We’re looking for a passionate, creative, and detail-oriented Industrial Designer to join the Nexstem team. You will work closely with our engineering, product, and UX teams to design products that are not only cutting-edge in technology but also user-centric and aesthetically pleasing. Your primary focus will be on designing ergonomic, functional, and visually appealing bio-acquisition wearable devices , including EEG headsets and BCI systems that enhance the user experience for clinicians, researchers, and end-users. Key Responsibilities Human-Centered Design: Lead the conceptualization of bio-acquisition wearable devices, including EEG headsets and BCI systems, focusing on ergonomics, usability, and user comfort. Experience-Led Design: Craft intuitive physical interactions through refined form, texture, and touchpoints that enhance the overall user experience, especially in long-term or repeated-use scenarios. User Research & Ergonomic Validation: Conduct interviews, ergonomic assessments, and usability testing tailored for wearables that interface with the human body, ensuring accurate sensor placement and comfort. Design Language & CMF Strategy: Define design languages and CMF strategies aligned with technical performance (e.g., sensor conductivity, material flexibility) and brand vision. 3D Modeling & Prototyping: Create high-fidelity CAD models and physical prototypes for rapid iteration, considering fit, skin contact, and sensor integration for bio-signal capture. Mechanical Design & DFM: Engineer components and assemblies for manufacturability, with attention to tolerances critical for sensor accuracy and user comfort. Materials & Process Engineering: Select biocompatible and high-performance materials suitable for biosignal acquisition, including skin-safe plastics and flexible mechanical structures. Creative Engineering Solutions: Address unique design constraints posed by human-machine interfaces with innovative, scalable, and user-safe solutions. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with neuroscientists, industrial designers, firmware engineers, and manufacturing partners to ensure product feasibility and performance. Vendor & Production Liaison: Coordinate with vendors to manage prototyping and scaling of components involving bio-acquisition hardware (e.g., electrodes, sensors, housings). Technical Documentation: Produce comprehensive documentation and specifications supporting compliance, reliability, and repeatable performance of sensor-integrated wearables. Quality & Compliance: Define and execute testing protocols for biosignal fidelity, mechanical durability, and compliance with relevant medical or wellness device standards. Skills & Qualifications Core Requirements Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Mechatronics, or a closely related field — or equivalent practical experience. Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in developing physical products, with a strong preference for work in bio-acquisition wearables, medical devices, or BCIs. Portfolio: A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product development, including contributions to mechanically sound, sensor-integrated, and production-ready wearable solutions. Technical Tools: Expertise in SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or Rhino; rendering with KeyShot or Blender; and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and 3D prototyping techniques (e.g., 3D printing, CNC). Manufacturing Expertise: Proven experience with DFM/DFA, plastic injection molding, sheet metal, tolerancing, and assembly techniques suitable for precision fit around the human body. Wearable Ergonomics: In-depth understanding of ergonomic principles, sensor placement, and human-machine interaction specific to head-mounted or biosignal-based devices. Team Collaboration: Strong history of working closely with engineering, neuroscience, and industrial design teams to translate design intent into manufacturable, high-performance products. Problem Solving: Methodical, iterative approach to design challenges—balancing user needs, technical feasibility, and regulatory considerations. Manufacturing Interface: Experience liaising with vendors and suppliers for wearable and sensor-integrated component production, managing risk and ensuring quality. Communication: Excellent skills in presenting design rationale, engineering trade-offs, and user research findings to multidisciplinary stakeholders. Bonus Qualifications Biosignal Product Experience: Prior work in bio-acquisition products such as EEG, EMG, ECG, or other physiological monitoring devices is a significant advantage. Leadership Potential: Demonstrated initiative, decision-making ownership, and a vision to grow into lead design or product leadership roles. Innovative Mindset: Passion for creating cutting-edge, ergonomic, and reliable wearable technology that blends seamlessly into users’ lives while delivering measurable impact. 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Human-Centered Design: Lead the conceptualization of bio-acquisition wearable devices, including EEG headsets and BCI systems, focusing on ergonomics, usability, and user comfort. Experience-Led Design: Craft intuitive physical interactions through refined form, texture, and touchpoints that enhance the overall user experience, especially in long-term or repeated-use scenarios. User Research & Ergonomic Validation: Conduct interviews, ergonomic assessments, and usability testing tailored for wearables that interface with the human body, ensuring accurate sensor placement and comfort. Design Language & CMF Strategy: Define design languages and CMF strategies aligned with technical performance (e.g., sensor conductivity, material flexibility) and brand vision. 3D Modeling & Prototyping: Create high-fidelity CAD models and physical prototypes for rapid iteration, considering fit, skin contact, and sensor integration for bio-signal capture. Mechanical Design & DFM: Engineer components and assemblies for manufacturability, with attention to tolerances critical for sensor accuracy and user comfort. Materials & Process Engineering: Select biocompatible and high-performance materials suitable for biosignal acquisition, including skin-safe plastics and flexible mechanical structures. Creative Engineering Solutions: Address unique design constraints posed by human-machine interfaces with innovative, scalable, and user-safe solutions. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with neuroscientists, industrial designers, firmware engineers, and manufacturing partners to ensure product feasibility and performance. Vendor & Production Liaison: Coordinate with vendors to manage prototyping and scaling of components involving bio-acquisition hardware (e.g., electrodes, sensors, housings). Technical Documentation: Produce comprehensive documentation and specifications supporting compliance, reliability, and repeatable performance of sensor-integrated wearables. Quality & Compliance: Define and execute testing protocols for biosignal fidelity, mechanical durability, and compliance with relevant medical or wellness device standards. Requirements Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Mechatronics, or a closely related field or equivalent practical experience. Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in developing physical products, with strong preference for work in bio-acquisition wearables, medical devices, or BCIs. Portfolio: A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product developmentincluding contributions to mechanically sound, sensor-integrated, and production-ready wearable solutions. Technical Tools: Expertise in SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or Rhino; rendering with KeyShot or Blender; and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and 3D prototyping techniques (e.g., 3D printing, CNC). Manufacturing Expertise: Proven experience with DFM/DFA, plastic injection molding, sheet metal, tolerancing, and assembly techniques suitable for precision fit around the human body. Wearable Ergonomics: In-depth understanding of ergonomic principles, sensor placement, and human-machine interaction specific to head-mounted or biosignal-based devices. Team Collaboration: Strong history of working closely with engineering, neuroscience, and industrial design teams to translate design intent into manufacturable, high-performance products. Problem Solving: Methodical, iterative approach to design challengesbalancing user needs, technical feasibility, and regulatory considerations. Manufacturing Interface: Experience liaising with vendors and suppliers for wearable and sensor-integrated component production, managing risk and ensuring quality. Communication: Excellent skills in presenting design rationale, engineering trade-offs, and user research findings to multidisciplinary stakeholders. Bonus Qualifications Biosignal Product Experience: Prior work in bio-acquisition products such as EEG, EMG, ECG, or other physiological monitoring devices is a significant advantage. Leadership Potential: Demonstrated initiative, decision-making ownership, and a vision to grow into lead design or product leadership roles. Innovative Mindset: Passion for creating cutting-edge, ergonomic, and reliable wearable technology that blends seamlessly into users lives while delivering measurable impact.

System Services Development: Architect, develop, package (DEB/APT), deploy, and maintain Linux system services and daemons that interface directly with our EEG hardware. Device Integration: Design and implement kernel modules, user-space drivers, and interfaces that enable high-throughput, low-latency data acquisition from EEG sensors. Real-Time Data Pipelines: Build and optimize high-frequency data capture, buffering, and streaming pipelines to support real-time signal processing. Tooling & Automation: Develop developer tools, test harnesses, and CI/CD pipelines tailored for embedded Linux devices. System Architecture: Collaborate with firmware, signal-processing, and frontend teams to define scalable architectures that meet stringent performance and reliability targets. Agile Execution: Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, pair programming, and retrospectives, continuously improving our agile processes. Preferred Skills: Designs and builds scalable, maintainable systems with a strong focus on reliability and performance. Writes clean, modular code and leads code reviews to uphold engineering standards across the team. Thinks like a product owner, aligning technical decisions with user impact and business outcomes. Mentors peers, collaborates across functions, and communicates complex ideas clearly to any audience. Thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership end-to-end, and adapts quickly to shifting startup priorities . Qualifications Bachelor s or Master s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field. Certifications or related credentials on Linux fundamentals or related areas is a plus. Since we are building the foundational team of Nexstem, We would like to extend an invitation for you to join our leadership team. We greatly value individuals who consistently go above and beyond their job descriptions to help us shape the future of Nexstem. At Nexstem, there are no limits when it comes to compensation and benefits for such exceptional contributors.

Support our cross-platform development efforts using React (Web), React Native (Mobile), and Electron (Desktop). Collaborate with engineers and designers to implement responsive UI components using modern UI libraries like MUI. Simulate real-time data fetching using short polling strategies and WebSockets Contribute to shared libraries, custom hooks, and help write modular TypeScript code under mentorship. Participate in code reviews, debugging sessions, and discussions around user experience and UI structure. Requirements : Have in-depth knowledge of primary web languages such as HTML, CSS and JS. Solid understanding of JavaScript and basic exposure to TypeScript. Hands-on experience (via projects or coursework) with React.js. Familiarity with modern HTML/CSS, component-driven development, and UI layout techniques. Interest in learning React Native and Electron for mobile/desktop development. Exposure to Git, developer tools, and debugging techniques. Strong problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment. Preferred Skills: Hands-on experience with API integration, short polling using setInterval/useEffect, or building real-time UIs. Familiarity with state management tools (Redux) and UI testing basics. Use of UI libraries and customizations like MUI, Tailwind in previous projects or coursework. Added bonuses you have: Brownie points if you ve built and deployed a full-fledged project using React. You ve participated in hackathons, open-source projects, or student-led software teams. You ve experimented with building reusable components or basic npm libraries. Qualifications: B.Tech/M.Tech CSE/IT and associated branches.

Responsible for the design, development, and support of new and existing hardware products. Manage the design process from conceptual design, parts selection, design simulation, detailed design, and schematic capture, to PCB design rules creation. Coordinate with layout teams to ensure adherence to guidelines during PCB design and manufacturing. Lead prototype builds with contract manufacturers and manages product bring-up, debugging, and verification. Testing and Support Execute test protocols, document results, and provide feedback for improvement of existing products. Support environmental testing and entry into production phases for hardware systems. Provide on-site support for customer-related activities, including demos, training, installation, and troubleshooting field issues. Cross-Department Collaboration Collaborate with software, mechanical, and other departments as part of daily board design practices to maintain inter-departmental communication. Work closely with the design and layout teams to support board layout, system bring-up, and verification. Involved in customer-facing activities such as demos, installation, and field issue resolution. Continuous Innovation Be an integral part of the Hardware Design Team, driving new ideas for product development and offering feedback to improve existing systems. Requirements: 1.Technical Expertise Proven experience in designing ultra-low-noise analog front-ends and precision analog circuits . Deep knowledge of mixed-signal system design , including both analog and digital subsystems. Strong understanding of electronic hardware, circuit theory , and electronic components such as MOSFETs, transistors, ADCs, DACs, filters, and feedback systems. Experience in power electronics , including power supply architecture design and regulation. Expertise in analog and digital circuit design , including microcontrollers and communication protocols like UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, CAN bus, RS232 , Ethernet etc. Proficiency in PCB design tools (e.g., Altium) and high-speed schematic capture . Skilled in circuit simulation and modeling tools , including LTspice, TINA, MATLAB/Simulink, and PSpice . Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power supplies , and protocol analyzers . Solid grasp of sensor interfaces , signal conditioning, and analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) techniques. Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, datasheets , and technical documentation. 2. Design and Testing Knowledge Experience with design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-testability (DFT) best practices. Skilled in signal quality verification (SNR, THD, CMRR) and data fidelity validation using precision instruments. Knowledge of EMC/EMI design practices , compliance testing , and certification standards such as IEC 60601-1 and medical-grade safety. Familiarity with product certification processes and working with EMC/Safety labs for regulatory readiness. Prior experience in environmental qualification, stress testing , and failure analysis (HALT/HASS is a plus). Ability to troubleshoot embedded systems , analyze test failures, and support documentation of layout/test procedures. 3. Communication and Collaboration Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey design ideas and technical concepts. Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams (software, mechanical, layout engineers). Ability to work independently on complex hardware design tasks with minimal supervision. Additional Skills: Knowledge of C programming is a plus. Experience with analog/digital video interfaces is an advantage. Prior work on wearable or portable electronics , particularly in human-interface systems like BCI (Brain-Computer Interfaces) , is highly desirable.