Industrial Designer

Requirements

As an Industrial Designer at Armory, you will design the physical products that go into the field. You will own the form, feel, function of our hardware and take ideas from rough sketches all the way to mass-manufactured products that soldiers can rely on in the harshest conditions. This is not a styling role.

• Concept to Production: Take products from initial sketches and concepts through CAD, prototyping, tooling, and into mass manufacturing.
• Form & Ergonomics: Design product form and ergonomics for real-world field use.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Design with manufacturing in mind from day one.
• CMF (Colour, Material, Finish): Make deliberate CMF decisions that balance durability, function, and the Armory identity.
• Prototyping & Iteration: Build and test physical prototypes, iterate fast, and refine designs.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with mechanical, electronics, and manufacturing teams.
• Vendor & Tooling Coordination: Work with vendors and tooling partners through moulds, fixtures, and first-article production.

Must haves

• 5-10 years of experience in industrial design, with a strong portfolio of shipped physical products.
• Personally taken at least one product from sketch to mass manufacturing.
• Strong proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Rhino, or equivalent).
• Solid grasp of DFM: materials, manufacturing processes, tolerances, and assembly.
• Hands-on prototyping skills and comfort iterating on real hardware.
• A strong sense of form, ergonomics, and CMF.
• Ability to collaborate closely with engineering and manufacturing teams.

Bonus points for

• Experience designing products for defense, aerospace, or other rugged/high-reliability environments.
• Experience with ruggedized, IP-rated, or MIL-spec hardware.
• Deep knowledge of injection moulding, die casting, sheet metal, CNC, and composites.
• Background in consumer hardware, electronics, or industrial products that shipped at volume.
• Familiarity with rendering and visualization to communicate design intent.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Deep expertise in industrial design and design for manufacturing.
• A builder's instinct where you care how things are made, not just how they look.
• Ability to solve hard product problems with first-principles thinking.
• Taking full ownership of a product from concept to production.
• A mindset geared towards rapid execution and innovation.

How will we set you up for success in this role?

• A live project from day one.
• State-of-the-art tools and technologies, including industry-leading design software, prototyping, and manufacturing resources.
• Access to resources required to do the job.
• Supportive team of strong collaborators.

Hiring Process

We target to close the hiring process within 14 days of your application.

• Round 1: Screening Application.
• Round 2: Introduction round (1 hour).
• Round 3: Culture Fitment (1 hour).

Work Location

Armory highly values having employees working in-office. We are based out of Gurgaon and require employees to be in office.

Benefits

• Ridiculous levels of responsibility and the opportunity to work directly with the founder.
• Work on hard problems alongside a team of A players.
• A structured first 90 days covering onboarding, live product projects, DFM reviews, vendor coordination, and taking ownership of a product toward production readiness.