Mid-Level Industrial Designer

PA Consulting; Bray; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Job summary

PA Consulting in Wicklow, Ireland, near Bray, is seeking a Mid-Level Industrial Designer to join our studio team. You will design consumer electronics and related mass-produced devices, research insights, and craft compelling narratives showcased to clients.

The role emphasizes strong aesthetics, user-centred thinking, and collaboration with researchers, designers and engineers. It’s a hands-on position in a dynamic studio environment in Co.

Qualifications

• Excellent portfolio of industrial design experience showcasing your skills, thinking, and methodology.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design
• Ideally 2 years professional experience in design consultancy/agency
• Fluent sketching and craft modelling
• Exceptional aesthetic sensibility
• Empathetic to user needs, motivations, and behaviours
• Understanding of 3D design; skilled with Rhino/Solid Works and Keyshot
• Proficiency across design tools (e.g. Miro, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Teams)
• Experience with consumer and healthcare brands is a plus
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Help design and develop consumer electronics and similar devices for mass production
• Participate in research and mine for insight to inspire solutions
• Build compelling design narratives that convey the brand and audience you are designing for
• Present ideas confidently to clients alongside the team
• Create outstanding product concepts across industries
• Think strategically and guide clients with compelling solutions
• Design holistic user experiences
• Maintain sustainability mindset in concept ideas
• Continuously hone creative, technical and communication skills
• Collaborate openly with colleagues and clients
• Lead with creativity and act with urgency
• Drive design at the highest level for clients and customers

Skills

Industrial design

Portfolio development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial design

Tools

Rhino/Solid Works

KeyShot

Miro

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Teams

Job description

Company Description

We are seeking a talented Mid-Level Industrial Designer to join our fantastic team of researchers, designers, engineers, and prototypers at our studio in Co. Wicklow, Ireland to help create future products for some of the world’s most exciting consumer, professional and healthcare brands. Suitable applicants will be passionate about delivering meaningful design solutions that help our clients create world-leading, and best-selling products and experiences.

Job Description

You will:

• Help design and develop consumer electronics and similar devices for mass production
• Participate in research and mine for insight to inspire solutions
• Build compelling design narratives that convey the brand and audience you are designing for
• Present your ideas confidently to clients alongside the team
• Create outstanding product concepts across a broad spectrum of industries
• Think and act strategically and guide our clients with compelling solutions
• Possess a strong aesthetic sensibility and a great eye for detail
• Design holistic user experiences
• Have a sustainability mindset when developing new concept ideas
• Continually hone your creative, technical and communication skills
• Confidently move between craft and digital tools to optimise creative workflow
• Collaborate with an open mind with colleagues and clients
• Lead with creativity and act with urgency
• Drive to design at the highest level for our clients and their customers

Our Team

We offer you the opportunity to work and grow in a dynamic and supportive team environment. We are a forward-looking team, built to tackle what’s next. Our ambition is to create solutions that drive impact, define categories and make a difference for people, business and the planet. You will be guided to continually imbue these qualities in your work.

With full R&D facilities and a highly experienced team you will have the equipment, encouragement, and expertise to fully develop your concepts from early crafted visions through to fully working prototypes and design for manufacture. Our work environment is second to none - a fully equipped 1,500 sq m. combined studio, workshops and labs designed to maximise experimentation, creativity, and fast progress.

PA’s Irish studio is located in the beautiful surroundings of Co. Wicklow – ‘the Garden of Ireland’ – known for hiking, cycling, trail running and other outdoor activities. The office is five minutes from Bray’s seafront where people enjoy walks, sea swimming, surfing, cafes, and restaurants, and 30 minutes from Dublin City Centre, for those looking for more vibrant evenings, weekends and nightlife.

Qualifications

• Excellent portfolio of industrial design experience showcasing your skills, thinking, and methodology
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design
• Ideally 2 years professional experience in design consultancy/agency
• Fluent and confident with hand sketching and craft modelling
• Exceptional aesthetic sensibility
• Empathetic to user needs, motivations, and behaviours
• Thorough understanding of three-dimensional design and skilled with Rhino/Solid Works and Keyshot (or similar).
• Proficiency across multiple design tools you will use in projects (e.g. Miro, Figma, Adobe Creative suite, Teams etc.)
• Experienced at tuning in to brand values and crafting compelling stories
• Experience working with consumer and healthcare brands is a positive but not essential
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with a strong ability to articulate and convince others of your ideas and strategies
• Solid understanding of industry trends and advancements in design and creativity
• Good understanding of engineering and manufacturing requirements
• Knowledgeable and passionate about emerging technologies (AI, Machine learning, Generative AI, XR, etc.) and its impact on design solutions.

Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [e-mail]