Vincent Pearce is a product designer based in Detroit, Michigan. He recently completed his MA in Design Products in London at the Royal College of Art. He combines mechanical engineering expertise with an insatiable curiosity about materials, always building ample time into his design process for experimentation. Vincent is driven by an innate drive to create and improve the human experience as much as possible.
Vincent's work has earned recognition in international competitions, including first place in L'Oréal Brandstorm for a men's beauty product, and second place in the RCA Grand Challenge for a project in urban resilience. Vincent is currently working at Ford Motor Company as an engineer while working on a kickstarter set to launch in late 2026.
Education
Royal College of Art - London, United Kingdom
MA in Design Products | September 2024 - September 2025
Thesis explores modularity and repairability in consumer electronics through hands-on prototyping, user research, and CAD-based redesign
Rice University - Houston, Texas
BS in Mechanical Engineering | August 2019 - May 2022
Graduated in three years, led design and fabrication of autonomous surface vessel for capstone project
Work experience
From 2022 to 2024, Vincent was in the Ford College Graduate program as a rotational employee. He did rotations in systems engineering, design, and helped launch a new model at a manufacturing plant.
He's now back at Ford in systems integration engineering.
Vincent was a summer intern for Toshiba in 2021, helping their field service division deliver their training by creating a series of technical training videos on how to repair and maintain high voltage motors and drives