Drucks is on a mission to redefine footwear by building India's first 3D-printed footwear brand. Blending cutting-edge additive manufacturing with footwear design and material innovation to offer superior comfort, performance, and sustainability tailored for modern consumers, Drucks envisions a future where footwear is digitally designed, made-to-order, and hyper-personalized. This vision aims to offer better fit, function, and a lower environmental footprint. Drucks is not just a brand but a footwear technology company focused on disrupting the way shoes are made and worn. As Drucks enters a critical product development and go-to-market phase, we are looking for a technical co-founder with deep expertise in 3D printing and material science to join us in building this category-defining venture. This is a founding-level position for someone who wants to build and own a scalable hardware-tech-enabled consumer brand. The ideal candidate will lead Drucks technology, prototyping, and manufacturing pipeline, bringing technical rigor and innovation into how footwear products are designed, printed, and scaled. We are seeking an individual who is not only technically strong but also entrepreneurial with the willingness to invest in the business and take ownership as a true co-founder. Key Responsibilities: - Lead R&D and product development for 3D-printed footwear focused on design and function. - Develop and refine proprietary printing processes tailored to footwear applications (soles, midsoles, uppers, etc.). - Oversee material selection and formulation, especially high-performance and sustainable materials suitable for wearables. - Build and test prototypes rapidly; validate mechanical and ergonomic performance. - Establish in-house or partner-based manufacturing capabilities for early production. - Work closely with the founding team to align technology with design, branding, and go-to-market plans. - Contribute capital and long-term commitment as a co-founder. Who You Are: - Experienced in 3D printing technologies, ideally with experience in wearables, consumer products, or footwear. - Strong understanding of material science, particularly polymers, foams, flexible composites, or bio-based materials. - Hands-on with CAD/CAM, printer tuning, slicing software, and mechanical testing. - Passionate about sustainability, performance design, and building products that make a difference. - Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, experimentation, and iteration. - Prior startup, R&D, or new product development experience preferred. - Willing to invest and take full accountability as a core co-founder. Why Join Drucks: - Be a co-founder of India's first 3D-printed footwear brand. - Lead tech innovation in a rapidly growing intersection of design, material science, and consumer tech. - Gain significant equity ownership in a product-driven brand with global potential. - Work in a space that merges style, performance, and sustainability. - Build a company with real IP, brand value, and defensibility from day one. If you're excited about the future of additive manufacturing, footwear design, and scalable sustainable tech, we want to meet you. Bring your expertise, vision, and commitment. Let's build Drucks into a global name. Get in touch with us at rohit@drucks.in.,
About Drucks Drucks is building the future of footwear from the ground up. We are not creating another sneaker brand. We are rethinking how footwear should be designed, personalised, manufactured, and experienced. Think of Drucks as what Apple did to phones or Tesla did to cars, but for footwear. Hyper personalised. Custom fit. Ultra premium. Built with deep tech, obsessive design thinking, and an uncompromising focus on comfort and experience. We are building our own technology stack including printers, materials, and software. Design at Drucks is not about styling a product. It is about shaping a completely new category. The Role We are looking for a Lead Product Designer who will define the design philosophy of Drucks from day one. This role is not limited to footwear designers. If you are a product designer who understands luxury, premium experiences, and customer-centric design, and you want to build something truly new, this role is for you. You will lead how Drucks thinks about form, function, comfort, materials, details, and customer experience. You will design not just products, but principles. What You Will Do Define the core design philosophy and visual language of the Drucks brand Deeply understand customer needs, pain points, and aspirations and translate them into meaningful products Design products that are innovative and future-first, not bound by existing industry standards Work closely with engineering, material science, and manufacturing teams to push what is possible Obsess over details, proportions, textures, comfort, and user experience Challenge assumptions and redesign footwear from first principles Build concepts, prototypes, and narratives that communicate the future of footwear Set the foundation for how all future Drucks products will be designed Who We Are Looking For A product designer with a strong understanding of luxury and premium desig nSomeone who designs with deep customer empathy, not just aesthetic sAn innovator who wants to create what does not yet exist, not just improve what already doe sA sharp eye for detailing, materials, proportions, and finis hSomeone who questions industry norms and is comfortable breaking the mComfortable working in early-stage environments with ambiguity and ownershi pExperience in footwear is a plus, but absolutely not mandator yExperience in industrial design, consumer products, lifestyle, automotive, or luxury products is highly welcom eExposure to 3D design, CAD, or computational design is a plus, but mindset matters mor e Mindset We Value Obsession with the customer and their real nee dsCuriosity about materials, technology, and manufacturi ngHigh standards and zero tolerance for mediocri tyDesire to build something iconic, not increment alWillingness to learn, unlearn, and rethink everythi n g Role Detai ls Full-t imeOnsite in Bangal oreCore founding team role with high ownership and long-term imp a ct How to App ly Send your portfolio and a short note explaining how you think about design and why you want to build the future of footwear with us to: rohit@druck s.in