Industrial Design Engineer

kreate • Sarasota, FL

6d • $80,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Kreate is seeking a technically proficient and innovative Industrial Design Engineer specializing in 3D CAD development, mechanical product design, and plastic injection molding. The role develops and engineers consumer products from initial concept through production-ready design, integrating industrial design aesthetics, brand identity, engineering principles, and manufacturing requirements. The work emphasizes dimensional accuracy, structural performance, material optimization, tooling feasibility, and manufacturing efficiency.

The engineer creates and validates product designs and CAD documentation, supports prototyping and production release, and collaborates with engineering, tooling, manufacturing, and product development teams. This position reports to the Chief Innovation Officer and is based at Kreate, 1074 N Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Requirements

• Advanced SolidWorks proficiency, including parametric part modeling, complex surfacing, assembly modeling, configurations, and detailed engineering drawings.
• Demonstrated experience engineering injection-molded plastic consumer products.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), tolerance stack-ups, and component interfaces.
• Technical knowledge of thermoplastic materials, injection molding processes, tooling constraints, and design-for-manufacturing methodologies.
• Ability to integrate industrial design principles, product aesthetics, and brand identity into mechanically functional designs.
• Experience developing detailed, manufacturable CAD models from conceptual product requirements.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, tooling, manufacturing, and product development teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing high-volume injection-molded consumer products, including storage, organization, household, hardware, or outdoor products.
• Advanced SolidWorks surfacing, sheet metal, simulation, and design validation capabilities.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks Visualize or comparable photorealistic rendering software.
• Experience with 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and additive manufacturing technologies.
• Familiarity with injection mold construction, mold flow analysis, tooling validation, and manufacturing cost optimization.
• Experience developing modular product architectures, branded product ecosystems, and multi-component assemblies.
• A technical design portfolio demonstrating advanced SolidWorks modeling, complex part and surface geometry, injection molding DFM, mechanical product development, industrial design execution, and photorealistic product visualization.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed parametric 3D CAD models, complex surface geometries, multi-component assemblies, photorealistic renderings, and production engineering drawings using SolidWorks.
• Engineer consumer products to meet functional, structural, dimensional, ergonomic, and aesthetic requirements.
• Reverse engineer existing products using physical measurements, 3D scanning, and CAD reconstruction to evaluate design improvements and product differentiation.
• Optimize component geometry, mechanical interfaces, assembly methods, and material utilization to improve product performance and manufacturing cost.
• Apply design-for-manufacturing principles to develop injection-molded plastic components optimized for tooling and high-volume production.
• Engineer part geometries with appropriate wall thickness, draft angles, rib-to-wall ratios, bosses, snap fits, parting lines, undercuts, and ejection requirements.
• Evaluate thermoplastic material properties, shrinkage, warpage, dimensional stability, and structural performance during product development.
• Collaborate with tooling and manufacturing engineering teams to resolve moldability concerns, optimize tooling configurations, and validate production-ready designs.
• Develop technically feasible product designs integrating functional engineering requirements with industrial design aesthetics and brand-specific design language.
• Define product architecture, component interfaces, surface transitions, textures, color schemes, and material finishes.
• Engineer modular product systems and coordinated product families, considering interchangeability, compatibility, and scalable design architecture.
• Generate CAD visualizations, photorealistic renderings, and technical presentations to communicate design intent.
• Prepare CAD models and technical documentation for additive manufacturing, functional prototyping, and engineering validation.
• Evaluate prototypes for dimensional accuracy, fit, form, function, assembly compatibility, and mechanical performance.
• Implement iterative design modifications based on prototype evaluations, engineering analysis, and manufacturing feedback.
• Support tooling development, first-article inspections, dimensional validation, and design revisions through production release.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed