About the Role
As a junior member of the team, you'll be embedded in a multidisciplinary environment, contributing to concept development, prototyping, and testing. You will work under the guidance of senior engineers and designers, growing your skills across a range of projects and clients.
Responsibilities
- Contributing to concept development
- Prototyping
- Testing
Requirements
- A foundation in design engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics, mechatronics, or a related technical field.
- An interest in software or technology development, whether that's firmware, embedded systems, application development, or something broader.
- Some exposure to CAD, prototyping, PCB design, or development tools - through coursework, projects, or personal work.
- The ability to communicate clearly, work collaboratively, and ask good questions.
- An appetite for working in a fast-moving, creative R&D environment where no two projects are the same.
Skills
- Design engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Electronics
- Mechatronics
- Software development
- Technology development
- Firmware
- Embedded systems
- Application development
- CAD
- Prototyping
- PCB design
- Development tools
Location
- Shoreditch
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Junior
- Graduate
Benefits
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Enhanced parental leave
- Bupa private medical insurance with 24/7 GP access and mental health support
- A health and wellness cashback plan
- Gym discounts through Hussle
- Access to YuLife wellbeing benefits
- Support for professional development through learning opportunities, industry talks, exhibitions, and visiting speakers
About the Company
- Native is an independent design and innovation studio based in Shoreditch, developing physical and digital products for over twenty years.
- We work across early-stage concepts, functional prototypes, and technically ambitious R&D - translating ideas into things that actually exist in the world.
- Native is an independent design and innovation firm, with a unique blend of industrial, digital, and service design expertise.
- We pioneer ground-breaking products and services for some of the world’s most innovative brands across consumer electronics, healthcare, wellness and automotive.
- We pride ourselves on having assembled a world class team of designers, developers, anthropologists, strategists, engineers, and tastemakers.
- They have come to our studios from all over the world and share a passion for brilliant creative thinking and a ruthless attention to detail.
