Principal Industrial Designer

The role

The Principal Industrial Designer works hands-on with clients, engineers and manufacturing teammates to turn user insights into sketches, models and prototypes. The role covers projects across medical, consumer and industrial products, from early concepts through to production details.

What you will do

• Work with design and engineering leads to scope projects and decide how to approach the work.
• Collaborate with research to understand how people use products and where they run into friction.
• Explore concepts through sketches, renderings, study models and CAD.
• Use prototypes to test ideas, communicate trade-offs and refine the design.
• Make decisions about form, materials, color and finish that fit the client's brand and use.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, production and quality on manufacturability.
• Present concepts and explain design decisions so clients can give feedback.
• Own design work within projects and guide clients through trade-offs.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, such as a BFA or BSID.
• At least fifteen years of industrial design experience in a corporate or consulting environment.
• Strong sketching, rendering, CAD and prototyping skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Strong organization and the ability to manage deadlines across projects.

Benefits

• Variety of projects and room to take on as much responsibility as you can handle.
• Experienced-based coaching and support from a highly competent team.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Before you apply

• Accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process; contact accommodations.ta@ReBuildmanufacturing.com or 617.909.6275.

About the company

Re:Build Kalamazoo, founded in 1988 in Southwest Michigan, provides design consulting, contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing services across medical, life science, consumer and industrial products. It is part of Re:Build, a family of industrial businesses focused on revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.