Carman Chain
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Designing the product, aligning the path to launch.

Carman Chain is an Industrial Designer and Hardware Product Manager. I turn research into manufacturable products — from product definition and industrial design to 3D prototyping, DFM, and cross-functional delivery. My work covers consumer hardware, robotics, and assistive devices.

Experience

  1. 2020–2024

    Zhejiang University of Technology

    B.Eng. in Industrial Design

    Top 10% GPA

    2020–2024Hangzhou

    • Tipsy cocktail machine concept

      Project

      • Contributed user and market research.
      • Modeled, rendered, and built a 3D-printed physical model with the functional prototype integrated.

    Recognition

    • A-design Award
    • Zhejiang Provincial Industrial Design Competition — 2nd Prize
    • Utility model & design patents
    • Milan university award
    • CET-4 592 · CET-6 517 · IELTS 7.0

  2. 2024–2026

    Beijing Youbei Baiqi Technology

    Industrial Designer

    08/2024–06/2025Beijing

    • Co-developed an assisted braking device; lab tests reduced the force a child needs to brake to a quarter of the conventional design.
    • Owned the YIQI aluminum-series development; the launch passed ten thousand units sold.
    • Ran full research and repositioning for the kable series through competitor and SWOT analysis.

  3. PNDbotics

    Industrial Designer

    07/2025–11/2025Ningbo

    • Led 3D-printed parts, designing and optimizing beyond the delivery standard.
    • Co-developed a new product line including a self-developed robotic arm, plus custom accessories and peripherals.

  4. Weilai Botics

    Industrial Designer Intern

    04/2025–06/2025Shenzhen

    • Designed the K1 head and arm — exterior and structure — with DFM optimization.

  5. 2026–

    National University of Singapore

    MSc in Integrated Design (CDE)

    Full-time English-taught

    from 08/2026Singapore

    Recognition

    • Apple AI Hackathon (Vision Pro) — 3rd place

How I work

  • Research before form. User and market research shape every brief.
  • Concept to manufacturable. CAD, DFM and 3D-printed functional prototypes close the gap between idea and factory.
  • Validate with evidence. Bench and lab tests decide, not assumptions.
  • Deliver with the team. Industrial design inside a cross-functional product and engineering team.