Senior Product Designer Industrial Design Focus Hard Goods
Senior Product Designer Industrial Design Focus Hard Goods
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$ 100000 - 115000
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Senior Product Designer Industrial Design Focus (Hard Goods)
Youre an industrial designer who doesnt just sketch pretty thingsyou bring them to life and get a team excited to do the same. You think in form function and feasibility. You lead brainstorms that actually spark ideas. You present concepts with clarity and conviction. Youre here to raise the bar.
At Uncommon Goods we create joyful designforward objectsfrom clever kitchen tools to conversationstarting home goods. Were looking for a Senior Product Designer with a strong industrial design background and creative leadership chops to take the reins on new product developmentand inspire our design team while doing it.
Youll lead original product design in our Hard Goods category working crossfunctionally with buying creative and sourcing teams to deliver exclusive manufacturable unmistakably UG products.
This hybrid role works onsite at our waterfront Brooklyn location 1 to 2 days a week reporting to our Director of Product Development.
What Youll Own:
- Concept prototype and develop exclusive products from idea to final production.
- Lead brainstorms inspire designers and drive a strong creative culture.
- Present concepts to merchandising and leadership teams with clarity and strategic rationale.
- Partner with crossfunctional stakeholders (buyers sourcing creative ops) to ensure your designs are not just beautifulbut viable.
- Oversee the full design processfrom mood boards and sketching to CAD specs and preproduction approvals.
- Maintain a sharp POV on trends customer behavior and commercial viability.
Youll Thrive in This Role If You:
- Have 710 years of experience in industrial design consumer goods or lifestyle product development.
- Are fluent in CAD tools (SolidWorks Rhino or Fusion 360 and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Have experience leading brainstorms mentoring creatives and pitching bold ideas to leadership.
- Are a strong communicatorvisually and verballywith the ability to defend ideas and influence decisions.
- Have a portfolio that shows full lifecycle design work: from sketch to shelf with realworld production and impact.
Extra Credit For:
- Experience managing or mentoring junior designers.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing (overseas or domestic) packaging and sourcing.
- Passion for sustainability valuesbased design or storytelling through product.
Why Join Now
Were scaling smart and rebuilding better. Youll have ownership creative freedom and a chance to lead the kind of design work that actually gets madeand makes people smile.
To Apply:
Please include a link to your portfolio with your application.
In your cover letter briefly answer these two questions:
- Whats a product you designed that successfully made it to marketand what role did you play in making that happen
- Name 1 product from the UG website that is a strong example of good design.
- Share 1 product that is missing from the website that you think UG should carry.
Were not looking for essaysjust thoughtful real answers that help us understand your design brain and leadership style.
Everyone is Welcome Here
At Uncommon Goods we believe were all out of the ordinary. Thats why were committed to making diversity inclusion equity and belonging part of everything we do. We strive to make significant changes to our business from how we find our products to how we build and cultivate our teamso we can be everyones favorite place to work.
We are an equal opportunity employer. If you would like to request any accommodation during the application process please email .
Company Perks
- Benefits: We invest in your wellbeing through subsidized medical dental and vision insurance; in your career with free confidential 1on1 coaching; and in your future via 401K matching. You can even invest in our future through employee stock options.
- Education Subsidy: We reimburse up to $5250 (the yearly IRS limit) of tuition for college coursework or professional training.
- Service: We offer eight hours of paid time off each year for volunteering.
- Commuter benefits: We offer a pretax discount for those who take public transportation (train bus and ferry). For those who prefer to pedal to work we offer significantly discounted yearly Citi Bike memberships and/or will provide money to help with purchase or repair of your own bike.
- Team member discounts: Our team members can buy our goods at a 40 discount (and take our Uncommon Experience classes free).
- Work/life balance: We offer generous paid time off and we supplement New York State Short Term Disability for 3 weeks and New York State Paid Family Leave for 8 weeks.
- Casual environment: No need to dress upwear comfortable clothes every day. And we hold occasional fun companywide events.
- Open book policy: We share our financial results with the entire team every week in our management update email and periodically in our biweekly companywide meeting UncommonCo.
- Collaborative environment: Whether its a data analyst recommending products to the buyers or a warehouse manager providing the theme for an email blast we welcome your talents and insight wherever they apply.
- Learn more about yourFMLA rightshere.
This is a fulltime salaried position with an annual basesalary range of $100000 $115000. This role is eligible for our annual performance bonus program.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
