Sr. Industrial Designer – Furniture
Full-time • In-Person – Chicago, IL • Industry: Design
About the Role
We are seeking a creative engineer to join our product development team as a Production Industrial Designer for a luxury furniture brand. This role sits at the intersection of design and engineering — translating creative concepts into buildable, production-ready furniture, components, objects, and hardware for new and existing product lines. Working closely with the design team and principals, this person brings both an inventive design sensibility and hands-on engineering rigor to develop new product processes and methods, while facilitating and engineering improvements to the current product line.
Key Responsibilities
Document and organize dimensioned and rendered 3D concepts in a shared file system; update drawings and modifications through all phases of development.
Assist with the Schedule of Materials and Bill of Materials (BOM); conduct CMF (color, material, finish) research.
Program CAD/CAM for CNC fabrication (3- and 4-axis).
Produce SolidWorks drawings for approval on in-house orders; work with the product team to create 3D models and renderings.
Maintain computer filing systems for all CAD/CAM and rendering programs.
Support product development of furniture and objects — including cast, formed, and fabricated items — through concept development, hand-sketched renderings, vendor and material research, mock-up development, and design documentation.
Organize and take notes in prototype production meetings; track follow-up schedules.
Assist the in-house production team with rapid prototypes and full-scale models (both hand-built and CNC-built parts); modify drawings as needed and engineer process improvements and solutions.
Required Software & Technical Skills
SolidWorks
Fusion 360
Photoshop
Blender
KeyShot
CAD/CAM programming for CNC production
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design or higher.
3+ years of experience in industrial or furniture design engineering, ideally with high-end/luxury furniture and hands-on prototyping or fabrication experience.
Demonstrated ability to move fluidly between digital modeling and physical model/prototype making.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
This is an in-person position based in Chicago, IL. We are not accepting applicants for remote work.
Employment Type: Full-time Industry: Design
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