Concept Generation: Explore ideas through ideation, competitive assessments, and identification of unmet user needs.
Design Development: Create designs using paper and digital sketching, technical drawings, renderings, 2D illustrations, 3D CAD, and hand-built mock-ups and models. Consider manufacturing and cost parameters.
Visual Storytelling: Communicate design intent through visual storytelling to gain acceptance from the project team.
Innovation: Be very curious and seek to understand and inject innovation into all programs and tasks.
Form Development: Demonstrate a strong understanding of form development and the ability to create designs without predecessors.
Documentation: Create necessary documentation to convey design solutions to management or cross-functional partners through renderings, models, mechanical drawings, and written reports. Present designs for milestone approval to marketing and engineering leadership.
Ergonomics and Usability: Evaluate and apply fundamentals of ergonomics and usability to product solutions.
Construction, Materials & VBL Guidelines: Propose construction, mechanisms, color, materials, surface finish, and manufacturing processes in cooperation with other business functions involved in new product development. Ensure designs comply with Milwaukee visual brand language (VBL) guidelines.
Manufacturing Integration: Partner closely with engineering and suppliers to ensure design intent is maintained through manufacturing. Develop solutions optimized for injection molding, assembly processes, and scalable production while balancing cost, quality, and performance.
Project Management: Work on several projects concurrently and respond quickly to accelerated changes in project directions.
Requirements
Minimum of 3 years of professional design experience.
Strong understanding of form development and the ability to innovate.
Proficiency in paper and digital sketching, technical drawings, renderings, 2D illustrations, 3D CAD, and model making.
Excellent communication skills for presentations, visual storytelling, and working with global partners.
Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and adapt to changes quickly.
Knowledge of ergonomics, usability, and manufacturing processes.
Familiarity with Milwaukee visual brand language (VBL) guidelines is a plus.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative product designs and collaborate with a dynamic team. If you are passionate about industrial design and eager to make an impact, we encourage you to apply!
Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.
Additional Information
Staff Industrial Designer Job Description:
Position Overview: As a Staff Industrial Designer at Milwaukee Tool, you will help shape innovative products that solve real user needs and push our design language forward. This is an exciting mid-level role for a highly curious, hands-on designer with 3+ years of professional experience who thrives in fast-paced product development. You will explore form, function, aesthetics, and user interaction while transforming insights into compelling concepts and manufacturable solutions. Working with increasing autonomy and in close partnership with senior designers, engineering, marketing, and research teams, you will play a key role in bringing impactful, user-driven products to life. This position reports to the Lead Industrial Designer or ID Manager.
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