional and visual prototypes for research, validation, and internal sign-off

• Maintain accurate, up to date design documentation, tech packs and specs throughout the product lifecycle

• Support the briefing process, collaborating and guiding the design delivery of external engineering and simulation agencies

Manufacturing & Supplier Collaboration

• Assess manufacturing routes, tooling and materials with quality, cost and sustainability in mind, knowing where to push and where to compromise

• Work directly with suppliers and manufacturers on feasibility, ensuring design intent survives the journey from concept to shelf

• Lead tooling kick-off and manage the relationship with manufacturers through to production ready tech packs

• Optimise packaging for logistics efficiency and support cost-down initiatives without compromising quality

Production & Quality

• Validate pre-production samples and sign off on gold samples against technical specification

• Troubleshoot quality issues as they arise, working with suppliers to find practical, lasting solutions

• Continuously look for opportunities to improve manufacturability, sustainability and cost within both new and existing products

Materials & CMF

• Identify and evaluate materials and finishes against manufacturability, durability and sustainability criteria

• Ensure material and finish choices are technically sound and consistent across the product range

Concept & Ideation

• Support structural concept development from brief, translating ideas into technically feasible product designs

• Stay close to emerging trends in materials and manufacturing to bring fresh technical thinking to the product pipeline

What we need from you

• 5+ years of experience in industrial or product design, with a strong emphasis on design for manufacture, ideally within personal care, consumer goods or packaging

• Strong proficiency in 3D CAD software and demonstrable ability to produce and interrogate detailed technical drawings, tolerancing and GD&T

• A thorough understanding of design for manufacture, you know what's achievable, what will cost too much, and how to push for quality within real constraints

• Hands-on experience working directly with external manufacturers and suppliers, from feasibility conversations through to production sign-off and tooling

• A portfolio demonstrating technical rigour: CAD output, tech packs, tolerancing and manufacturing outcomes, alongside a solid but secondary grounding in concept sketching and CMF

• Working knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes relevant to packaging (injection moulding, tooling, finishing) and their cost and sustainability trade-offs

• Comfortable with KeyShot, Solidworks or similar for technical visualisation

• A self-starter mentality: as our first industrial design hire, you'll need to be confident operating independently and building process as you go

• Ambition to grow, this is a role with a long runway, and we'd love to find someone who wants to help shape this function over time

⚡️What you’ll get from us:

• 25 days holidays + bank holidays + 9 extra remote working days

• Hybrid working, 3 days a week in our shiny new London office

• Enhanced maternity, paternity & parental leave

• 4% Company Pension

• Mental well-being support through Spill

• Private healthcare through Vitality

• Weekly early finishes and social events

• Annual L&D budget

• Free breakfast

• Free & discounted Wild products

• 2 x team volunteering days and 2 x personal volunteering days

Ready to become a Wild thing?!

At Wild, we know that diversity drives innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where all employees feel valued and empowered to bring their most authentic selves to work. We recognise that diversity goes beyond visible differences such as race, gender, age, and ethnicity, and encompasses a broad spectrum of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

If we can make any adjustments to help you to perform your best in the process, please let us know!

Please note, we are not currently partnering with external recruiters for this role. If you're interested in joining our team, please apply below!