Inspired by design.

We’re a curious lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We learn from each other every day.

Thomas
Murray Senior Industrial Designer

David
Schiff Director of Research & Development

Brian
O'Connor Software Engineering Manager

Steven
Czaplicki Senior Laboratory Technician

Alana
Clerkin Project Coordinator

Eric
Kemner Senior Program Manager

John
Coleman Senior Industrial Designer

Ed
Garcia Electrical Engineer

Andrew
Weiman Managing Partner, Engineering & Commercialization

Erol
Searfoss Senior Mechanical Engineer

Nicholas
McGill Senior Electromechanical Engineer

Ryan
Chen Director of Design and Innovation Strategy
Ian
Adam Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Leroy
Sibanda Mechanical Engineer

Christian
Kasilag Mechanical Engineer

Satyajit
Balial Human Factors & Usability Researcher

Eric
Chang Senior Mechanical Engineer

Sean
Zarzycki Embedded Software Engineer

Trisha
Eckard Project Manager

Dan Marcq
Jr. Electrical Engineering Manager

Cody
Chapman Junior Industrial Designer

Ben
Bernstein Mechanical Engineer

Kevin
Murphy Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Matt
Ambler Director of Interaction Design
Maddy
Ross Design Research Manager

John
Kurcheski Senior Model Maker

Rob
Martin Senior Account/Program Manager

Conall
Dempsey Director of User Research and Human Factors

Tom
Dooley Industrial Design Manager

Trisha Ambe
Senior Usability & Human Factors Researcher

David
Banks Business Development Manager

Carter
James Mechanical Engineer

Dan Wanninger
Principal Electrical Engineer

Tony
Gatta Principal Mechanical Engineer

Pat Sweeney
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Daniel
Massam Industrial Design Manager
Caroline
Tiger Director of Content and Communications

Michael
Barretta Mechanical Engineer

Beth
Segall Human Resource Generalist

Bre
Stachowski Senior Mechanical Engineer

Alex
Visconti Senior User Researcher

Ed
Mitchell Senior Industrial Designer

Brian
Weingarth Mechanical Engineer

Justin
Bechstein Senior Industrial Designer

Sarah Fairchild,
PhD User Researcher

Shiwei (Tom)
Mao Electrical Engineer

Judy
Squire Director, Finance & Administration

Chris
Marks Senior Mechanical Engineer
Chris
Murray Director of Industrial Design

Vladlena
Belozerova Industrial Design Manager

Jes Koepfler,
PhD Director, UX Research and Strategy

Josh
Funamura Principal Mechanical Engineer

Pete
Wisber Interaction Design Manager

David
Laden Senior Project Manager

Jason Kelly
Model Shop Manager

Takiyah Felder
Senior Administrative Coordinator

Katie
Tapman Administrative Assistant

Aaron
Pavkov Director of Mechanical Engineering

Jason Zerweck
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mathieu
Turpault Partner, Strategy and Design
Jeremy
Ridley Senior Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager

Jemma
Frost Senior User Researcher

Chris
Phelan Principal Electromechanical Engineer

Mike
Flanagan Managing Partner, Marketing & Strategy

Pat
Brandon Senior Mechanical Engineer

Christopher Kim,
MD Manager, Human Factors & Usability

Sharon
West Principal Mechanical Engineer

Janette
Tam Research Field Manager

Donald Van
Royen Principal Mechanical Engineer

Lily
Wolf Visual Designer

Kurt
Dammermann Senior Technical Director, Mechanical Engineering

Matt
Black Director of Production Management

Mathieu
Turpault Partner, Strategy and Design

Chris
Murray Director of Industrial Design

Mike
Flanagan Managing Partner, Marketing & Strategy

Andrew
Weiman Managing Partner, Engineering & Commercialization

David
Schiff Director of Research & Development

Thomas
Murray Senior Industrial Designer

Takiyah Felder
Senior Administrative Coordinator

Nicholas
McGill Senior Electromechanical Engineer

Matt
Ambler Director of Interaction Design

Katie
Tapman Administrative Assistant

Judy
Squire Director, Finance & Administration

John
Coleman Senior Industrial Designer

Jeremy
Ridley Senior Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager

Bre
Stachowski Senior Mechanical Engineer

Jason Zerweck
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Tony
Gatta Principal Mechanical Engineer

Jason Kelly
Model Shop Manager

Ed
Garcia Electrical Engineer

Ed
Mitchell Senior Industrial Designer

Eric
Chang Senior Mechanical Engineer

Caroline
Tiger Director of Content and Communications

Dan Wanninger
Principal Electrical Engineer

Daniel
Massam Industrial Design Manager

Chris
Phelan Principal Electromechanical Engineer

Vladlena
Belozerova Industrial Design Manager

John
Kurcheski Senior Model Maker

Eric
Kemner Senior Program Manager

Donald Van
Royen Principal Mechanical Engineer

Lily
Wolf Visual Designer

Kevin
Murphy Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Conall
Dempsey Director of User Research and Human Factors

Pat Sweeney
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Beth
Segall Human Resource Generalist

Aaron
Pavkov Director of Mechanical Engineering

Erol
Searfoss Senior Mechanical Engineer

Tom
Dooley Industrial Design Manager

Ian
Adam Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Christian
Kasilag Mechanical Engineer

Matt
Black Director of Production Management

Trisha
Eckard Project Manager

Pat
Brandon Senior Mechanical Engineer

Alex
Visconti Senior User Researcher

Satyajit
Balial Human Factors & Usability Researcher

Rob
Martin Senior Account/Program Manager

Christopher Kim,
MD Manager, Human Factors & Usability

Ryan
Chen Director of Design and Innovation Strategy

Maddy
Ross Design Research Manager

Brian
Weingarth Mechanical Engineer

Cody
Chapman Junior Industrial Designer

Sharon
West Principal Mechanical Engineer

Josh
Funamura Principal Mechanical Engineer

Kurt
Dammermann Senior Technical Director, Mechanical Engineering

Leroy
Sibanda Mechanical Engineer

Jes Koepfler,
PhD Director, UX Research and Strategy

Carter
James Mechanical Engineer

Dan Marcq
Jr. Electrical Engineering Manager

Brian
O'Connor Software Engineering Manager

Chris
Marks Senior Mechanical Engineer

David
Banks Business Development Manager

Michael
Barretta Mechanical Engineer

Steven
Czaplicki Senior Laboratory Technician

Ben
Bernstein Mechanical Engineer

Shiwei (Tom)
Mao Electrical Engineer

Sean
Zarzycki Embedded Software Engineer

David
Laden Senior Project Manager

Trisha Ambe
Senior Usability & Human Factors Researcher

Jemma
Frost Senior User Researcher

Sarah Fairchild,
PhD User Researcher

Janette
Tam Research Field Manager

Pete
Wisber Interaction Design Manager

Alana
Clerkin Project Coordinator

Justin
Bechstein Senior Industrial Designer

Our Team

45+ years of product innovation have earned us more than 100+ design awards and 230+ patents.

Our Space

Our office in the heart of downtown Philadelphia.

Want to work with us?

We're always looking for curious, clever folks excited to crack open fresh product design & development challenges.

Senior Mechanical Engineer/Technical Lead

We're looking for a technical leader for our dynamic development environment. Do you have a true passion for driving engineering excellence?

SKILLS: Deep technical knowledge of mechanical processes and materials; excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills; experience working in a consulting environment

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we are a motivated team of thinkers, makers and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. At Bresslergroup, we are curious, clever, and confident, and we look for candidates who are all those things and more. Our firm is technically grounded, so that we can take any idea — no matter how complex — and make it a reality, while simultaneously keeping our designs simple and elegant. With a range of disciplines under one roof, we work in multidisciplinary teams whose combined research, creative and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

Your Purpose

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Bresslergroup, you work alongside engineers, designers, and researchers in a dynamic development environment. You participate in the daily activities of the Mechanical Engineering team, creating meaningful solutions to challenging product design problems. You take a lead role in the mechanical design of innovative medical devices, consumer products, and commercial projects by driving mechanical conceptualization, design definition, detailed development, engineering analysis, prototyping, and technical documentation. As a Technical Lead, you also oversee the work of other engineers, enjoy the opportunity to mentor your juniors, and may engage in several projects at a time. While your primary role is technical, you are also comfortable managing projects, as needed.

Key Responsibilities

Execute mechanical design activities: CAD (Solidworks preferred), design for manufacturability for a range of manufacturing processes (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), prototyping, testing, engineering analyses including FEA simulation, and technical documentation.
Oversee the above mechanical design activities of other engineers as a project Technical Lead.
Drive engineering excellence by acting as a mentor to junior engineers and working with the Director of Mechanical Engineering to improve departmental processes and procedures.
Oversee and support the planning and preparation of design deliverables and client presentations. Ensure deliverables are met per client expectations and project proposals.

More About You

You have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar (advanced degrees are a plus). You have at least 10 to 15 years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer, primarily in product development. You have experience working in multidisciplinary teams and an understanding of what those disciplines do and how it affects your work. You may have experience working in a consulting environment and are familiar with how they operate.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for mechanical engineering and product development, as evidenced by your career and education choices, and enjoy applying your skills and creativity to challenging design problems. You are familiar with every stage of the product development process, and possess technical knowledge of mechanical processes and materials. Your background may show that you have electromechanical or conceptualization aptitudes. You have a track record of successfully managing some portion of complex and accelerated product development programs. You have excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills — all needed for frequent client interactions.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You have a keen understanding of mechanical engineering methodologies and tools and are constantly finding ways to improve them. You are eager to learn new skills and apply them to client projects.

You are confident.

You are confident in your technical abilities, and are comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, because sometimes that allows for the most unique, unexpected design solutions. You want to work in an environment where things move quickly, and you're happy to adapt as situations shift. You can work on-site in our office in the heart of downtown Philadelphia.

Link to this posting: Apply now

To apply, please email your résumé and portfolio.

Human Factors and Usability Researcher

Do you have experience doing hands-on usability research? We're looking for someone who is passionate about improving product safety, usability, and efficacy for our clients' products!

SKILLS: Execute and analyze human factors and usability research; participate in research activities across all forms of evaluative research, particularly validation/summative usability research; report research findings in accordance with regulatory expectations

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we are a motivated group of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. BGers are curious, clever, and confident, and we look for candidates who are all those things and more. Our firm is technically grounded, so we can take any idea — no matter how complex — and make it a reality, while simultaneously keeping our design simple and clean. With seven disciplines under one roof, we work in multidisciplinary teams whose combined research, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product development process. This is how we remain reliably innovative.

The research team at Bresslergroup works to provide insights to our design and engineering teams, as well as directly to our clients, to ensure that all research, design, and development efforts remain firmly grounded in user needs.

Your Purpose

As a Human Factors and Usability Researcher, you'll work on-site in our Center City Philadelphia office and in collaboration with our interaction designers, industrial designers, and engineering team to ensure that products are safe and easy to use by the end-user. You will work with your colleagues to guide our clients to be compliant with usability regulatory standards and guidance across the globe. You will be challenged to participate in every phase of human factors research for products, both medical and consumer in nature, from planning to data collection to reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, execution, and reporting on usability research at various stages of product development, with products both consumer and medical in nature.
Assist in defining user needs, translating those needs into measurable specifications, and completing heuristic reviews of device user-interfaces.
Work with other researchers to translate uFMEA, risk/hazard analysis, and/or IFY into an appropriate usability testing protocol.
Support senior members of the team in writing and executing generative and evaluative research protocols, analyzing research insights and data, and writing test reports.
Assist with notetaking during usability testing sessions.
Support senior members of the team in writing and executing generative and evaluative research protocols, analyzing research insights and data, and writing test reports.

More About You

You have a degree in human factors engineering, engineering psychology, or another research-heavy discipline. You have at least three years of hands-on, professional applied human factors research experience. You have a track record of delivering regulatory compliant validation research, and providing guidance leading to the successful launch of physical products. Ideally, you have worked in a consultancy environment.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for evaluative product research and human-centered product design, as evidenced by your education and previous work experience. You are familiar with all forms of evaluative product research and can help guide our clients in defining user groups, intended uses, and use environments of the product.

You have experience writing plans and technical reports, and using them to improve the effectiveness, safety, and usability of consumer products and medical devices. You have experience conducting formative testing and validation studies. You demonstrate high standards of workmanship and attention to detail.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You can successfully lead clients through problem definition and the innovation process during workshop sessions. You understand research methodologies, concepting processes, approaches, and tools, and take the initiative to improve them. You're also comfortable with global travel (role may include up to 30% travel).

You are confident.

You're comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, because sometimes that leads to the most unique, unexpected design solutions. You possess a strong work ethic and are willing to "do what it takes" to get the job done.

You have excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills — all needed for research, facilitation, interviews, and client presentations. Your writing is concise, grammatically correct, and has the appropriate tone. You are an effective listener and contributor at client meetings and have demonstrated your ability to document pertinent information/action items/opportunities, as well as provide a written summary post-meeting. You possess strong empathy and exceptional verbal communication skills that allow you to communicate with anyone, and unlock what users are thinking and feeling about a product.

You can work on-site in our Philadelphia office. In addition to your research skills, you may have experience in graphic design, photo, video, and/or audio recording/editing.

Link to this posting: Apply now

To apply, please submit your résumé and a cover letter via email.

Strategist, Design and Innovation

Are you passionate about innovation, envisioning the future, and helping clients connect their business goals to consumer needs? We’re looking for a talented and detail-oriented strategist to focus on design thinking and using research to define future consumer trends

SKILLS: Qualitative and quantitative research methods, consumer trend forecasting, facilitating co-creation workshops, identifying data patterns, concepting processes

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we are a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. BGers are curious, clever, and confident, and we look for candidates who are all those things and more. Our firm is technically grounded, so that we can take any idea — no matter how complex — and make it a reality, while simultaneously keeping our design simple and clean. With seven disciplines under one roof, we work in multidisciplinary teams whose combined strategy, research, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we remain reliably innovative.

Your Purpose

As a Strategist, you will develop design and innovation strategies that lead clients to business success. You will achieve that by developing foresight (envisioning the future in 2030) and connecting business goals and consumer needs (applying design thinking at a strategic level).

You will join our growing Design and Innovation Strategy team, and collaborate with the user research, design, and engineering teams to create elegant solutions to complex innovation challenges. You will work closely with researcher and designers and provide strategic consideration for each step of the innovation process.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct analysis using primary and secondary research methodologies. Analyze industry, market and consumer trends. Develop unique perspectives and discover opportunities for business growth.
Work with user research team to develop quantitative and qualitative consumer research studies and translate the research data into actionable insights for our clients.
Facilitate co-creation workshops with key stakeholders to align the strategic direction for the future of their business.
Create forward-looking, evidence-based strategies that connect consumer needs and business goals, ranging from short-term tactics to vision of the future. Evaluate the potential business and consumer impact.
Present strategic recommendations through data visualization, storytelling, and written analysis for our clients and internal teams.

More About You

You have a degree in business, marketing, social science, design, or a related discipline — MBA (or equivalent) preferred. You have at least three years in a management consulting, design research, product management, or consumer insights role. You have worked in a consulting environment for at least one year and are familiar with how they operate.

You are comfortable with and fluent in discovering growth opportunities across multiple industries and developing tactical plans to turn opportunities into actions. You are excited about the opportunity to help the Design and Innovation Strategy team continue to grow and expand their capabilities and resources.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for design, innovation, and strategy, as evidenced by your career and education choices. You have extensive experience identifying business opportunities for the future, and with various qualitative and quantitative research methods. You have superior knowledge of consumer behavior and trends. You have a talent for seeing patterns in data. You are a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of how to connect consumer needs with business goals. Additionally, you are a great storyteller with the ability to explain complicated concepts in a clear, concise way to clients and internal teams. You demonstrate high standards of workmanship and attention to detail and can help improve departmental processes and best practices.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You have a deep understanding of business framework, quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and concepting processes, and you take the initiative to improve them. You’re also comfortable with global travel (role may include up to 10% travel), either on your own or as part of a team. You are self-motivated and have a demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team.

You are confident.

You are comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, because sometimes that leads to the most unique, unexpected design solutions. You possess a strong work ethic and are willing to “do what it takes” to get the job done.

You have excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills – all needed for research, facilitation, interviews, and client presentations. Your writing is concise, grammatically correct, and has the appropriate tone. You possess strong empathy and verbal communication skills that allow you to communicate with anyone and unlock what consumers are thinking and feeling.

You can work on-site in our Philadelphia office, and are willing to travel for client work.

Link to this posting: Apply now

To apply, please submit your cover letter and résumé via email.

Design and Innovation Strategy Intern (Summer 2020)

Are you passionate about innovation, envisioning the future, and helping clients connect their business goals to consumer needs? We’re looking for a creative and analytical student to join our team of strategists this summer.

SKILLS: Primary and secondary research, consumer trends, market trends, strategic recommendations, strategy toolkit, envisioning the future

Your Team

Your Purpose

As a Design & Innovation Strategy Intern, you will support the team in developing strategies that help companies grow. You will achieve that by developing foresight (envisioning the future in 2030) and connecting business goals and consumer needs (applying design thinking at a strategic level). You will participate in the daily activities of the Design & Innovation Strategy team, and collaborate with the researchers, designers, and engineers to create elegant solutions to complex innovation challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Gather consumer and market data using primary and secondary research.
Analyze consumer and market trends and understand their impact to the industry
Work with strategists to develop unique perspectives, find opportunities for business growth, and create forward-looking, evidence-based strategies,ranging from near-term tactics to vision of the future.
Report strategic recommendations through data visualization, storytelling, and written analysis.
Tackle team projects to add new skills, capabilities, tools, and best practices to our strategy toolkit.

More About You

You are a matriculated student pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, marketing, design, or a related discipline.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for innovation. You have good knowledge of consumer behavior and trends. You are a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of how to connect consumer needs with business goals. Additionally, you are a great storyteller with the ability to explain complicated concepts in a clear, concise way to clients and internal teams. You demonstrate high standards of workmanship and attention to detail and can help improve departmental processes and best practices.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You have a good understanding of the business framework, user research methodologies, and concepting processes. You are self-motivated and have a demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team.

You are confident.

Link to this posting: Apply now

This position will be for summer 2020 with flexible start dates in May and ending tentatively in August. We are willing to work with the right candidate on the duration and start/end dates. To apply, please submit your résumé and a portfolio via email.

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