Company Background:Turtle Beach Corporation (www.turtlebeachcorp.com) is one of the world’s leading gaming accessory providers. The Company’s namesake Turtle Beach brand (www.turtlebeach.com) is known for designing best-selling gaming headsets, top-rated game controllers, award-winning PC gaming peripherals, and groundbreaking gaming simulation accessories. Innovation, first-to-market features, a broad range of products for all types of gamers, and top-rated customer support have made Turtle Beach a fan-favorite brand and the market leader in console gaming audio for over a decade. Turtle Beach’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: TBCH.
Turtle Beach believes diversity in the workplace creates an environment where different perspectives lead to improved creativity, productivity, team member engagement, and overall employee happiness. We’re simply looking for the best person for the job, and if that’s you…let’s talk!
Summary: As an Industrial Designer within our Product Design team, you will be designing gaming hardware across all Turtle Beach categories, including controllers, PC Peripherals, simulation hardware, accessories and emerging product areas. This is a hands on role where you’ll take projects from early concept through to production, working closely with engineering and global teams to bring real products to market. If you’re motivated by seeing your work on shelves (and in gamers’ hands), this role is built for you. You’ll be part of a collaborative, design led team with ownership, accountability and the opportunity to influence products used by millions of players worldwide. This role supports hybrid working, balancing time working from home with time in our Langstone office to support collaboration, prototyping and reviews.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Owning industrial design projects from concept through to DFM and production hand off
* Designing gaming hardware that balances user experience, brand, performance and manufacturability
* Producing high quality sketches, visualisations and presentations to communicate design intent
* Building and iterating physical prototypes using foam, clay, 3D printing and rapid mock ups
* Creating detailed CAD models (SolidWorks preferred) and realistic renderings (KeyShot or similar)
* Collaborating closely with engineering, product management and marketing teams
* Supporting design reviews and resolving mechanical, manufacturing and assembly challenges
* Contributing to and evolving a coherent Turtle Beach design language across categories
* Managing multiple projects in parallel across different stages of development
Education:
* Bachelor’s degree in Product Design, Industrial Design or a related discipline
Experience/Skills:
* 5 years’ experience in industrial / product design, ideally within consumer electronics or physical products
* Strong sketching ability and visual storytelling skills
* Solid experience with SolidWorks (or equivalent CAD software)
* Confident hands on prototyping and model making experience
* Good understanding of DFM, materials and manufacturing processes
* Experience creating compelling renderings and presentation material
* Strong communication skills and confidence working cross functionally
* A portfolio demonstrating end to end product development, not just concepts
* Experience working on consumer electronics or gaming hardware (desirable)
* A genuine interest in gaming — whether as a player, enthusiast or hardware fan (desirable)
* Exposure to working with manufacturing partners (desirable)
* Willingness to travel occasionally, with opportunities to work with teams in Asia and the US (desirable)
Additional details:
* Full-time, Permanent
* Up to 8% matched pension
* Private Health plan
* Hybrid working [3 days in the Newport office]
* Opportunity to design, develop and ship globally released gaming products