Senior Industrial Designer

Job Description:

Come be DISRUPTIVE with us! At Milwaukee Tool, our most valued resource is our dedicated team of employees - employees who work with a passion to be the best and have an unparalleled pride in their work and in the Milwaukee brand. We know that the only way to sustain growth and success is to value the growth and success of each person within the organization that's why we invest in an individual's growth and development from day one.

Milwaukee Tool is looking for an experienced Senior Industrial Designer to join our in-house design team. Industrial design at Milwaukee Tool is chartered to create compelling solutions focused on solving critical user needs. Our product line is continually expanding; come join a growing creative team that is building a portfolio of advanced products.

You'll also be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

• The primary duties of a Senior Industrial Designer center around the development of new products. Every project entails empathetical understanding of users, the inventive exploration of form and function with passion for the interactions between the user and the product or system.

• The Senior Designer takes a leading design role on strategic and complex programs often delegating and mentoring the work to other designers.

• Leading the conceptual exploration is accomplished through competitive assessments, field visits to identify unmet user needs, design trend awareness and purposive ideation. The design intent is communicated through visual storytelling and study models to gain acceptance by the project team.

• Development of the conceptual direction is carried out through 2D sketching, technical illustrations, renderings, 3D CAD and appearance Design proposals are reviewed in a phase-gate process to obtain cross-functional consensus. Expected to balance workload of concurrent projects, including mentoring work of other designers.

• The Senior Designer will follow the solution through all pre-production stages, creating specifications for CFM requirements, product graphics and UI. Maintaining close engagement with process partners to consider cost / schedule / performance trade-offs relating to construction, assembly, etc.

• Collaboration with cross-functional product management and engineering teams is critical to delivering exceptional designs based on uncovered objectives and design criteria. Senior designers are expected to participate in project meetings, teleconferences as well as leading design reviews with process partners and design peers.

What TOOLS you'll bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in industrial design.

• Minimum of 7 years professional experience designing in a product development environment. Preference for experience with consumer products or durable goods.

• Demonstration of professional demeanor through a portfolio of product design and strategic thinking.

• Experience leading teams and individuals through design phases and processes.

• Proficient communication of process through visual thinking, storyboards, mock-ups, sketching, rendering and CAD modeling.

• Domestic and international travel as required.

We provide these great perks and benefits:

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans.

• Generous 401 (K) savings plan.

• Education assistance.

• On-site wellness, fitness center, food and coffee service.

• And many more, check out our benefits site HERE.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.