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Administrative Assistant

We’re looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, and highly organized administrative assistant to join our team!

SKILLS: Professional phone skills, business administration, document management, interpersonal communication, organizational skills, shipping and receiving

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As an Administrative Assistant, you'll maintain responsibility for administrative office functions in our Center City, Philadelphia office. You will work alongside other admin team members to create a functional, efficient, and welcoming office atmosphere. Your responsibilities will range from answering phones and keeping our office well-stocked, to handling shipping/receiving requests and acting as administrative support for our Usability Research staff. You'll support Bresslergroup’s project teams as they continue to grow and improve their capabilities and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Provide warm and professional assistance via phone, email, and to visitors at our office.
Prepare conference rooms for meeting setup, including ordering lunch and organizing conference rooms.
Maintain office supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, and placing orders in a timely manner.
Act as the primary party handling shipping requests — printing labels for outgoing shipments, tracking incoming deliveries as needed, and ensuring they are distributed appropriately.
Act as the primary party for sending out proposals and other project documents via DocuSign, making edits and tracking signatures for each document.
Help with other administrative tasks as assigned.

More About You

You have an Associates or Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field. You have at least two years of experience in an office administration role. You are comfortable working with the Microsoft Office suite and possess excellent phone etiquette. You must work in our Philadelphia office every day, Monday through Friday, from 8:30am – 5:30pm.

You are clever.

You're familiar with how to organize, coordinate, and maintain an office environment. You're self-motivated and can work independently, if needed. You have impeccable organization skills and are extremely detail-oriented. You're a master multi-tasker with an upbeat, positive attitude.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You're eager to maintain responsibility for a variety of office tasks and help the admin team improve processes and workflow. You are diligent, responsible, and want to learn more about our process and client work.

You are confident.

You're confident in your interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written, and your ability to add value to the processes of the admin department. You're the right combination of “take charge” and flexible. You're always prepared and responsive, and ready to take on any challenge directly. You want to work in an environment where things move quickly, and you’re happy to adapt as situations shift.

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Associate Account Manager

We’re looking for a confident Associate Account Manager to join our team and gather insights to nurture our client relationships.

SKILLS: Sales presentations, proposal and budget creation, insight gathering, marketing tracking, cross-selling

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As Associate Account Manager, you will work with our Account Strategy team to strengthen and grow our strategic client business relationships. You will work in collaboration with account strategists, project managers, and technical leads to gather insights and nurture our client relationships. You are excited about the opportunity to help Bresslergroup’s project teams continue to grow and improve their capabilities and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Qualify sales opportunities for our Account Strategy team and assist in preparation of presentations and sales materials. Work with management to accurately feed the sales funnel.
Prepare and publish proposals and budgets, working in cooperation with discipline directors and project managers.
Gather insights about client business objectives, strategic initiatives, end users, and future opportunities, and share those insights with account strategists.
Provide insights to clients via ongoing market tracking to help us further invest in our client relationships.
Collaborate with internal technical leads, project managers, and account strategists to develop lasting relationships with our clients.

More About You

You have at least 3 years of professional experience in client-facing roles requiring coordination or account management responsibilities. You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or a relevant field. You may have experience with helping to define products, technology, or consumer markets. You are comfortable working with the Microsoft Office suite and internal project management systems.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for gaining fruitful experience or knowledge, as evidenced by your career and education choices. With minimal oversight, you can create effective presentations, sales materials, project proposals, and budgets.

You have excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills – all needed for your client-facing role and interacting with multi-disciplinary teams. Your writing is concise, grammatically correct, and has the appropriate tone for client interactions. You are an effective listener and contributor during meetings. You have demonstrated your ability to document pertinent information/action items/opportunities and provide a summary post-meeting. You possess exceptional verbal communications skills that allow you to communicate with anyone.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You want to be deeply immersed in the product innovation process and are willing to educate yourself as needed to truly understand the nature of client work. You are self-motivated and can work independently, if needed. You have impeccable organization skills and are detail oriented.

You are confident.

You are confident in your ability to add value to the processes of the Account Strategy department. You are an effective liaison between clients and internal teams, clarifying client project initiatives, goals, and product strategies. You can network within our client organizations to find new opportunities and make referrals for cross-selling. You are comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, because sometimes that leads to the most unique, unexpected 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 downtown Philadelphia.

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Do you have a track record of creating innovative products and of applying your engineering skills to challenging design problems? We’re looking for an experienced mechanical engineer to drive engineering excellence by acting as a Technical Lead and overseeing the planning and preparation of design deliverables.

SKILLS: Solidworks, DFM, DFA, FEA simulation, oversee mechanical design activities, design deliverables, client presentations, mentoring

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Bresslergroup, you work alongside engineers, designers, and researchers in a dynamic development environment. You participate 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 too, 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 have excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills — all needed for effective client presentations and internal collaboration. You are an effective listener and contributor at client meetings and have demonstrated your ability to document pertinent information.

You can work on-site in our office space in the heart of downtown Philadelphia.

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To apply, please email your résumé and portfolio to career@bresslergroup.com.

Mechanical Engineer

Are you passionate about creating intuitive and innovative consumer products and medical devices? We’re looking for a talented mechanical engineer to join our team creating high-quality deliverables for clients.

SKILLS: Solidworks, DFM, DFA, FEA Simulation, technical documentation, client presentations, mentoring

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As a 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 are hands-on in the mechanical design of innovative medical devices, consumer products, and commercial projects by delivering on mechanical conceptualization, design definition, detailed development, engineering analysis, prototyping, and technical documentation. This range of work, on one project or multiple projects, will ensure that each day brings with it new problems to solve and unique challenges to overcome.

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.
Deliver engineering excellence by acting as a mentor to junior engineers and working with the Director of Mechanical Engineering to improve departmental processes and procedures.
Support the preparation of design deliverables and client presentations, and communicate design progress in client meetings.

More About You

You have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar (advanced degrees are a plus). You have 4 to 10 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 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 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 space in downtown Philadelphia.

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To apply, please email your resume and portfolio to career@bresslergroup.com.

Embedded Software Engineer

Do you love to create software for consumer products and medical devices? We’re looking for a motivated software engineer to assist with design and application development for a variety of operating systems and environments.

SKILLS: Embedded firmware development, functional test & debug, C/C++/C#, Python, Java, prototype design, design documentation, failure analysis

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will work alongside electrical engineers, designers, and researchers in a dynamic development environment. You will participate in the daily activities of the Electrical and Software Engineering teams, to create meaningful solutions to challenging product design problems. You will participate in the specification and design of medical devices, consumer products, and commercial products by taking an active role in ideation, architecture, component selection and software and firmware development. Your energy and enthusiasm drives our Electrical and Software Engineering teams continue to grow and improve their capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Embedded firmware development for a variety of consumer, industrial, and medical devices
Software project architecture, design, development, verification and project management
Functional test and debug using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers and signal generators
Participate in the development of hardware drivers for peripherals, such as sensors, short and long range wireless modems, and more.
Embedded systems programming in C, C++, assembly, and software support using C#, Python, and Java.
Work closely with electrical engineers and interaction designers to gracefully resolve technical roadblocks and contribute to broad problem solving and design efforts.

More About You

You have at least a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Engineering, Robotics, or some other related discipline. Advanced degrees are a plus but not mandatory. You have at least 2 years of experience working in software and preferably firmware development. Ideally, you have worked in a consulting environment for at least 2 years and are familiar with the way such firms operate. You have familiarity with various certification bodies for the devices you develop — FCC, CE, IEC, and others. You have experience working in multidisciplinary teams, and an understanding of what those disciplines do and how it affects your work and the project.

You are clever.

You have a passion for embedded software and firmware development, and your past work experience and side projects strongly demonstrate this passion. You are highly skilled in designing system architecture, IP selection, requirements specification, and low-level embedded firmware development. You are proficient in C and C++ for embedded development, proficient in Python for rapid prototyping, and proficient in C# or Java for development of test and other general-purpose software. You can apply your systems engineering knowledge to the design of consumer, commercial, industrial, and medical device products. You are familiar with prototype design, low-level debugging, requirements management, verification, traceability, system documentation, and failure analysis.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and to learn from others. You are passionate about emerging technology in product design and electrical engineering and interested in new ways of designing every day things. You can successfully lead clients through the full product development process, from brainstorming and conception, through testing, tooling, and production. You have a keen understanding of electrical and software engineering tools and methods and strive to find ways to improve them.

You are confident.

You are confident in your technical skills, and your ability to add value to high profile and mission critical product design challenges. You are comfortable with client-facing activities and have great interpersonal skills. You have excellent writing and presentation skills – both used frequently for client presentations and in-person meetings. You are comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, because sometimes that leads to the most unique, unexpected design solutions. You want to work in an environment where things move quickly, and you’re happy to adapt as a project evolves. You can work on-site in our Philadelphia office, and you are willing to travel occasionally. You are confident that you will be a trusted peer to your colleagues, and a valuable asset to Bresslergroup.

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To apply, please email your résumé and portfolio

Electrical Engineer

Are you an electrical engineer with a thirst for inspired solutions in electrical engineering and product design? We’re looking for a talented and creative electrical engineer to help us create innovative medical devices, consumer products, and commercial products.

SKILLS: PCB design, Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, C/C++/C# programming, electrical design, embedded firmware development, component selection, schematic design

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As an Electrical Engineer, you will work alongside engineers, designers, and researchers in a dynamic development environment. You will participate in the daily activities of the Electrical Engineering team, creating meaningful solutions to challenging product design problems. You will take part in the electrical design of innovative medical devices, consumer products, and commercial products by contributing to ideation, component selection and schematic design. You are excited about the opportunity to help the Electrical Engineering team continue to grow and improve their capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Perform electrical design and embedded firmware development for a variety of consumer, industrial and medical devices.
Conduct Schematic capture and PCB design using Altium and perform simulations with SPICE and MATLAB.
Circuit test and debug using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
Participate in both digital and analog hardware design, including but not limited to Cellular, Bluetooth, Zigbee, LoRa and WiFi networks.
Embedded systems programming in C/C++/C# to implement code for Internet of Things connected devices.
Work with Interaction Designers and other electrical engineers to move through technical roadblocks and contribute to problem solving and design efforts.

More About You

You have at least a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related discipline (advanced degrees are a plus). You have at least 5 years of experience working in product electronics design with consumer, medical and commercial products. You have preferably worked in a consulting environment for at least 1 year and are familiar with how they operate. You have familiarity with various certification requirements for the devices you develop – FCC, CE, UL and others. You also have experience working in multidisciplinary teams, and an understanding of what those disciplines do and how it affects your work.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for Electrical Engineering and product design, and your past work experience and side project strongly demonstrates this passion. You are highly skilled in designing circuits, component selection, schematic design board layout, and embedded firmware development. Additionally, you can apply your systems architectural knowledge to the design of consumer, commercial and medical device products. You have an understanding of prototype design, fabrication, procurement, documentation and analysis. You can develop a test plan for verification of functionality for appropriate environments.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You are curious about emerging technology in product design and electrical engineering, and clever new ways of designing every day things. You can successfully lead clients through the full product development process, from brainstorming and conception, through testing, tooling and production. You have a keen understanding of electrical engineering methodologies and tools and are constantly findings ways to improve them.

You are confident.

You are confident in your technical skills, and your ability to add value to high profile and critical product design challenges. You have a high level of comfort in all client-facing activities and great interpersonal skills. You have excellent writing and presentation skills – both needed for frequent client interactions and presentations. You are comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, because sometimes that leads to 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 Philadelphia office, and you are willing to travel occasionally for client work.

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To apply, please email your resume and portfolio to career@bresslergroup.com.

Electromechanical Engineer

Are you passionate about engineering, mechatronics, and product development? We’re looking for a creative and curious electromechanical engineer to work closely with our mechanical and electrical engineering teams!

SKILLS: Solidworks, PCB layout and integration, breadboarding, component selection, DFM, DFA, engineering analysis, technical documentation

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As an Electromechanical Engineer at Bresslergroup, you'll work alongside engineers, designers, and researchers in a dynamic development environment. You'll participate the daily activities of the Mechanical Engineering team and work closely with the Electrical Engineering team, creating meaningful solutions to challenging product design problems. You'll be hands-on in the electromechanical design of innovative medical devices, consumer products, and commercial projects by delivering on conceptualization, design definition, detailed development, engineering analysis, prototyping, and technical documentation. This range of work, on one project or multiple projects, will ensure that each day brings with it new problems to solve and unique challenges to overcome.

Key Responsibilities

Execute electromechanical design activities: CAD (Solidworks preferred), basic PCB layout (Altium preferred), breadboarding (including Arduino), component selection and integration (a range of sensors, actuators, control systems), PCB integration (including rigid-flex, flex), design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), prototyping, testing, engineering analyses, and technical documentation.
Deliver engineering excellence by acting as a mentor to junior engineers and working with the Director of Mechanical Engineering to improve departmental processes and procedures.
Support the preparation of design deliverables and client presentations, and communicate design progress in client meetings.

More About You

You have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or similar (advanced degrees are a plus). You have four to ten years of engineering experience, primarily in electromechanical 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 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 the product development process, and possess technical knowledge of electromechanical components and implementation. You have excellent writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills — all needed for frequent client interactions. You are an effective listener and contributor at client meetings and have demonstrated your ability to document pertinent information.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You have a keen understanding of 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're confident in your technical abilities and 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 downtown Philadelphia.

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To apply, please email your résumé and portfolio to career@bresslergroup.com.

Senior Design Researcher

We’re looking for an insightful, experienced researcher to join our team and lead the full cycle of design research activities for consumer, commercial, and medical device products.

SKILLS: Study planning, analysis, statements of work, subject matter expertise, qualitative research, quantitative research, design thinking, mentoring

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As a Senior Design Researcher, you will join our team in Center City Philadelphia and work with interaction designers, industrial designers, and strategists to be the voice and advocate for research and design thinking in the product design process. You will connect our client’s business goals with the customer needs and guide them towards user-centered design research. You will work with the Director of Design Research to help define best practices and processes to facilitate the application of design research. As a senior member of the Design Research team, you will lead by example, take initiative in leading projects, and have a keen interest in mentoring junior members of the team.

Key Responsibilities

Design, execute, and report on design research across multiple industries and various stages of product development.
Be the voice of research on projects and confidently guide clients through the process of study planning, execution, and analysis with minimal oversight.
Moderate research sessions with confidence and poise to gather key insights on user behaviors and needs.
Interface with team members in design, strategy, and engineering to drive new client projects from initial research to completion. Support the sales process by writing Statements of Work for projects focused on design research.
Become a subject matter expert to the research team, sharing your expertise in data-gathering and analysis techniques from both the qualitative and quantitative spaces, and mentoring junior researchers.

More About You

You preferably have a degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Anthropology, Industrial Design, Psychology, Sociology, or a related discipline. You have at least 5 years’ experience of hands-on, professional, user experience research and analysis. Ideally, you have experience working in a consulting environment and can demonstrate your ability to manage multiple projects at once. You are skilled in qualitative research and familiar with quantitative methods. You have a proven track record of generating insights based on user-centered design research and presenting them to project teams and externally to clients. Ideally, you have experience with photo/video editing or graphic design.

You can work on-site in our fantastic office in downtown Philadelphia, but with COVID-19 affecting our day-to-day at Bresslergroup, no on-site design research is expected until after the pandemic.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for user experience and design research, as evidenced by your career and education choices. You are familiar with how to plan and conduct research, and have experience applying design thinking to products in the consumer, commercial, and medical space. You demonstrate high standards of workmanship and attention to detail.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You have a deep understanding of user 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), either on your own or as part of a team and feel confident leading research teams wherever you’re operating.

You are confident.

You have established yourself in thought-leadership within the research industry. You are a leading voice both internally and externally — publishing blog posts and speaking at conferences. You're excited to represent Bresslergroup as an industry leader in product design.

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 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.

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Senior Strategist, Design & 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 design 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 patterns, concepting processes

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

Your Purpose

As a Senior 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 work with clients to develop design research and innovation strategies across both physical and digital product design initiatives.

You will join our Design & Innovation Strategy team, working closely with our design researchers and industrial designers to provide strategic considerations for each step of the innovation process. You will also collaborate extensively with our engineers on multi-disciplinary projects to create elegant solutions to complex innovation challenges.

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 researchers 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 2-3 years of professional experience 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 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.

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Design Researcher, Quantitative

We’re looking for a skilled, passionate and insightful researcher to join our team and use quantitative research methods to conduct field research on our client projects.

SKILLS: Mixed methodology research, product usage insights gathering, data analysis, survey design, descriptive & inferential statistics, Kano, MaxDiff, conjoint

Your Team

At Bresslergroup, we’re a motivated lot of thinkers, makers, and problem solvers. We challenge and inspire each other every day. 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, strategic, creative, and technical expertise add value throughout a collaborative product-development process. This is how we deliver reliably innovative solutions to our clients.

From our office in the heart of downtown Philly, we partner with U.S. and international clients, who range from startups to global market leaders. Recently we announced we’re merging with Delve, an innovation consulting firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, with offices in Boston and San Francisco.

The Design Strategy and Research team at Bresslergroup works closely to provide insights to our design and engineering teams, as well as directly to our clients, to ensure that all their research, strategy, design, and development efforts remain firmly grounded in consumer/user needs. We come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, coming together to provide best-in-class qualitative and quantitative research to inform product innovation.

Your Purpose

As a Quantitative User Researcher, you illuminate insights about humans and the motivations behind their product usage through your analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data gathered by our teams. You translate your findings into actionable results for both our in-house teams and clients. You work with strategists, designers, and engineers to create meaningful solutions to innovation problems. You can lead research activities across small and large-scale research projects and have conducted quantitative research on a wide range of consumer, commercial, and medical products.

You use a variety of quantitative research methods to conduct field research, including surveys and usability testing. Your results help our clients to better understand their users by integrating quantitative and qualitative insights. You are comfortable with a wide-range of quantitative methodologies and can confidently advise clients on appropriate sample sizes, data collection tools, and analytical approaches to answer their key questions. You bring clarity to quantitative data with clear data visualizations and complete stories that tie the data gathered to the directional insights we distill.

You are excited about the opportunity to help the Design Strategy and Research team continue to grow and expand our quantitative research capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Design quantitative and mixed-methodology research activities that elicit insights around consumer behavior, preferences, attitudes, and experience.
Analyze and distill both large and small quantitative research data sets through the lens of user experience, human-computer interaction, and social science. Use the right tests to separate signal from noise. Gain insights around product usage and translate the results into action items for product development teams.
Present research findings that tie qualitative and quantitative research findings together, telling stories through clear and compelling data visualizations.
Empower the research team by guiding improvement of their quantitative abilities, including developing metrics, measuring results, and integrating new quantitative methods into research projects.
Work extensively with the Quantitative Research Manager on improving departmental processes around quantitative research.

More About You

You have a degree in design research, psychology, sociology, statistics, market research, anthropology, human factors, engineering, or another research-focused discipline. You have two to three years’ experience in hands-on, professional applied quantitative research. You have a proven track record of delivering well-designed and executed research related to physical products, leading to compelling insights. Ideally, you have worked in a consulting environment for at least one1 year and are familiar with how they operate. You are excited to collaborate on study design and to share findings with clients.

You are clever.

You have a true passion for Design Research and human-centered design, as evidenced by your career and education choices. You have strong experimental design skills, including survey design, Kano, Jobs-To-Be-Done, MaxDiff, conjoint, pricing sensitivity, and behavioral experiments. You also have strong data analysis skills, including descriptive and inferential statistics (such as correlation, linear and logistic regression, t-test, ANOVA, and multi-level models). You are comfortable working with data in Excel and at least one statistical analysis program (R preferred). You are constantly looking for new and improved ways to do analysis and data visualization on your platform of choice. You demonstrate high standards of workmanship and attention to detail. You can help improve department processes and best practices, specifically with respect to quantitative research.

You can develop, support, and defend recommendations based on your experience with design research and quantitative analysis. You can also present your recommendations to any type of audience, whether they are data-driven clients or an internal project team with limited quantitative research knowledge.

You are curious.

You like to explore new territories and learn from others. You have a deep understanding of user research methodologies, concepting processes, approaches, and tools, and you take the initiative to improve them. You have experience in, or are interested to learn, qualitative methods. You’re also comfortable with global travel (role may include up to 10% travel), either on your own or as part of a team and feel confident leading research teams wherever you’re operating.

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 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.

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