Innovative Retail Display Structural Designer

Paylocity; Hazelwood, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PFI InStore – Butler Division seeks a Structural Designer to transform concepts into production-ready designs for custom retail displays and merchandising fixtures. You will work with Sales, Product Management, Industrial Design, Engineering, Production, and customers to balance function, aesthetics, manufacturability, and cost.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of experience in structural/product design, proficiency with 2D drafting and 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS), and strong Adobe CC skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Structural Design, Engineering, Architecture, Packaging Design, or related field preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience in structural design, product design, packaging, retail displays, fixture design, or manufacturing.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment and retail/POP applications preferred.
• Proficiency with 2D drafting and 3D CAD software; SOLIDWORKS preferred.
• Experience creating production drawings, die lines, prototypes, and structural specifications.
• Familiarity with corrugated, plastics, wood, metal, CNC, die cutting, printing, fabrication, and related processes preferred.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Develop structural designs for retail displays, fixtures, merchandising systems, packaging, and other in-store solutions using materials such as corrugated, plastics, foam board, wood, metal, and printed substrates.
• Translate concepts, sketches, and customer requirements into detailed, production-ready designs.
• Create and modify 2D drawings, dielines, layouts, and 3D CAD models.
• Evaluate designs for structural integrity, functionality, material selection, manufacturability, assembly, shipping, installation, cost, and retail application.
• Develop prototypes and samples to test fit, form, function, durability, and assembly.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Sales, Product Management, and customers to resolve design challenges and improve manufacturability, quality, and cost.
• Participate in Product Development Meetings (PDMs) and design reviews.
• Design components that integrate with graphics, branding, hardware, lighting, shelving, and other merchandising elements.
• Maintain accurate project files, drawings, specifications, revisions, and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing products, standardize components, reduce material usage, and increase efficiency.
• Support customer presentations through renderings, layouts, and other visual communication tools.
• Stay current with materials, manufacturing processes, retail trends, and structural design techniques.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

2-4 years exp

2D Drafting

3D CAD

SOLIDWORKS

Adobe CC

Illustrator

Photoshop

Manufacturing experience

Retail/POP

Corrugated

Plastics

Wood

Metal

CNC

Die cutting

Printing

Fabrication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

PFI InStore – Butler Division seeks a Structural Designer to transform concepts into production-ready designs for custom retail displays and merchandising fixtures. You will work with Sales, Product Management, Industrial Design, Engineering, Production, and customers to balance function, aesthetics, manufacturability, and cost.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of experience in structural/product design, proficiency with 2D drafting and 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS), and strong Adobe CC skills