Industrial Designer

About the role

The Industrial Designer will play a pivotal role in advancing insight-driven design solutions across the Home & Outdoor division for OXO, Hydro Flask, and Osprey. This role supports one or more of these brands.

Responsibilities

• Play a pivotal role in advancing insight-driven design solutions across the Home & Outdoor division for OXO, Hydro Flask, and Osprey.
  • Create products that simplify everyday experiences through intuitive, user-centered solutions grounded in deep consumer understanding.
  • Help shape Hydro Flask’s next chapter of growth by developing innovative products that blend performance-driven functionality with clean, iconic design, strengthening the brand’s connection to active and outdoor-inspired lifestyles.
  • Support Osprey’s commitment to purpose-built performance by designing products that embody technical excellence, fit, functional rigor, and user-centered innovation.
  • Translate each brand’s distinct design ethos into compelling, on-brand product solutions.
  • Lead design activities through design process gates.
  • Implement and organize design activities around schedules and project goals.
  • Manage project timelines, tasks, and functions of projects.
  • Support the optimization of the Industrial Design across HF and OXO by leading the implementation and maintenance of the established Visual Brand Language across the respective brands.
• Design and develop new products through strategic thinking and process.
• Audit user experience associated with ergonomics, user logic and interaction of the product.
• Ideate product aesthetics associated with form, color and design language.
• Identify and problem solve end user needs through rigorous user testing.
• Apply research and insights to design, ensuring functionality, user experience and aesthetics are on brand to HF & OXO’s identity.
• Define color solutions in a purposeful and strategic manner which aligns with the business goals.
• Design within the constraints of manufacturing and cost.
• Collaborate with engineering and Business Units through all stages of design development.
• Lead design activities through design process gates.
• Implement and organize design activities around schedules and project goals.
• Manage project timelines, tasks, and functions of projects.
• Support the optimization of the Industrial Design across HF and OXO by leading the implementation and maintenance of the established Visual Brand Language across the respective brands.

Requirements

• Demonstrates strong sense of aesthetics through their work and presentations/portfolio.
• Demonstrates user insight driven ethnography studies to inform design decisions.
• Proven understanding of brand strategy as it relates to Industrial design.
• Visible understanding and knowledge of injection molding plastics.
• Ability to articulate subjective matters in a tactile strategic manner (i.e. color, aesthetics).
• Experience presenting work and communicating effectively with senior leadership.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Proven track record of commercialized product brought to market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design.
• 4 years’ experience in Industrial Design / design develop of consumer products.
• High proficiency in SolidWorks, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator required), KeyShot, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated track record of leading consumer products from concept through commercialization.
• Strong understanding of injection molding and plastics manufacturing processes.
• Sample Portfolio showcasing work as the primary designer on consumer products is required with the application.
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Basecamp, Smartsheet).
• Ability to travel domestically up to 10% as needed.
• Authorized to work full-time in the United States.

Skills

• Demonstrates strong sense of aesthetics through their work and presentations/portfolio.
• Demonstrates user insight driven ethnography studies to inform design decisions.
• Proven understanding of brand strategy as it relates to Industrial design.
• Visible understanding and knowledge of injection molding plastics.
• Ability to articulate subjective matters in a tactile strategic manner (i.e. color, aesthetics).
• Experience presenting work and communicating effectively with senior leadership.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Proven track record of commercialized product brought to market.

Benefits

• Salary + Bonus
• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Charitable (volunteer) Leave
• Education Assistance