Industrial Designer (Analyst)
San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
As an entrylevel Industrial Designer at PA you will be expected to apply your highest creative and analytical capabilities to the design of products interactions and services for our clients. Your role will vary based on project requirements and may include researching design trends and identifying key design challenges contributing to client presentations participating in brainstorming sessions and developing concepts through detailed design refinement. You will use traditional design toolssuch as sketching CAD and KeyShotto explore ideas; create handson mockups models and prototypes; and develop and manage CAD databases including color/material/finish specifications and designcontrol communications for downstream engineering phases. You will also have opportunities to leverage generative AI tools (e.g. Midjourney Vizcom Copilot) to accelerate ideation expand visual exploration and support earlystage concept storytelling. You will gain experience across the full design process while contributing to internal initiatives that build technical skills and bring innovative ideas to life. Throughout these efforts you will engage with clients vendors partner organizations and internal teams as an industryleading professional and representative of PAbuilding relationships strengthening our reputation for creativity and delivery excellence and contributing to a design process that is collaborative rewarding and fun.
Qualifications :
- Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Industrial Design
What Were Looking For:
- Recent graduate in Industrial Design or a closely related field.
- Strong problemsolving skills and a passion for creative exploration.
- Portfolio demonstrating compelling storytelling thorough process documentation broad concept exploration concept development creative solutions and a refined aesthetic sensibility.
- Ability to articulate a clear welldocumented design process.
- Excellent verbal and visual communication skills.
- Selfmotivated flexible and comfortable working in dynamic environments.
- Proficiency in 2D design tools including analog and digital sketching and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience in 3D modeling and rendering with SolidWorks and KeyShot preferred.
- Handson prototyping skills with the ability to iterate and integrate feedback effectively.
- Experience working within interdisciplinary teams and fostering crossdisciplinary collaboration.
- Familiarity with generative AI tools (e.g. Midjourney Vizcom Copilot) is a plus.
- A distinct point of view and a strong individual design voice.
While meeting every qualification isnt required we value diverse perspectives and seek candidates with a collaborative mindset critical thinking abilities and a strong willingness to learn - along with a keen awareness of emerging trends and the ability to integrate them into their design approach.
Additional Information :
Start Date: Spring 2026
Salary: $89700.00 - $109600.00
Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment including up to 5 days per week on a client site or at the office.
Benefits package at PA
- Group medical insurance
- Health Savings Account with company match
- Teladoc and informed Nurse line resources
- Long term care plan
- Group dental insurance
- Vision plan
- 401(k) Savings Plan with company profit sharing contribution
- Commuter and Parking tax-savings benefit
- 15 days paid vacation days with the opportunity to buy five additional days
- 10 paid Holidays plus 10 paid sick days
- Company and Voluntary income protection benefits
- Gym and health incentive reimbursement
- Pet and legal insurance Plans
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Annual performance-based bonus
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
WERE NOT A TRADITIONAL CONSULTING FIRM Our clients recognize that were different. We stand apart not just in what we do but even more so in how we do it. Our strategy work focuses on turning innovation into real-world outcomes. At the core of our business are our people a divers ... View more