Industrial Designer

Presence From Innovation LLC; Hazelwood (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

PFI InStore is seeking an Industrial Designer to help create exciting displays, fixtures, and custom product solutions for leading customers and brands. You'll move concepts from sketches to 3D models and presentations, balancing aesthetics with manufacturability through collaboration with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Production, and customers.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Industrial Design and have 2–4 years of design experience, strong sketching, SolidWorks CAD, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field.
• 2–4 years of industrial/product design experience.
• Strong sketching and visualization skills.
• Experience with 3D CAD and rendering tools.
• Familiarity with materials and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design custom displays and fixtures using diverse materials.
• Translate concepts into sketches, 3D models and renderings.
• Develop concepts balancing aesthetics, cost, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate across Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Production.
• Lead product development meetings and present concepts to customers.
• Work with customers to pitch innovative ideas.
• Leverage company capabilities to realize concepts.
• Elevate customer presentations with high-quality renderings.
• Contribute to marketing visuals and social campaigns.
• Stay abreast of design trends and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Concept sketching

Communication

Presentation

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Photoreal rendering software

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Description

Industrial Designer

PFI InStore

Are you a creative problem-solver who can turn ideas into innovative, real-world products?

PFI InStore is looking for a talented Industrial Designer to help create exciting merchandising displays, fixtures, and custom product solutions for leading customers and brands.

In this role, you'll combine creativity, technical design skills, and manufacturing knowledge to take concepts from sketch to presentation to production. You'll collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Production, and customers to develop visually compelling, functional, and manufacturable solutions.

What You'll Do

• Design innovative custom displays, fixtures, and merchandising solutions using materials such as wood, metal, glass, wire, steel, and plastic.
• Transform ideas into sketches, 3D models, renderings, and compelling customer presentations.
• Develop creative concepts that balance aesthetics, functionality, cost, customer needs, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Engineering, Production, and customers throughout the product development process.
• Participate in and lead product development meetings to help drive project direction.
• Work directly with customers and assist in presenting and pitching innovative concepts.
• Leverage manufacturing capabilities across PFI InStore and our affiliated companies to bring great ideas to life.
• Help elevate our customer presentations through high-quality renderings, in-scene imagery, and visual storytelling.
• Contribute creative content and ideas for marketing and social media campaigns.
• Stay current on design trends, materials, technology, and manufacturing processes.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a related design field.
• 2–4 years of experience in industrial, product, or related design.
• Strong concept sketching skills; digital or tablet sketching preferred.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling, preferably SolidWorks.
• Familiarity with photorealistic rendering software.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and general office applications.
• Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes.
• Strong creative thinking, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate across teams.

Why PFI InStore?

This is an opportunity to see your ideas move beyond the screen and into the real world. You'll work on a wide variety of custom products and customer challenges while collaborating with talented teams across design, engineering, manufacturing, sales, and marketing.

PFI InStore offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance; term life insurance; short- and long-term disability; 401(k); accident insurance; cancer care; and hospital indemnity coverage. Employees are eligible for insurance benefits on the first Monday of the month following their start date.

PFI InStore is an Equal Opportunity Employer.