Industrial Design Constructor

Pors & Rao Studio

India Industrial Designer Constructor Closed

Overview

Start: Post March 2026 anytime, 6 months is preferred, but duration is flexible
Duration: 3 - 6 Months
Department: Research & Rapid Prototyping
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Company Profile

Pors & Rao are an art duo, making objects and installations that often imbibe life-like physical animation and responsive behaviours. Their works are often conceived as a kind of being, expressing basic behavior traits such as shyness, fatigue and dependency; highlighting involuntary aspects of human behavior and relationships. Their work is exhibited around the world. Their need for robotic puppetry as a medium, led them to own an unchartered technical research path

in collaboration with various Swiss institutions since 2012, including Wyss Zurich and ETH which culminated in a pilot lab of their own in 2020. Here they took forward project PATHOS, a system for crafting physical movement and response for non engineers. In 2022, they exited ETH as a Spinoff, with the aim of reuniting the development of artworks and tools under the same roof at the studio, alongside fabrication and workshop facilities.

Job Description

The job entails both;

A. Building and testing mechanical assemblies of several artworks from table top scale to life-size. This is an iterative process, with necessary parts that require redesign and fabrication and a cycle of re-testing until robust and maintenance free.

B. Building, in discussion with the artists, mechanical mock ups and prototypes of new artworks/ experiments- with the ability to be animated, through physical/ hand operated puppetry- by pulling strings or levels or rotating discs, etc.

Both of these have to be designed in a CAD software (Autodesk Fusion), fabricated via rapid prototyping techniques/workshop, or machining processes and assembled and installed in the artists' studio. Several reiterations may be required. The scale of the model may be from the size of a matchbox to the size of a small room.

Suitable for Konstrukteur/in / Dessinateur-constructeur industriel students

Required Skills

These are the skills we are looking abilities;

a. Using CAD models as a reference for building mechanical

assemblies.

b. Very good hand fitting and construction abilities.

c. Understanding of fits and tolerances.

d. Ability to make iterative parts in a CAD software.

e. Parts inspection and documentation.

Motivating for hosting;

a. Imbibe and benefit from a different culture and mindset,

with high strength in precision and methodology.

b. Bring diversity and fresh ideas into our current team.

c. Provide a nurturing environment for young Swiss interns.

d. Promote India-Swiss relations in design, based on the

historical relevance of this relationship.

Benefits

Coffee and tea, twice a day.

Applications Closed

The application period for this position is now closed.