Industrial/Product Designer

4 days ago

Cambridge, New Zealand Fiasco Ltd Full time NZ$60,000 - NZ$90,000 per year

Industrial/Product Designer

Fiasco Ltd

Kickstart your design career with this exciting opportunity to join a growing design team in Cambridge with global reach.

Join the dynamic team at Fiasco Ltd as a Product Designer. In this full-time role based in Cambridge, Waikato, you'll design and build innovative product and furniture solutions that reflect our obsession with exceptional design and practical, hands-on creation.

About the role

This isn't a sit-behind-a-screen design job. You'll be building, cutting, assembling, and testing your ideas every day. We value hands-on makers who learn by doing and aren't afraid to pick up a tool, make something, break something, then solve the problem.

Our manufacturing approach centres on CNC routers and lean processes. We run a rapid Design–Prototype–Evaluate Loop, so you'll often see your ideas move from CAD to the shop floor to real-world testing on the same day.

About us

Fiasco Ltd is a leading design and manufacturing company specialising in innovative product solutions. With a strong focus on sustainability and exceptional design, we've built a reputation for high-quality products that genuinely improve people's lives.

We're a Kiwi-owned company operating since 2013, with teams in New Zealand, China, and the US. Our Cambridge crew works closely with our manufacturing partners in both NZ and Los Angeles—designs can become reality overnight and in customers' hands within days.

Check us out:

What you'll actually be doing

  • Designing detailed models, engineering drawings, and prototypes
  • Turning sketches into physical parts and testing them fast
  • Collaborating with engineers and production teams to ensure designs are efficient and fit for manufacturing
  • Creating final drawings, QC specifications, and manufacturing guidelines
  • Designing customer instructions and product information

What we're looking for

  • A Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a related field
  • Proficiency in 2D/3D modelling software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Rhino, etc.)
  • Strong prototyping, problem-solving, and sketching skills
  • Passion for sustainable design principles and materials
  • Comfortable working hands-on in a workshop environment—tools, CNCs, noise, and all
  • Collaborative mindset with a sharp eye for detail
  • High degree of integrity and quick to learn

What we offer

  • High-end equipment – MacBook Pro / 5K Display / AirPods
  • Real-world design-for-manufacture learning with experienced engineers
  • Freedom to get hands-on with your designs in our workshop
  • A small, agile, creative team in a great Cambridge location

Qualifications

A degree in, product design, or industrial design

OR

A proven track record of being generally very clever

How to apply

We do things our own way here, so our application process might look a little different from the usual.

As part of your application, please complete this short questionnaire.

We're not after cookie-cutter responses — show us your thinking, your process, and the things you're proud of.

When you submit your application through Seek, please make sure you have your Cover Letter and CV included - We'd also love to see any products or furniture you've designed, especially personal projects. Attach a portfolio of your work.

Address your application to Daniel Joblin and apply now to join us as our next Product Designer.

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