Industrial Designer / Product Development

BDI Furniture; Sully Square (VA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative furniture design company where your creativity and expertise will shape the future of high-end furniture. In this role, you'll collaborate with world-class suppliers and take ownership of projects from concept to production. With a focus on design excellence and manufacturability, you'll engineer solutions that balance beauty and functionality. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual looking to make a significant impact in a supportive environment that values creativity and execution. If you thrive in a culture where good ideas are recognized, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge designs

Recognition for great work

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product development & engineering with furniture experience preferred.
• Expertise in 3D CAD software and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Research market trends and user needs to inform product innovation.
• Generate high-quality design concepts and prototypes.

Skills

Product Development

3D CAD Software

Manufacturing Processes

Value Engineering

Analytical Thinking

Quality Control Methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Vault

Job description

Location: Chantilly, VA (5 miles south of Washington Dulles Airport)
Reports to: Director of Product

Why Join BDI?

At BDI, we design high-end, modern furniture that enhances the way people work, live, and entertain. We’re not just another furniture company—we are design-driven and execution-focused, ensuring that every product we create is both beautiful and functional.

We believe in work-life balance, intellectual curiosity, and continuous improvement. Our team is small but highly skilled, and we expect each person to contribute at a high level. If you thrive in environments where ideas turn into reality, where you own your projects from development to production, and where design excellence meets real-world execution, we’d love to hear from you.

What Makes This Role Exciting?

️ Shape the future of BDI’s products – Your design work will directly impact the next generation of high-end furniture.

️ Work with world-class suppliers – Collaborate with top-tier manufacturers to bring innovative designs to life.

️ Be a problem solver – Engineer solutions that balance beauty, durability, and manufacturability.

️ Own your outcomes – See projects through from sketch to final production, ensuring great ideas become reality.

What Success Looks Like (One Year In)

️ Designed & developed multiple market-ready furniture pieces.

️ Mastered BDI’s approach to designing for both aesthetics and manufacturability.

️ Enhanced supplier collaboration, ensuring smooth execution from prototype to production.

️ Improved quality & efficiency, identifying and solving design challenges before they reach manufacturing.

Your Responsibilities

️ Research market trends and user needs to inform product innovation.

️ Generate high-quality design concepts that balance form, function, and manufacturability.

️ Prototype and test designs using various materials and methods (woodworking, metalworking, foamcore, etc.).

️ Engineer for reality – Optimize material selection, manufacturability, and cost-efficiency.

️ Conduct design reviews to proactively mitigate risks before production.

️ Collaborate with suppliers to refine prototypes, review samples, and implement quality improvements.

️ Create clear and detailed 3D models and drawings for production.

️ Develop and refine QC checklists and feedback documentation to ensure final production meets expectations.

️ Travel overseas to factories to evaluate and document new samples and production (1-2 trips annually).

The Ideal Candidate Has:

Technical Skills

️ Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design

️ 5+ years in product development & engineering (furniture experience a plus)

️ Expertise in 3D CAD software (Autodesk Inventor & Vault preferred)

️ Strong understanding of manufacturing processes (wood, metal, glass, finishing techniques)

️ Experience with value engineering, FEA analysis, and optimizing material & container yields

️ Familiarity with quality control methodologies (8D, 5 Why’s, Fishbone Diagrams, FMEA)

Soft Skills

️ Driven and self-motivated – You take initiative and don’t wait for instructions.

️ Clear communicator – You can explain complex ideas to non-technical people.

️ Detail-oriented – You sweat the small stuff and refine until it’s right.

️ Resilient & adaptable – You find solutions, not excuses.

️ Analytical thinker – You make data-driven decisions and design cost/benefit tradeoffs.

️ Cultural awareness – You know how to work effectively with international suppliers.

What We Offer

️ A team that values intelligence, creativity, and execution

️ The opportunity to work on cutting-edge furniture designs

️ A culture where good ideas thrive, and great work gets recognized

️ A hybrid work model that responds to the needs of our team as well as the needs of the product development process

Ready to shape the future of furniture design? Apply now!

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and portfolio (PDF under 10MB or link to an online portfolio).

BDI
Attn: Human Resources
14954 Bogle Drive
Chantilly, VA 20151
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