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Senior Industrial Designer — Consumer Products
Location: Needham, MA
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About the role
We’re hiring experienced industrial designers to lead product design from concept through production for premium consumer lifestyle products. You’ll own creative vision, drive user-centered solutions, and deliver manufacturable designs that balance aesthetics, ergonomics and cost. This is a high-impact role in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment where bold ideas and excellent execution matter.
Key responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end product design: ideation, sketching, CAD, prototyping and production handoff
- Translate user insights into elegant, usable product solutions and persuasive visual storytelling
- Define and maintain design language, proportions, surfaces and detailing for premium intent
- Collaborate with engineering, CMF, UX, marketing and manufacturing partners to ensure feasibility and quality
- Deliver clean, manufacturable CAD and prototypes that meet DFM and cost targets
- Mentor junior designers and drive creative direction across projects
Requirements
- BA/BS in Industrial Design (MS preferred)
- 5 years designing physical consumer products
- Proven track record taking products to mass production
- Strong sketching, CAD (SolidWorks/Rhino), rendering (KeyShot) and Adobe skills
- Deep understanding of materials, part design, tooling and DFM
- Portfolio demonstrating concept-to-launch work
Compensation & benefits Salary range: $82,500–$166,800 plus benefits (health, 401(k) match, PTO, parental leave, product discounts, professional development).
Salary : $82,500 - $166,800