Product Designer, Manufacturing and Defense

What the role actually is

Gecko is hiring a product designer for manufacturing and defense workflows built around robotic non-destructive testing systems and the software that turns inspection data into decisions. The role combines user research, product strategy, product design, and frequent customer-site work.

This is a good fit for the board because the design surface is tied to robots in industrial environments, not just reporting software. The designer has to understand operators, engineers, customers, and the quality constraints around safety-critical components.

What you would work on

• Design workflows for human-operated and autonomous robotic NDT data collection
• Work with users at plants, forges, shops, and other customer sites
• Translate material-health data and factory constraints into usable product flows
• Partner with robotics teams, strategists, engineers, field operators, and customers

What they are asking for

• Product design experience in ambiguous, technical, or industrial product environments
• Strong user-centered research habits and comfort working directly with customers
• Ability to define what is worth building, not only how a feature looks
• Eligibility for work that may involve controlled U.S. government information

Why this one is worth a look

Gecko's product challenge is making complex robotic inspection legible to people making high-stakes manufacturing and defense decisions. The valuable design work is in the translation layer between physical data capture, factory reality, and operational judgment.