Industrial Designer

Tricam Industries; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health insurance

Dental

Flexible work time

Job summary

Tricam Industries is seeking an Industrial Designer to join our Product Development team in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. In this fast-paced role, you will collaborate with design engineers and product managers to develop new consumer products for retailers like Home Depot and Walmart. The position offers a dynamic work environment where you can make an immediate impact.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and 6-10 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks is preferred. Benefits include flexible work hours and health plans.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of product development experience working with consumer products.
• Proficiency with surface modeling and 2D visualization workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineers and product managers to develop consumer products.
• Apply visual brand language to product refreshes and new products.
• Leverage emerging digital tools to enhance concept generation.

Skills

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

3D CAD modeling

Visual communication

User-centered design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

As an Industrial Designer at Tricam Industries, you will work in a fast‑paced environment as part of the Product Development team to develop new Gorilla® branded consumer products for leading retailers such as Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, and more. As part of the Product Development team, you will be integral to successful product launches by collaborating cross‑functionally alongside design engineers to translate product concepts into manufacturable solutions. You will work out of Tricam’s corporate office in Eden Prairie MN, located 20 minutes southwest of downtown Minneapolis.

Tricam Industries is a rapidly growing consumer products company and innovation leader with products sold at 40+ retailers worldwide. Our product categories include Climbing, Lawn & Garden, and Outdoors. Employees can make an immediate impact and are empowered to take ownership of their own projects. Benefits include 401k, health, dental, newly remodeled offices, and flexible work time.

• Collaborate with design engineers, product managers and marketers to develop consumer products from concept to manufacturing following Tricam’s New Product Development process.
• Support Product Development team with CMF design and specification.
• Support Sales and Marketing cross‑functional teams as a visualization/rendering resource.
• Apply visual brand language to product refreshes and new products.
• Be adept at broad concept exploration, thoughtful down‑selection and iterative refinement.
• Strong grasp of design principals with ability to apply rationale to build support for design proposals.
• Secondary research with opportunities to engage in primary research/VOC.
• Leverage emerging digital tools, AI platforms, and applications to enhance concept generation, presentations, and overall productivity within the Design team.

Base Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BS, BFA) in Industrial Design or related degree
• 6-10 years of product develop experience working with cross‑functional teams to ship consumer products that users love.
• Light travel may be required

Preferred Qualifications

• Have a growth mindset, passion for learning, and willingness to adapt and evolve your own perspective when collaborating with teammates.
• Excellent ID skills and visual communicator with the ability to tell a story.
• Ability to clearly articulate your concepts and evangelize on their behalf.
• A willingness to own problems, comfort with ambiguity, a desire to make things better, and a balanced sense of optimism and humility.
• Design for usability while balancing real‑world engineering and business constraints.
• Use rough sketches and early visualization to build shared understanding and drive early decision‑making.
• Support design choices with sound design principles and rationale.
• Proficiency with surface modeling in a 3D CAD parametric modeling software (SolidWorks preferred, Rhino, Blender or equivalent will be considered).
• Proficiency with 2D visualization workflows/software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Keyshot.
• Well‑rounded knowledge of manufacturing processes including plastic injection molding, aluminum extrusion, machining, and finishing operations.
• Experience in consumer product design for US mass retailers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Open‑minded, collaborative team player with experience initiating and driving projects to completion.