Senior Industrial Designer – R&D Innovation

fiskars; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fiskars Group is seeking a passionate Senior Industrial Designer to join our innovative R&D team. You will lead industrial design activities from early concept creation through production and launch, translating insights into meaningful concepts and shaping product direction with sustainable, user-centered design.

This full-time hybrid role is based in Espoo or the Billnäs factory in Finland and involves close collaboration with engineers, product managers, packaging designers and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Design or equivalent.
• Several years of professional experience in industrial design and consumer product development.
• Proven ability to translate insights into innovative and commercially successful design solutions.
• Strong concept generation, storytelling, visual communication, and design strategy.
• Curious, creative mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrial design activities across new product development projects, from early exploration and concept creation through production and launch.
• Turn consumer insights, emerging trends, and business opportunities into distinctive and commercially relevant product concepts.
• Define product form, ergonomics, usability, color, materials, and finishes in line with the Fiskars brand experience.
• Create sketches, visualizations, prototypes, appearance models, and specifications that clearly communicate design intent.
• Partner with engineering, product management, packaging, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to deliver feasible, manufacturable, and consumer-centered solutions.
• Present concepts and design recommendations to project teams, stakeholders, and senior leaders, using clear storytelling and design rationale.
• Identify opportunities in materials, sustainability, technology, and consumer behavior that can inform future innovation and the evolution of Fiskars' design language.

Skills

Industrial design

SolidWorks

Prototyping

Adobe Creative Suite

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Industrial Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Rapid prototyping

Job description

Fiskars Group is seeking a passionate Senior Industrial Designer to join our innovative R&D team. You will lead industrial design activities from early concept creation through production and launch, translating insights into meaningful concepts and shaping product direction with sustainable, user-centered design.

This full-time hybrid role is based in Espoo or the Billnäs factory in Finland and involves close collaboration with engineers, product managers, packaging designers and manufacturing