Industrial Designer

Rawlings Sporting Goods; Dardenne Prairie (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company paid life and disability保险

Employee Assistance Program

401k (fully vested immediately) with 2

Job summary

Rawlings Sporting Goods is seeking a product designer to conceptualize, design, develop, and bring hard goods to market, with opportunities to contribute to soft goods and cut-and-sew products. You will create 2D & 3D concepts, CAD models, renderings, and presentations to communicate design intent and explore solutions.

Join a team that values ergonomics, durability, usability, and user experience, collaborating with Product, Engineering, Quality, Marketing, and overseas partners to balance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a similar related field.
• Highly proficient in 3D design and modeling software – NX or Solidworks preferred.
• 1–5 years of professional industrial/product design experience, preferably with physical consumer products.
• Strong affinity to develop an understanding of the ever-changing sporting goods market.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating experience developing physical products from concept through production.
• Demonstrated experience designing hard goods, with additional experience in soft goods, textiles, or cut-and-sew products preferred.
• Mechanical aptitude in common manufacturing techniques including injection and compression molding, composites, vacuum forming, soft goods.
• Ability to balance creative design solutions with practical considerations such as cost, durability, manufacturability, and performance.
• Strong understanding of ergonomics and human-centered design principles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both visual and verbal.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with evolving priorities.
• Proficient in rendering and digitizing tools – example digital sketching or KeyShot rendering.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative product concepts from early ideation through production, with an emphasis on user-focused design and creative problem solving.
• Create 2D & 3D concepts, CAD models, sketches, renderings, and presentations to communicate design intent and explore solutions.
• Design primarily hard goods while contributing to soft goods, textiles, and cut-and-sew products as needed.
• Apply principles of ergonomics, protection, durability, usability, and user experience throughout the design process.
• Translate user needs, product requirements, and market opportunities into thoughtful physical product solutions.
• Deliver projects on time and within established cost targets.
• Apply continuous improvement throughout the design and development process while maintaining project timelines
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Quality, Marketing, and other cross-functional partners to balance athlete needs, aesthetics, performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Review prototypes, samples, and production units and identify opportunities for design, functional, or manufacturing improvements.
• Develop clear design documentation, specifications, presentations, and other materials necessary to support product development and manufacturing.
• Conduct ongoing competitive analysis and monitor the market landscape to identify opportunities, trends, and benchmarks that ensure products remain competitive and relevant.
• Develop world-class, category-leading products that elevate performance, innovation, and brand expression.

Skills

3D design

Product design

Prototyping

Ergonomics

Material knowledge

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a similar related field

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

General Overview: This role will be responsible for helping conceptualize, design, develop, and bring physical products to market, with a primary focus on hard goods and opportunities to contribute to soft goods/cut-and-sew products. A creative problem solver who can move comfortably from ideation, early-stage concepts, and 3D visualization through detailed development, prototyping, and manufacturing. Working closely with cross-functional partners, vendors, and international manufacturing partners to create products that are functional, durable, intuitive, and compelling for diamond sports athletes and consumers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative product concepts from early ideation through production, with an emphasis on user-focused design and creative problem solving.
• Create 2D & 3D concepts, CAD models, sketches, renderings, and presentations to communicate design intent and explore solutions.
• Design primarily hard goods while contributing to soft goods, textiles, and cut-and-sew products as needed.
• Apply principles of ergonomics, protection, durability, usability, and user experience throughout the design process.
• Translate user needs, product requirements, and market opportunities into thoughtful physical product solutions.
• Deliver projects on time and within established cost targets.
• Apply continuous improvement throughout the design and development process while maintaining project timelines
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Quality, Marketing, and other cross-functional partners to balance athlete needs, aesthetics, performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Review prototypes, samples, and production units and identify opportunities for design, functional, or manufacturing improvements.
• Develop clear design documentation, specifications, presentations, and other materials necessary to support product development and manufacturing.
• Conduct ongoing competitive analysis and monitor the market landscape to identify opportunities, trends, and benchmarks that ensure products remain competitive and relevant.
• Develop world-class, category-leading products that elevate performance, innovation, and brand expression.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a similar related field.
• Highly proficient in 3D design and modeling software – NX or Solidworks preferred.
• 1–5 years of professional industrial/product design experience, preferably with physical consumer products.
• Strong affinity to develop an understanding of the ever-changing sporting goods market.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating experience developing physical products from concept through production.
• Demonstrated experience designing hard goods, with additional experience in soft goods, textiles, or cut-and-sew products preferred.
• Mechanical aptitude in common manufacturing techniques including injection and compression molding, composites, vacuum forming, soft goods.
• Ability to balance creative design solutions with practical considerations such as cost, durability, manufacturability, and performance.
• Strong understanding of ergonomics and human-centered design principles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both visual and verbal.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with evolving priorities.
• Proficient in rendering and digitizing tools – example digital sketching or KeyShot rendering.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in sporting goods, baseball, outdoor, fitness, protective equipment, or other performance-oriented consumer products.
• Experience designing products where protection, impact resistance, durability, or athletic performance are important considerations.
• Experience with soft goods construction, textiles, sewing, patterns, and/or cut-and-sew manufacturing.
• Experience working with overseas manufacturing partners and navigating international product development.
• Hands-on prototyping and fabrication experience.
• Familiarity with materials such as plastics, foams, metals, textiles, composites, and other performance materials.
• Experience conducting user research, product testing, or field evaluations

Working Conditions:

General office and lab (Tech Center) working conditions with approximately 20% travel, including international, required.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing 10-25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. Employees will be required to hear telephone ring.

Rawlings Sporting Goods Total Compensation Package:

The health, well-being and financial stability of our employees are a high priority to us. Our benefit plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Company paid life and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401k (fully vested immediately) with Company match.
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Opportunities for advancement
• Employee Discount Program

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Position may be required to perform other duties as needed.