Industrial Designer

Foster + Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking experienced Industrial Designers specializing in Furniture and Product design. This exciting role involves working on major architectural projects and collaborating with design-led brands to develop innovative products for commercial manufacture. The ideal candidate will possess strong creative thinking, technical skills, and workshop experience, contributing to the design process from initial sketches to final presentations. Join a dynamic team in Battersea and play a key role in shaping the future of design in an inspiring environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial and furniture design with strong technical skills.
• Ability to create design proposals through sketches, CAD models, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Work on industrial and furniture projects, collaborating with architectural teams.
• Prepare design proposals and oversee project development and construction.

Skills

Creative Thinking

Design Sensitivity

Technical Ability

Workshop Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Flexibility

Tools

CAD Software

Job description

Foster + Partners

Industrial Designer

Based in Battersea, South West London

Foster + Partners, the award-winning multidisciplinary consultancy, have excellent opportunities for experienced Industrial Designers specialising in Furniture / Product design to join our expanding Team. The team works on elements for major architectural projects, for clients on private commissions and with major design-led brands to develop new products for commercial manufacture. The role requires creative thinking, design sensitivity, strong technical ability, and workshop skills.

Qualities and Skills required:

• Able to work on industrial and furniture projects within the department and act as a consultant to the architectural and interiors teams.
• The ability to prepare and develop a design proposal and presentation from the brief by means of hand sketches, technical drawings, graphics, CAD models, working and presentation models.
• To liaise with other external design teams and manufacturers and oversee the construction and development of a project.
• Happy to take responsibility, where required by the project leader, for specific areas of the design and project development.
• Able to assess the need for the manufacture of a presentation model and liaise with the model shop in terms of time and material management, working within safety guidelines and providing support to others within the machine tool environment.
• Capable of reviewing industrial design work as part of the internal review process.
• Able to construct sketch and high-level presentation models in-house for review and client presentation.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team.
• Flexible attitude.
• Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally.

Please apply with an up-to-date CV if you wish to be considered for the position. You must be able to commute to Battersea where the role will be based.