Senior Industrial Product Designer

California Faucets • Huntington Beach, CA

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About The Position

California Faucets is seeking a Senior Industrial Product Designer to shape its luxury kitchen and bath product portfolio. The company designs and manufactures premium products in Huntington Beach, California, with a focus on quality, customization, and innovation. Reporting to the Head of Product and Brand, this role leads industrial design from concept through launch and translates design, fashion, color, material, and lifestyle trends into distinctive products that strengthen the brand and serve customers. The designer works with Product Development, Engineering, Marketing, Quality, and Manufacturing to develop products that balance aesthetics, usability, quality, and commercial success.

The role owns creative direction and execution quality throughout research, concept development, prototyping, design validation, production handoff, and market launch. It involves communicating design intent through sketches, mood boards, color and material stories, renderings, prototypes, and presentations, and partnering with Engineering on technical specifications, CAD, tooling, and production-ready solutions. The designer sets a high standard for proportion, surface, detailing, usability, and visual quality, while guiding prototype iterations and addressing manufacturing constraints without compromising the design vision.

The designer interprets influences from fashion, interiors, architecture, art, hospitality, and culture, monitors emerging trends in premium home categories, and develops design narratives and concepts that guide cohesive product collections. The role also leads brainstorms, concept sprints, and reviews; collaborates across teams; and mentors junior designers. This position is based in a professional office environment and has no supervisory responsibilities. The job description notes that duties and responsibilities may change.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.
• Exceptional aesthetic judgment and ability to identify, interpret, and apply fashion, interior design, color, material, and luxury lifestyle trends to commercially relevant products.
• Strong visual communication skills, including sketching, Adobe Creative Suite, rendering, mood boards, color and material studies, and presentation tools.
• Working knowledge of 3D/CAD tools; advanced CAD expertise is not required.
• Strong storytelling and visualization skills, with a portfolio demonstrating concept-to-launch execution.
• Ability to maintain design quality under pressure while balancing speed, detail, and excellence.
• Understanding of materials, finishes, product construction, and manufacturing processes sufficient to make informed design decisions and collaborate with technical engineering partners.
• Strong verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work as a team player in fast-paced, agile, cross-functional environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines with high execution quality.
• BA/BS in Industrial Design or a closely related field.
• 15+ years of experience designing physical products.
• Ability to work independently and own the full development process with minimal supervision.
• Proven track record of delivering products through production.

Nice To Haves

• MS degree preferred.
• Experience designing in luxury home, interiors, lifestyle, fashion-adjacent, furnishings, fixtures, or other premium consumer categories.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrial design from early research and concept exploration through prototyping, design validation, production handoff, and market launch.
• Translate user insights into innovative solutions that elevate the user experience and support business goals.
• Create sketches, mood boards, color and material stories, renderings, prototypes, and presentation materials to communicate design intent.
• Partner with Engineering to translate approved concepts into technical specifications, CAD, tooling, and production-ready solutions.
• Set and maintain high standards for proportion, surface, detailing, usability, performance, and aesthetic quality.
• Direct and evaluate iterative prototypes, physical mock-ups, 3D-printed samples, and high-fidelity models to refine product form, finish, ergonomics, and user experience.
• Collaborate with global engineering and manufacturing partners to resolve challenges while meeting cost, tooling, and production requirements.
• Balance speed and execution quality to support efficient handoff and successful mass production.
• Translate fashion, interior design, architecture, art, hospitality, and cultural influences into product ideas and evolving design language.
• Monitor and interpret color, finish, material, form, and lifestyle trends in luxury kitchens, baths, interiors, furnishings, fixtures, and adjacent premium home categories.
• Develop design narratives, mood boards, palettes, and future-facing concepts that inspire the organization and guide cohesive product collections.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, and Product teams to reach aligned, high-quality outcomes.
• Lead brainstorms, concept sprints, and design reviews.
• Mentor junior designers and help raise the creative standard across the team.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
• Generous paid time off.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Employee discounts on theme parks, movie tickets, sporting events, hotels, and more.
• Additional voluntary benefits to meet individual needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior