Job description template
Industrial Designer Job Description Template
A copy-ready industrial designer job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.
Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows industrial designers earn a median of $83,910 ($40.34/hour); the middle 50% earn $66,450–$109,050.
Job title
Industrial Designer
Job summary
[Company name] is seeking a dependable industrial designer to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will research users and markets, sketch product concepts and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.
Responsibilities
- Research users and markets
- Sketch product concepts
- Create 3D CAD models
- Build prototypes
- Test designs with users
- Work with engineers on manufacturing
- Present designs to stakeholders
- Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Working knowledge of sketching and 3d cad modeling
- Creativity and collaboration
- [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]
Preferred qualifications
- SolidWorks certification
- IDSA membership
- Portfolio
- Experience with solidWorks
Skills
- Prototyping
- User research
- Materials and manufacturing
- Rendering
- Problem solving
- Communication
Work environment and schedule
Designers work in studios, offices, model shops and factories. Most work full-time, with crunch time before launches.
Pay and benefits
$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]
Equal opportunity
[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Tips for a industrial designer job posting that attracts applicants
- Use the title candidates search for. “Industrial Designer” is the clearest; alternates include Product Designer, Commercial Designer, Consumer Product Designer.
- Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
- Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
- Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of an industrial designer so applicants self-select accurately.
- Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Industrial Designer training: widens your applicant pool.
Next steps
Screen and interview with our Industrial Designer hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.