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Senior Lead Industrial Designer

Design Observer
Spring, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 11/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/18/2025
Shape the Future of Design Innovation

Are you ready to drive transformation at the cutting edge of industrial design? Join us as a Senior Industrial Design Leader and be the visionary force behind our portfolio of next-generation products and platforms. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead multidisciplinary project teams, champion innovation, and influence the evolution of our design language and technology integration. This is your opportunity to mentor future leaders, make a tangible impact on product quality and user experience, and bring breakthrough ideas to life.

Application Requirement

Please upload your Industrial Design portfolio as part of your application. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

Responsibilities

  • Leads multiple project teams of other designers and internal and outsourced partners responsible for all stages of industrial design and development for a portfolio of complex products and platforms, including design architecture, language, validation, and specifications.
  • Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced partners on industrial design and development.
  • Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with industrial design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and user experience.
  • Manages implementation schedule including coordinating timelines with internal project managers and external partners.
  • Provides domain-specific expertise and overall industrial design leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
  • Showcases the ability to execute the vision, create detailed roadmaps, and drive technical solutions to make a compelling business case with senior executives.
  • Drives innovation and integration of new technologies and design language into projects and activities in the industrial design organization.
  • Develops continual improvement roadmaps and oversees the deployment of these strategies across multiple functions.
  • Guides the project team to meet schedules and milestones with high performance.
  • Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members.

Education & Experience Recommended

  • Four-year or Graduate Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design , or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
  • 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in industrial design and development of physical hardware products and systems, or a related field.

Knowledge & Skills

  • 3D Modeling
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Design Process
  • Figma (Design Software)
  • Industrial Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • New Product Development
  • Product Design
  • Project Management
  • Prototyping
  • SolidWorks (CAD)
  • User Experience (UX)
  • User Interface (UI)
  • User Research
  • Visual Design
  • Wireframing
  • Workflow Management

Cross-Org Skills

  • Effective Communication
  • Results Orientation
  • Learning Agility
  • Digital Fluency
  • Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

  • Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity

  • Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer

  • This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The pay range for this role is $115,850 to $178,400 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including;
  • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

Salary : $115,850 - $178,400

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