Job Description

Position: Industrial Design Leader

About Us

We design, engineer, and market in-home secure storage products in the USA, Canada, and internationally. Since beginning operations, we've been the fastest-growing marketer of gun safes, home safes, and steel cabinets, achieving the #1 market share position in the USA and Canada. Our brands are recognized across the industry. We are now expanding our product portfolio to include golf equipment. Our success is built on a foundation of rapid growth and innovation, and we are looking for a visionary Industrial Design Leader to help us continue this momentum.

This is a full-time, hybrid position located in our Pittsburgh, PA office, with a standard work schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We are actively seeking candidates who are willing to relocate for this position.

All applicants must submit a digital portfolio or work samples with their resume.

Position Summary

The Industrial Design Leader will report to the Senior Industrial Designer and play a crucial, hands-on role in creating disruptive, high-volume products. You will be instrumental in the entire product development lifecycle, from initial ideation to final production, ensuring our products are centered around features and value that meet the needs of our retail partners, end consumers, and our company's financial goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design & Development: Work with the Senior Industrial Designer to create multi-level design ideation, production-ready art, 3D CAD models, and high-quality renderings.
• Strategic Collaboration: Act as a "dot connector" to drive speed-to-market by analyzing competitive data, design trends, and consumer needs to inform design decisions.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Maintain open and collaborative communication with sales, engineering, marketing, and back-office teams. Lead "up, down, and across" to ensure a seamless product development process.
• Materials & Process Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert on materials and manufacturing processes, ensuring we remain an innovation leader while maintaining product cost efficiency.
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QC and customer service teams to ensure product quality standards are upheld and design modifications are made based on consumer feedback.
• Travel & Representation: Travel up to 10% of the time, both domestically and internationally, to support sales, assist in concept development at manufacturing facilities, and attend key trade shows.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• An exceptional leader with the desire to build and execute a design strategy.
• Fact-based, tenacious problem solver with boundless creative energy.
• Outstanding collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent business acumen, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding, retail-driven environment and adapt to constant change.

Education & Experience

• Undergraduate or post-graduate degree in industrial design.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product design, with a deep understanding of golf hardlines, secure storage products, or related categories.
• Proficiency in concept sketching, 2D/3D rendering, and on-product graphics.
• Expert-level proficiency with Illustrator, Photoshop, SolidWorks, and a working knowledge of Keyshot and Sketchbook Pro.

Benefits

We offer a strong compensation program, comprehensive family medical, dental, and vision programs, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

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