Product Designer

K. Hovnanian Homes; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Discounts on mortgages and home-apPLI

401(k) plan

Bonus potential

Job summary

K. Hovnanian Homes in New York, NY is seeking a Product Designer to shape interiors and product concepts from research through execution.

This onsite role translates design direction into specifications, prototypes, and documentation to support the homebuyer experience. You will work across Interior Design, Architecture, Marketing, supply chain, and field teams; use CAD/3D tools and Adobe Creative Suite to develop finish schedules, drawings, and visualization deliverables, balancing aesthetics

Qualifications

• Experience in product design for residential or commercial interiors.
• Experience with sourcing and supplier collaboration.
• Ability to produce technical drawings and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Research residential design trends and product opportunities across lighting, finishes, cabinetry, plumbing, building materials.
• Support design standards and visualization deliverables for model homes and sales centers.
• Evaluate products and vendors, identify customization needs, drive prototype and documentation efforts.
• Create drawings and finish schedules using CAD/3D tools and related workflows.
• Collaborate with Interior Design, Direct Supply, Architecture, Marketing, supply chain, and field teams to realize concepts.

Skills

Product design

Interiors

Sourcing

Supplier collaboration

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SolidWorks

Rhino

CAD/3D modeling

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Asana

Job description

K. Hovnanian Homes is hiring a Product Designer to help shape future-focused interiors and product concepts from research through execution. This onsite role in New York, NY supports the homebuyer experience by translating design direction into real-world specifications, prototypes, and documentation.

Compensation: USD 110,000 - 145,000 per year, plus bonus potential.

What you’ll do

• Research residential design trends and product opportunities across lighting, finishes, cabinetry, plumbing, building materials, and other interior elements.
• Support future-focused product offerings, including design standards, model homes, clubhouses, sales centers, and associated visualization deliverables.
• Evaluate domestic and international products and vendors, identify customization needs, and help drive prototype, specification, and documentation efforts.
• Create and coordinate technical drawings, specifications, finish schedules, and interior documentation using CAD/3D modeling and related design tools.
• Partner across teams including Interior Design, Direct Supply, Architecture, Marketing, supply chain, and field teams to bring concepts to life.
• Use data, timelines, cost considerations, and customer insights to balance aesthetics, quality, budget, and implementation needs.

Skills and experience

• Experience in product design, residential or commercial interiors, sourcing, supplier collaboration, and technical documentation.
• Preferred experience with domestic and overseas suppliers, manufacturers, buying agents, inspection services, product testing, and consumer product goods (such as decorative lighting, plumbing, hardware, case goods, sheet goods, and flat-packed finished systems).
• Comfort supporting work from concept through design development, with understanding of supply chain management, specification documentation, compliance review, budgeting, constructability, and cost-conscious design.
• Strong communication, organization, negotiation, and time-management skills.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with an architecture, interiors, or product design firm, with a strong focus on interior products.
• Preferred bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, or a related field.

Tools you’ll use

AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks, Rhino, CAD/3D modeling, and finish schedule/specification workflows, plus Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop). Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Asana are also included.

Travel and benefits

• Job travel: 20%
• Annual salary: $110,000 - $145,000 + bonus potential
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Discounts on mortgages and home appliances
• 401(k) plan