Director of Industrial Design
Falls Church, VA - USA
Job Summary
As the Director of Industrial Design you will take ownership think like a builder and balance creative vision with practical execution. This role requires strong leadership advanced design expertise and the ability to move seamlessly from concept development to production problemsolving while collaborating crossfunctionally to uphold high design and industry standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead near- mid- and longterm design initiatives that inform the product roadmap and expand future opportunities.
- Drive rapid iterative prototyping through sketching modeling and physical builds to support discovery and development.
- Translate design exploration and research into actionable product R&D and growth strategies.
- Define and maintain a clear product roadmap with aligned priorities timelines and deliverables.
- Lead the full product development lifecycle from concept through production across multiple concurrent projects.
- Partner with engineering manufacturing and client service teams to align design intent with feasibility cost and gotomarket plans.
- Establish tools workflows and cadences to track progress improve execution and manage risk.
- Guide concept development across furniture lighting and emerging builtenvironment categories.
- Identify new opportunities beyond current product lines including architectural systems and additive-enabled solutions.
- Recruit mentor and lead a multidisciplinary design team fostering accountability curiosity and innovation.
- Collaborate with leadership and external partners to align vision expand influence and position design as a strategic driver of the business.
Qualifications :
Qualifications:
- 8-12 years of industrial design experience bringing complex physical products from concept through production.
- Advanced expertise in 3D modeling and CAD tools (e.g. SolidWorks Rhino Fusion 360).
- Strong knowledge of DFM/DFA principles and production-ready design documentation.
- Experience with additive manufacturing processes and related materials tolerances and finishes.
- Proven ability to lead iterative prototyping testing and performance validation.
- Experience with parametric or computational design is a plus.
- Ability to create and manage detailed drawings specifications and BOMs for production handoff.
Additional Information :
Apply online at to join a great team!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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