Senior Industrial Designer - Furniture

7th Avenue•Inglewood, CA

4d•Remote

About The Position

7th Avenue is redefining furniture for the modern home—where style meets everyday functionality. Our modular sofa, hailed as “The World’s Greatest Modular Sofa” , blends high-end design with real-life practicality. Featuring endless configurations, water-repellent and stain-resistant fabrics, machine-washable covers, and memory foam cushions, our pieces are built to last over 10 years. Sustainably crafted and free from harmful chemicals, 7th Avenue makes luxury attainable. We are seeking a Senior Industrial Designer to lead the technical design and CAD ownership of our modular furniture systems. This role will focus on rebuilding and standardizing full 3D CAD assemblies of our existing products, developing animated assembly and manufacturing sequences, and designing a new modular sleeper system with an integrated foldable steel base. This is a hands-on, production-focused role for a designer who is equally comfortable refining product form and building structured, manufacturing-ready CAD assemblies. The ideal candidate has strong experience in furniture systems, understands manufacturing constraints, and can bridge design intent with engineering execution.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Design or related field
10+ years experience designing furniture or physical product systems
Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks (or similar parametric CAD software)
Experience building large, structured assemblies
Experience creating exploded views and assembly animations
Strong understanding of materials (wood, metal, upholstery)
Experience taking products from concept to production

Nice To Haves

Experience designing sleeper sofas or transformable furniture
Familiarity with steel components or mechanical integrations
Experience working with overseas factories
Knowledge of modular product systems
Rendering skills (KeyShot, Blender, etc.)

Responsibilities

CAD Ownership & Documentation (Primary Focus)
Recreate and standardize full 3D CAD assemblies for existing modular furniture products
Model complete assemblies including frames, brackets, connectors, upholstery interfaces, and hardware
Develop structured BOMs and part hierarchies
Create exploded views and detailed assembly documentation
Produce animated CAD sequences showing: Assembly steps, Manufacturing flow, Modular configuration changes
Ensure CAD files are organized, revision-controlled, and production-ready
Mechanical System Development
Design and engineer foldable steel sleeper mechanisms
Develop linkage systems, hinges, pivots, and locking mechanisms
Perform load path and structural considerations (static and dynamic)
Conduct tolerance stack-up analysis
Improve durability and cycle life performance
Integrate recliner systems (manual and powered)
Manufacturing & Overseas Production Support
Prepare complete factory-ready documentation packages
Communicate directly with overseas suppliers
Review prototypes and pilot production samples
Identify root causes of quality issues
Ensure consistent production execution
Process & System Building
Build internal CAD library
Standardize components and hardware
Develop internal engineering documentation processes
Support long-term product scalability