jobs
Nervous System seeks a full-time employee with a wide range of skills. The position will fill a variety of roles as we grow our business into more domains depending on applicant's skills and interests. Roughly half your time will be spent managing our general day-to-day business concerns and the other half will be spent participating in ground-breaking generative design work.
    administrative tasks
  • general office management: preparing and filling orders
  • critical design feedback
  • operating digital fabrication equipment (laser cutter, cnc router, makerbot)
  • sourcing manufacturers, supplies, and materials
  • finishing and assembling products
    opportunities
  • writing software/libraries for digital design
  • researching natural pattern forming processes
  • design of packaging and displays
  • product photography
  • working on large scale installations
  • designing interactive experiences

Applicants should be organized and friendly (comfortable contacting customers, stores, and suppliers). Experience and excitement in design, computer programming, 3D geometry, digital fabrication, and manufacturing techniques are all a plus. It is also desirable for applicants to have some experience in science or engineering.

Nervous System is located at 561 Windsor St A206, Somerville, MA. We're a short walk from Inman Square and Union Square and close to Harvard and MIT.

studio assistants / internships
Have you go experience in at least two of the categories below and a passion for generative design? Please apply to an internship at Nervous System!
  • digital fabrication
  • computer programming (java / c++ )
  • product photography
  • marketing
  • graphic design

Assistants need to be available to work 10-20 hours a week (paid). Your primary tasks will be assembling and shipping products but you will have creative opportunities as well.

how to apply
Please send a letter of introduction and a link to your portfolio to hello@n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com