Senior Industrial Designer

Hybrid (Toronto) | Full-Time | $80,000-$100,000 CADAbout Sidekick
At Sidekick, our mission is simple: help people recover faster from persistent injuries. Trusted by Olympic champions and everyday individuals, our products have been featured in Men’s Health, Running Magazine, and more. With 94% of users reporting relief from chronic pain, we’re on a mission to become the go-to injury relief brand.About the Role
As we continue to grow our line of rehabilitation and pain relief products, we’re looking for an Industrial Designer to lead concept development and design execution across our product portfolio. You’ll be the creative engine behind our product line — generating innovative concepts, building and testing prototypes, and refining products based on real user feedback. You’ll work closely with our Product Manager, physiotherapists, and manufacturing partners to bring products from brief to golden sample.Key Responsibilities
1) Concept Development Phase
Generate 10–20+ diverse product concepts per brief, exploring varied mechanisms, materials, and ergonomic approachesConduct benchmarking and ergonomic research to inform concept directionRapidly visualize and communicate concepts through sketching, rendering, or quick mockupsBuild early-stage mockups to validate mechanisms and usability before committing to a directionLead structured focus group testing sessions and synthesize ergonomic and user value feedbackRefine comfort, usability, aesthetics, and interaction design based on testing outcomesCollaborate with engineering and manufacturing partners to optimize designs for productionSupport development of the golden sample, ensuring the final design meets quality and manufacturability standardsSkills, Experience & Ideal Fit
Prolific concept generator
— you explore the full solution space before converging, not just iterating on what existsStrong visual communicator
— sketches, renders, or whatever gets the idea across quicklyHands-on prototyper
— comfortable with foam, fabric, off-the-shelf hardware, 3D printing, whatever the fidelity calls forHard and soft goods experience
— our products combine rigid structures with textiles and straps, so both matterUnderstands manufacturability
— you think about tooling, tolerances, and assembly from the start, not at handoffUser-research capable
— you can run a focus group, synthesize feedback, and translate it into design decisionsCollaborative
— you’ll work within a structured process alongside PMs, physios, and engineers, not in isolationCompetitive compensation + Performance-based bonusDedicated, collaborative, and supportive colleaguesFast-paced, dynamic environmentOpportunity to shape entire product lines from concept through productionHybrid with work-from-home days
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