Senior Industrial Designer

WAYB, Inc.•Salt Lake City, UT

17d•Hybrid

About The Position

WAYB is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer to join their team in Salt Lake City. This role will own the design process from concept to commercialization, contributing to the company's long-term product design vision and leading the execution of new product briefs. The designer will work with developers and design engineers to create innovative, high-quality products with minimal environmental impact. This is an opportunity to be part of a small, nimble innovation lab and influence the company's culture, brand direction, and design language.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship required
7 or more years experience in product design, with additional experience in project management, development, or sourcing
Background check required (due to user testing with families)
Willingness to work varied hours to comply with international time zones
Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally (approximately 10-20% of the time)
Experience working and communicating across international teams
Located in, or willing to relocate to, the Salt Lake City, Utah area
Committed to creative collaboration, clear communication of ideas, and short term implementation of long term brand strategies
Design leader, strategic thinker and hands-on maker
Passionate about sustainable design, innovation, and new product ideation
Comfortable working with both hardgoods and softgoods design, with experience ranging from textile knowledge and patterning to molded or machined part design and 3D CAD modeling
You care about ideas and have the patience, fortitude and vision to see them through

Responsibilities

Lead industrial design efforts from early concept through commercialization in coordination with the Senior Director of Product.
Independently own significant portions of the design process to align on product vision, design direction, and key decisions for WAYB and WAYB controlled brands.
Drive creative problem solving, balancing innovative ideas with manufacturable, quality, cost-effective, and timely solutions.
Provide clear decision making at every stage of design, balancing aesthetics, features, cost, sustainability, and performance.
Interpret and implement product briefs.
Analyze user insights, market trends, and competitor landscape to identify new product opportunities.
Collaborate closely with engineers, developers, and suppliers to integrate hardgoods and softgoods into high-performing designs.
Present new product design theory, points of differentiation, and updates to fit, features, and aesthetic during cross-functional phase gate reviews.
Ensure product designs comply with new and current federal, state, and third-party certification regulation requirements.
Design products and select materials with a focus on sustainability, performance, and quality, ensuring alignment with WAYB's sustainability initiatives.
Create tech pack drawings for new product development handoff.
Mentor and manage a small team of designers, providing creative direction, coaching, and performance feedback.
Own detailed design development and execution across multiple product lines, creating leverage for product leadership.
Drive sketching, CAD development, prototyping, CMF exploration, refinement, sample evaluation, and production-ready design documentation.
Serve as a creative force with a positive influence over the future expansion of the WAYB innovation team culture, physical space, and professional influence.
Support and actively participate in company and employee initiatives that reinforce and further establish the company’s commitment to people and planet.