Industrial Designer

Munich

Full-time

Permanent employee

What we’re looking for

We are looking for an Industrial Designer to shape TwentyFour Industries’ physical products so function, usability, manufacturability and a recognizable product language reinforce each other.

You will turn rugged technical systems into coherent products that operators can understand, trust and use under real conditions. Your scope spans aircraft, ground-control equipment, accessories, transport, charging and other operator-facing hardware.

This role is for a hands-on designer who works closely with engineering from the beginning—using sketches, CAD, mock-ups, prototypes and field observation to improve the architecture, not decorate it after the fact.

The day-to-day

Own industrial design across aircraft, ground-control equipment, accessories, transport, charging and operator-facing hardware.
Translate mission context, operator workflows, environmental constraints and technical architecture into physical product concepts.
Create sketches, CAD surfaces, mock-ups and functional prototypes to make design decisions early and tangible.
Work directly with mechanical, electronics, RF, thermal, production and systems engineers so design improves the architecture.
Develop a coherent design language across the portfolio, including form, material, colour, finish, labelling and physical interaction.
Design for field use: gloved handling, visibility, setup speed, maintainability, transport, cleaning, damage tolerance and low-light operation.
Support DFM/DFA, supplier discussions and the transition from prototypes to repeatable production.
Use user observation, testing and failure evidence to refine designs; join field tests and demonstrations regularly.
Balance speed, cost, ruggedness, signature, mass and manufacturability without losing product coherence.
Create design documentation and specifications that survive engineering change and production scale-up.

You should apply if you

Have 4+ years in industrial design for technical, rugged, mobility, robotics, aerospace, defence or professional hardware products.
Have an excellent portfolio showing concept development through production, including constraints, trade-offs and physical prototyping.
Bring strong CAD and visualisation capability plus hands-on model-making and rapid-prototyping skills.
Understand materials and processes such as injection moulding, composites, machined parts, additive manufacturing and soft goods.
Can work at startup speed, accept incomplete inputs and iterate closely with engineering.
Bring low ego, strong judgement and a willingness to test designs outside the studio.

Nice to haves

Experience with UAVs, aerospace, defence, robotics or ruggedised field equipment.
Experience designing complete product families rather than isolated products.
Knowledge of human factors, maintainability, transport systems or field repairability.
Experience taking products through supplier selection, tooling, first articles and production ramp.

What we offer

Portfolio-level influence: Define the physical product language across aircraft and their wider operating ecosystem.
Design with engineering: Shape architecture, usability and manufacturability from the earliest concepts.
Real field feedback: See products used, test assumptions and improve designs from operational evidence.
Visible impact: Build products whose usability and physical coherence directly affect mission performance and trust.

About us

Twentyfour Industries is committed to building a fair, inclusive, and high-performance workplace where people from all backgrounds can contribute and thrive. Our team brings together individuals with different perspectives, experiences, and skills to shape the future of European security and technology.
All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable European or national law.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the technology and defense sector, including women, people with disabilities, and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

We aim to provide a respectful, supportive, and transparent recruitment process. If you require adjustments to take part in our hiring process, please let us know so we can accommodate your needs.
If you share our mission and are motivated to work on challenges with real-world impact, we look forward to your application.