Senior Industrial Designer

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly creative and technically skilled Senior Industrial Designer to join our Design & Experience team in our Research Triangle Park (Raleigh, NC) office. This position will play a key role in shaping the next generation of medical and aesthetic technology products by transforming user insights, clinical needs, and business objectives into compelling product solutions. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and exceptional storyteller with strong ideation and design development skills who thrives at the intersection of user needs, technology, and business strategy.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead industrial design activities across multiple product development programs.
• Generate innovative concepts through sketching, visualization, prototyping, and design exploration.
• Translate user insights and business requirements into compelling product solutions.
• Develop product architectures, form language systems, CMF strategies, and detailed design specifications.
• Create high-quality design documentation to support engineering, manufacturing, and supplier engagement.
• Support products through development, validation, and commercialization.

User-Centered Design

• Advocate for the voice of the user throughout the product development process.
• Evaluate designs considering: User needs and workflows, Ergonomics and human factors, Safety and risk mitigation, Functionality and performance, Serviceability and maintenance, Environmental considerations, Competitive benchmarking and market trends.
• Participate in user research activities, usability studies, and observational research.

Communication & Storytelling

• Develop compelling design narratives that communicate opportunity, strategy, and design rationale.
• Create executive-level presentations that effectively convey concepts and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Present design work confidently to leadership teams, customers, and development partners.
• Facilitate workshops, design reviews, and collaborative ideation sessions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with User Experience, Engineering, Product Management, and Marketing teams.
• Support integrated physical and digital product experiences.
• Contribute to design process improvements, standards, and best practices.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree (minimum four-year degree) in Industrial Design from an accredited university.
• 7+ years of professional industrial design experience.
• Experience designing and launching complex products from concept through commercialization.
• Experience in medical devices, consumer electronics, or related technology-driven industries.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional ideation, problem solving, and product development capabilities.
• Expert-level concept generation, sketching, rendering, and visualization skills.
• Proficiency with: SolidWorks, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Rapid prototyping and visualization tools.
• Experience utilizing AI-enabled design, research, visualization, and development tools within the product development process.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and product development methodologies.
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills.
• Ability to synthesize technical, user, market, and business requirements into actionable design solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device development and regulated environments.
• Experience collaborating closely with User Experience (UX) teams to create integrated hardware and software experiences.
• Familiarity with human factors engineering and usability methodologies.
• Experience working with global suppliers and manufacturing partners.