Industrial Designer

Red Rover Recruitment; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Industrial Designer to join a collaborative team. The ideal candidate will focus on designing manufacturable products such as seating and tables, with a strong emphasis on SolidWorks proficiency. Candidates with a degree in Industrial Design are preferred, and strong taste in design fundamentals is essential. The role requires the ability to clearly communicate design intent and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Strong taste and fundamentals in industrial design.
• Ability to defend design work using strong industrial design logic.
• Portfolio must demonstrate process, iteration, and SolidWorks progression.

Responsibilities

• Design products across seating, tables, and casegoods.
• Translate design briefs into manufacturable solutions.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

SolidWorks

Understanding of materials

Ergonomics

Education

Degree or diploma in Industrial Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Red Rover Recruitment — Concord, ON (On-site)

Our client is an international designer and manufacturer of products that shape the modern built environment. They’re hiring an Industrial Designer to join a highly collaborative in-house product design team focused on creating refined, manufacturable, aesthetically disciplined products.

This is a design-first role — ideal for someone who is truly an industrial designer (not an engineer in disguise, not a marketing creative, and not a stylist). Junior designers are welcome if your fundamentals and portfolio are strong.

What you’ll do

• Design across seating, tables, casegoods, and line extensions
• Translate design briefs into well-resolved solutions through:
• SolidWorks development (primary tool)
• models / mockups / prototypes as required
• Communicate design intent clearly through visuals, presentations, and prototypes
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Manufacturing through structured stage-gate reviews
• Design with manufacturing in mind: how it’s built, assembled, costed, and scaled — without compromising the aesthetic

What we’re looking for

Strong taste + strong fundamentals. You can defend your work using real industrial design logic — not just preference.

Portfolio must show (important)

• Process + iteration (not only final renders)
• Sketch exploration and refinement
• SolidWorks progression (not just the final image)
• Hard goods / manufacturable product work
• Models, prototypes, or build-thinking

Must-haves

• Degree or diploma in Industrial Design
• SolidWorks strength is required
• Understanding of materials, ergonomics, and manufacturability