Innovation Designer - Habitat Care

Procter & Gamble; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble is seeking an Innovation Designer to join Habitat Care Design, uniting startup agility with P&G scale. You will transform insights into breakthrough product experiences, lead design workstreams, and collaborate across R&D, product supply, and manufacturing to accelerate development from concept to manufacturable prototypes.

You will leverage CAD, 3D printing, and AI-enabled tools to iterate quickly while maintaining a superior consumer experience, contributing to growth of

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrates Industrial Design mastery: technical proficiency, creativity, design thinking, storytelling.
• Teamwork & communication: collaborates across functions and with leadership.
• Innovation mindset: drives repeatable excellence and rapid ideation using AI tools.
• Learning agility: curious, resilient, open to feedback and coaching.
• Strong project and time management: leads multiple high-complexity projects with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Translate consumer insights and trends into design strategies and breakthrough product experiences.
• Lead design workstreams and influence cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to explore and refine opportunities.
• Apply deep consumer understanding to deliver products and experiences addressing unmet needs while growing the business.
• Master industrial design through sketching, CAD, and rendering across concepts to production.
• Move seamlessly from concept to CAD to prototype and manufacturable solutions.

Skills

Sketching

CAD modeling

Product rendering

Adobe Suite

Design Research

Product photography

Generative AI

Fabrication

Education

BA/BS in Industrial Design

Tools

Solidworks

Fusion 360

Rhino

Job description

Job Location

MASON BUS AND INNOVATION CTR

Job Description

We are seeking a talented Innovation Designer to join our dynamic Habitat Care Design team. Habitat Care is P&G's newest category and business, bringing together innovative brands that help consumers care for the spaces they call home. Built from the success of ventures such as Zevo® (Pest Prevention) and Spruce® (Outdoor Care), Habitat Care is expanding P&G's portfolio into entirely new categories focused on safe, effective solutions for families and pets. As part of Fabric, Home & Habitat Care, Habitat Care combines the scale, capabilities, and resources of P&G with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a startup to create, launch, and grow breakthrough brands that solve unmet consumer needs.

What You Will Do:

Human Centered Design:

• Transform consumer insights, market opportunities, business objectives, and emerging trends into actionable design strategies and breakthrough product experiences.
• Lead design workstreams and influence multidisciplinary teams to solve complex business challenges and deliver superior consumer solutions.
• Partner effectively with internal teams and external design partners to explore, develop, and refine innovation opportunities.
• Apply deep consumer understanding to create products and experiences that address unmet needs while driving business growth.

Integrated Design Strategy + Execution:

• Mastery level industrial design skills such as sketching, CAD, rendering
• Ability to move seamlessly from concept -> CAD -> prototype

Agile and Rapid Prototyping:

• Lead hands-on design exploration and prototyping activities using methods such as 3D printing, fabrication, model making, and rapid iteration.
• Partner closely with R&D, Product Supply, Manufacturing, and external suppliers to develop and refine functional prototypes.
• Utilize rapid experimentation and learning cycles to accelerate innovation and reduce development risk.
• Translate concepts into manufacturable solutions while maintaining a superior consumer experience.

Job Qualifications

• 1-3 years of full-time industrial design work experience.
• BA/BS in Industrial Design or similar field.
• A portfolio that demonstrates Industrial Design Mastery: Technical proficiency, creative excellence, design thinking, storytelling, problem solving, rapid iteration, aesthetics, form development, ergonomics. Depth of understanding of materials and manufacturing processes.
• Teamwork & Communication: Has excellent collaboration skills and leadership, and for your ability to work effectively with partners across different functions and levels, including senior leadership. Forms and communicates a clear strategic design vision.
• Innovation Mindset: Generates new and better ways to get results; Drives improvements systemically to enable repeatable excellence. Utilizes AI-enabled tools to create compelling ideas, prototypes, and quick design iterations, enhancing ideation speed and creativity.
• Learning Agility: Demonstrates curiosity and resilience. Learns from success and failures and open to feedback and coaching.
• Strong Project and Time Management Skills : Experience leading multiple high complexity projects simultaneously, with attention to detail and follow-through.

Required Skills:

• Industrial Design Core Skills Sketching
• CAD modeling- parametric solids, surfacing, advanced patterning (Solidworks, Fusion, Rhino)
• Product rendering
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.)
• Design Research and research data analysis
• Product photography
• Generative AI - controllable AI image generation (Adobe Suite/Firefly, Comfy UI, Vizcom)
• Fabrication (3D printing (SLA, FDM), proficiency in basic shop tools)

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, ve