# Senior Industrial Designer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-industrial-designer

A Senior Industrial Designer leads the development of physical products, from initial concept sketches through 3D modeling and prototyping, typically working within a product development team at a manufacturer, design consultancy, or consumer goods company. They apply design thinking and user research to balance aesthetics, ergonomics, and manufacturability, often using CAD tools like SolidWorks or Rhino to refine designs before handoff to engineering. This role usually requires significant experience and includes mentoring junior designers while presenting concepts to executives or clients.

Top skills: [3D Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/3d-modeling), [Design Thinking](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-thinking), [Prototyping](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/prototyping), [User Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/user-research)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Industrial Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/industrial-designer)
- Often leads to: [Design Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-manager)

## Similar roles

[CAD Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cad-designer), [Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-designer), [Senior CAD Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-cad-designer), [Senior Interior Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-interior-designer), [Senior Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-product-designer), [Senior UX Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-ux-designer)

## Open Senior Industrial Designer roles (1)

- [Senior Industrial Designer](https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Industrial-Designer_JR2019930) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Santa Clara, CA (listed on NVIDIA's own careers site)

## Likely next role (4)

Where Senior Industrial Designers commonly go next: [Design Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-manager).

- [Design Manager](https://campbellsoup.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ExternalCareers_GlobalSite/job/USA---NJ---Camden/Design-Manager_Req-67005) at [Pepperidge Farm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pepperidge-farm) — Camden, NJ (listed on Pepperidge Farm's own careers site)
- [Construction Design Manager (R5486)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/42fda663-cad3-47e1-9817-5d06ca8ac14d/construction-design-manager-r5486-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, Dallas, TX, $130,000 – $190,000
- [Head of Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8ac12295-4709-40cc-9c48-46e434f1b032/head-of-product-design-at-amplitude) at [Amplitude](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/amplitude) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $285,000 – $476,000
- [Manager, UX Design, Connect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/89d6191e-7a37-42d1-9b2c-d31c4ed53bad/manager-ux-design-connect-at-bend-studio) at [Bend Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bend-studio) — Full-time, San Mateo, CA, $203,400 – $305,000

## Roles similar to Senior Industrial Designer (85)

From [CAD Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cad-designer), [Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-designer), [Senior CAD Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-cad-designer), [Senior Interior Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-interior-designer), [Senior Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-product-designer), [Senior UX Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-ux-designer).

- [CAD Designer](https://sunpower.breezy.hr/p/5b30f11e1da1-cad-designer) at [SunPower](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sunpower) — Orem, UT (listed on SunPower's own careers site)
- [Product Designer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/whalarinc/jobs/6180413004) at [Whalar](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/whalar) — United States (listed on Whalar's own careers site)
- [Senior Product Designer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/calm/jobs/8748033002) at [Calm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/calm) — New York, NY · Remote (listed on Calm's own careers site)
- [Senior UX Designer](https://homedepot.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CareerDepot/job/GLOBAL-CUSTOM-COMMERCEBLINDS-OFFICE-HOUSTON---2140/Senior-UX-Designer_Req190928) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — Houston, TX (listed on The Home Depot's own careers site)
- [CAD Designer](https://brunswick.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/search/job/Merritt-Island-FL/CAD-Designer_JR-051199-1) at [Mercury Marine](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mercury-marine) — Merritt Island, FL (listed on Mercury Marine's own careers site)
- [Sr. Staff Design Technologist](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kong/9ef0f069-1d5e-4bcd-9c16-359e11456a12/application) at [Kong Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kong-company) — San Francisco, CA, $150,000 – $250,000 (listed on Kong Company's own careers site)
- [Product Designer II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/54458853-06bb-48b0-b55c-359bd01903af/product-designer-ii-at-blue-apron) at [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — Full-time, New York, NY, $123,000 – $130,000
- [Footwear Designer I, Basketball (Baltimore)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/345ee6a4-eadc-4847-9cfd-2e742c60354c/footwear-designer-i-basketball-baltimore-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $65,000 – $90,000
- [Senior Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e5c0fd8e-f446-4dd6-88c1-44834dc2285e/senior-designer-at-skims) at [SKIMS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/skims) — Los Angeles, CA
- [Product Designer II, New Business](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/70fba9f9-ca2e-4830-b481-205692e1a922/product-designer-ii-new-business-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — $83,993 – $155,987

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