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Hello, I’m Irene Gallego Rubio, a London-based Product Design Engineer blending medical devices, immersive installations, and open-source technologies with a background in fashion design. I enjoy turning bold ideas into tangible prototypes, from concept exploration and user research through to 3D modelling, prototyping, and design validation. In collaborative, cross-disciplinary settings, I bring materials sensibility, cultural awareness, and hands-on problem solving to engineering-led design work. I thrive on co-creative workshops, rapid iteration, and open-source tooling to empower communities and deliver engaging, sustainable experiences.…Hello, I’m Irene Gallego Rubio, a London-based Product Design Engineer blending medical devices, immersive installations, and open-source technologies with a background in fashion design. I enjoy turning bold ideas into tangible prototypes, from concept exploration and user research through to 3D modelling, prototyping, and design validation. In collaborative, cross-disciplinary settings, I bring materials sensibility, cultural awareness, and hands-on problem solving to engineering-led design work. I thrive on co-creative workshops, rapid iteration, and open-source tooling to empower communities and deliver engaging, sustainable experiences.

Irene Gallego Rubio

Product Designer, Designer, 3D Designer, +2

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Hello, I’m Irene Gallego Rubio, a London-based Product Design Engineer blending medical devices, immersive installations, and open-source technologies with a background in fashion design. I enjoy turning bold ideas into tangible prototypes, from concept exploration and user research through to 3D modelling, prototyping, and design validation. In collaborative, cross-disciplinary settings, I bring materials sensibility, cultural awareness, and hands-on problem solving to engineering-led design work. I thrive on co-creative workshops, rapid iteration, and open-source tooling to empower communities and deliver engaging, sustainable experiences.…Hello, I’m Irene Gallego Rubio, a London-based Product Design Engineer blending medical devices, immersive installations, and open-source technologies with a background in fashion design. I enjoy turning bold ideas into tangible prototypes, from concept exploration and user research through to 3D modelling, prototyping, and design validation. In collaborative, cross-disciplinary settings, I bring materials sensibility, cultural awareness, and hands-on problem solving to engineering-led design work. I thrive on co-creative workshops, rapid iteration, and open-source tooling to empower communities and deliver engaging, sustainable experiences.

Available to hire

Hello, I’m Irene Gallego Rubio, a London-based Product Design Engineer blending medical devices, immersive installations, and open-source technologies with a background in fashion design. I enjoy turning bold ideas into tangible prototypes, from concept exploration and user research through to 3D modelling, prototyping, and design validation.

In collaborative, cross-disciplinary settings, I bring materials sensibility, cultural awareness, and hands-on problem solving to engineering-led design work. I thrive on co-creative workshops, rapid iteration, and open-source tooling to empower communities and deliver engaging, sustainable experiences.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Technical Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

Work Experience

Junior R&D Design Engineer at Mash Festival UK

January 1, 2024 - Present

Co-developed Community-Connected Planters, a sensor-integrated citizen science installation in collaboration with One Kilburn, deploying 8 air-quality devices; used CAD (SolidWorks), 3D modelling, DFMA, rapid prototyping (3D printing), and sensor integration, alongside community co-creation workshops to drive environmental engagement. Translated Lara Webb’s immersive concept “Beyond the Flooded Booth” into a portable, open-source immersive installation and prototyped a pop-up system for public environments, evaluating its impact at New Scientist Live with 168 participants, achieving 98% satisfaction and demonstrating the effectiveness of immersive storytelling for climate and science engagement. Designed and facilitated participatory co-creation workshops with 40+ non-design participants, applying collaborative design and participatory action research methods to explore climate scenarios and generate concepts for future immersive experiences. Projects funded by the Royal Academy

Junior Product Design Engineer at Red Loop Innovation Studio, London

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Design ed and developed a real-time EIT lung imaging device for a UKRI-funded project (derived from Pneumacrit a and CRADL), applying user-centered design, sustainability, and DFMA to optimise product architecture and clinical usability. Created CAD models and electronic enclosures (SolidWorks), integrating EMI shielding and rapid prototyping (3D printing, plastics, metals, sensors), supported by KeyShot visualisations.

Student Learning Assistant at Middlesex University London

February 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022

Coordinated a team of 12 Student Learning Assistants and supported delivery of Product Design, Materials, and Electronics workshops, ensuring effective session organisation and student engagement.