Senior Industrial Designer

Position Summary

Samsung Design Innovation Center is seeking a talented and highly motivated Industrial Designer to imagine, develop, and communicate the next generation of consumer products across Samsung's expanding device portfolio, with a particular focus on emerging product categories including wearable devices and future hardware experiences. This role is for a designer who combines strong Industrial Design fundamentals with a passion for exploring new creative possibilities enabled by Artificial Intelligence.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop Innovative Concepts: Sketch, visualize, and conceptualize future consumer hardware and emerging product categories across Samsung’s global portfolio
• Create Physical Mock-ups: Create physical prototypes to evaluate form factors, scale, ergonomics, and hands-on product experiences
• Translate Insights: Convert user research, market trends, and emerging technologies into highly desirable, functional, and meaningful product concepts
• Leverage AI for Iteration: Integrate generative AI tools throughout the design process to accelerate ideation, concept exploration, rendering, and iterative development
• Actively Experiment: Actively test and play with emerging AI technologies and creative tools to find new ways to enhance traditional design processes
• Support Methodology Evolving: Partner closely with the Lead Industrial Designer to develop, test, and refine new AI-native workflows while keeping a high standard of aesthetic originality
• Produce Compelling Assets: Generate high-quality AI assisted renders, animations, movies, and visual storytelling materials to pitch product visions
• Present & Defend Work: Confidently present design intent and product experiences to multidisciplinary teams and executive stakeholders
• Engage in Critiques: Actively participate in design reviews, workshops, and collaborative brainstorms while offering constructive feedback to peers
• Work Independently: Maintain strong self-motivation with the ability to move design projects forward autonomously under broad direction
• Collaborate Globally: Partner daily with SDIC cross-functional teams (UX, Strategy, Research, Engineering) and maintain active, collaborative lines of communication with teams in Korea
• Travel & Flexibility: Travel internationally and domestically as needed to collaborate with global stakeholders

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred in Industrial Design, Product Design, Transportation Design, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 5+ years of professional Industrial Design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality product design thinking and execution
• Strong traditional design capabilities including sketching, 3D visualization, physical mock-up development, ergonomics, and meticulous attention to craftsmanship
• Demonstrated portfolio showcasing AI-assisted concept exploration and storytelling, with the ability to articulate specific generative AI tools and workflows during the interview process
• Deep understanding of human-centered design methodologies and the ability to transform ambiguous opportunities into clear, compelling product concepts
• Excellent visual storytelling and presentation skills paired with a transparent communication style that welcomes critique and continuous improvement
• Self-motivated, action-oriented team player with a deep passion for consumer electronics, emerging tech, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams
• Experience developing consumer products through engineering and manufacturing phases is preferred, but not required