Senior Industrial Designer

Country: USA

State: Michigan

City: Grand Rapids

Office Location: 901 44th Street SE - - - Grand Rapids -Michigan -

Date posted: 04-Nov-2025

Business Function: Architecture & Design

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

We're seeking a Senior Industrial Designer with a passion for creating innovative product design solutions that span across multiple categories within Steelcase. In this role, you'll lead collaborative design projects that bring ideas to life through customer insights, conceptualization, prototyping in our model shop, and implementation. If you're a curious thinker, hands-on maker, and strategic problem solver with a strong portfolio and entrepreneurial mindset, we'd love to hear from you.

This position must be located in Grand Rapids at our Learning and Innovation Center.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply research insights, user-centered design principles, and conceptualization skills to develop innovative product lines.
• Facilitate and lead product strategy & design process working directly with stakeholder teams.
• Drive unique and innovative solutions that consider and strategically leverage our manufacturing capabilities.
• Tell compelling design stories of our team's work internally and externally
• Collaborate with peers across engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to conceptualize, problem-solve, and develop design recommendations.
• Make informed design decisions and communicate recommendations effectively to Steelcase and Industrial Design leadership.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in industrial design
• Strong portfolio showcasing a blend of sculptural form and mechanical aptitude.
• Proficient in 3D modeling software (Fusion 360, Solidworks, Rhino, Keyshot or similar).
• Experience in rapid prototyping and hands-on model-making (3D printing, CNC, hand modeling, etc.).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and product lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to take concepts from ideation to execution, with a focus on both creativity and manufacturability at various scales.
• A curious, experimental mindset with a love for tackling complex design challenges from unconventional angles.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Who We Are:
Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work. Along with our expansive community of brands, we design and manufacture innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in the many places where work happens.

This role is for Studio b, a custom design studio within Steelcase which works directly with customers on products designed around their specific needs. The team emphasizes agile working styles to navigate in-field sales processes while mediating between our domestic supply chain to bring products quickly to market.

Visit our site: https://www.steelcase.com/studio-b/

Why Join Us?

• Work on exciting, high-impact projects with the freedom to experiment and push your creative limits.
• Collaborative environment where your voice and ideas are valued.
• Opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and skill development.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• If you're an industrial designer with a bent toward form generation, mechanically astute, and a dangerous curiosity, we'd love to see what you can bring to the table.

Our Approach to Hybrid Work:

At Steelcase, we have always believed that the office is our best place to work. Our workplace is designed to foster collaboration and engagement, providing employees with a space to do meaningful work that drives results. Levels of flexibility vary by role and team, and employees and their leader need to align on expectations of flexibility.

What Matters to Us:

More than qualifications, we're looking for talent and potential. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we're always looking to improve our global community. We value applicants who are comfortable interacting with people different from themselves, building mutual respect and positive relationships. We invite people from all backgrounds and genders to apply. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation, please email us at myhr@steelcase.com.

Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. We are proud to be recognized for our inclusive workforce by the Corporate Equality Index for the past nine years.

Steelcase is a MVAA- Silver Level Veteran-Friendly Employer. Steelcase recognizes the amazing experiences and skills that Veteran's possess. We encourage all Veterans and Veteran Spouses to apply.

Please see our Working at Steelcase Document for more detailed benefits and compensation information.

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