Senior Industrial Designer

The role

The Senior Industrial Designer will lead the design and development of innovative retail products from concept through production. This role involves creating design strategies, sketches, and CAD models while collaborating with cross-functional teams to balance user needs and manufacturing requirements.

What you will do

• Lead industrial design activities for new product development projects from concept generation through production release.
• Develop innovative product concepts, industrial design strategies, and design language systems.
• Create sketches, renderings, CAD models, mockups, and prototypes.
• Conduct user research and incorporate customer insights, ergonomic principles, and usability requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, human factors, software development, and manufacturing.
• Evaluate design alternatives considering cost, manufacturability, sustainability, reliability, and user experience.
• Prepare and present design concepts, recommendations, and design rationale to stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Support usability testing, design validation, and customer evaluations.
• Guide and mentor junior designers.
• Partner with external vendors, suppliers, and manufacturing teams.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a related field.
• 12+ years of industrial design experience in product development environments.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating successful commercial product designs from concept through production.
• Proficiency with design and visualization tools such as SolidWorks, KeyShot, Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent.
• Experience developing physical prototypes and conducting design evaluations.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, finishing techniques, and production constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex design projects with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Industrial Design or related discipline.
• Experience designing commercial, retail, technology, consumer electronics, or industrial equipment products.
• Knowledge of human-centered design and design thinking methodologies.
• Experience working within global cross-functional teams.
• Patent contributions or demonstrated innovation achievements.
• Familiarity with sustainability and environmentally conscious product design practices.

Benefits

• Group health coverage (medical, dental, & vision)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• 401(k) plan (with company match)
• Company provided life insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Paid vacation
• Sick/personal days

About the company

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a billion-dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions. They are the world's installed market share leader for in-store solutions.