Staff Industrial Designer - Hand Tools & Brand Innovation

Techtronic Industries; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Staff Industrial Designer to support our Hand Tools category. This mid-level role emphasizes ownership, autonomy, and applying established design processes to deliver ergonomic, usable, and manufacturable tools in line with our bold brand language.

You will collaborate with engineers, researchers, and product managers to create user-centered design solutions, develop concepts, prototype, test, and iterate to refine form and function for manufacturing readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
• Minimum 3 years of professional design experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong creativity, form development, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of ergonomics, usability, and manufacturing.
• Natural inclination to iterate, refine, and validate ideas through hands-on prototyping and testing.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and initiative.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience designing within an established visual brand language (VBL) - familiarity with Milwaukee VBL is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identifying unmet user needs and opportunities for disruptive innovation through research and observation.
• Generating product concepts through independent ideation.
• Facilitating collaborative brainstorming sessions to catalyze innovation.
• Defining project goals, proactively planning development activities, and independently executing design development.
• Refining the form and function of designs through sketching, 3D modeling, prototyping, and hands-on testing.
• Supporting Design for Manufacturing (DfM) by applying growing knowledge of materials and processes.
• Communicating design intent through visuals and presentations.
• Documenting design solutions and manufacturing specifications for cross-functional use.
• Supporting projects through production to ensure exceptional design execution.

Skills

Ergonomics

Usability

Manufacturing

Prototyping

Communication

Collaboration

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design

Tools

3D Modeling

Prototyping

Job description

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Staff Industrial Designer to support our Hand Tools category. This mid-level role emphasizes ownership, autonomy, and applying established design processes to deliver ergonomic, usable, and manufacturable tools in line with our bold brand language.

You will collaborate with engineers, researchers, and product managers to create user-centered design solutions, develop concepts, prototype, test, and iterate to refine form and function for manufacturing readiness.