About This Role
This role is for a curious industrial designer who enjoys turning ideas into tangible products through sketching, CAD, prototyping, and storytelling, focusing on innovative seating solutions. It suits a candidate who thrives in a hands-on environment, exploring how products work and collaborating across disciplines within a global design team.
Responsibilities
- Design innovative high-performance seating products and components that align with user, business, and manufacturing needs
- Apply research insights, design principles, and technology expertise to develop creative product concepts and recommendations
- Create and communicate ideas through sketching, CAD modeling, prototyping, and storytelling techniques
- Collaborate with lead designers and cross-functional partners to solve design challenges and advance product development efforts
- Develop product and component solutions that support performance, manufacturability, and user experience goals
- Support studio activities including prototyping, design-for-manufacturing exploration, and product refinement
- Manage project responsibilities with increasing autonomy while leveraging guidance and feedback from the broader design team
Requirements
- 2–3 years of industrial design experience, preferably focused on consumer products
- Demonstrated ability to translate ideas into tangible solutions through sketching, CAD modeling, prototyping, and storytelling
- Proficiency in solid modeling using CAD software
- Ability to work proactively, take initiative, and contribute effectively within a collaborative design environment
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Nice to have:
- Proficiency in surface modeling using CAD software
- Strong mechanical aptitude and an understanding of how product components and mechanisms work
- Demonstrated curiosity about systems and mechanical solutions
- Proficiency in developing and evaluating prototypes
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid work schedule
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Culture of inclusion
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on people and the planet
Application Process
- Include a portfolio with your application by uploading a PDF or providing a link to your online portfolio
About the Company
Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work, designing and manufacturing innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in many places.
