Industrial Designer, Professional II

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

The Mid-Level Industrial Designer at Zebra partners with product development teams across all business units, including mobile computing, printing, data The Industrial Designer level II at Zebra partners with product development teams across all business units, including mobile computing, printing, data capture, intelligent asset tracking, and automation solutions. Designers work directly with product development organizations to deliver innovative product solutions, playing a key role in creating a competitive advantage for Zebra.

The designer works closely with engineering teams to integrate all aspects of technical performance needs—balanced with end-user and customer workflow factors—into high-volume manufacturing. He/she will have an opportunity to work with multiple cross-functional teams in a fast-paced product development environment.

In the era of AI, this role is evolving to include leveraging computational tools and AI-driven prototyping to accelerate innovation, validate complex hardware/software interactions, and deliver next-generation, AI-enabled user experiences.

Location
- *** Role is required to be onsite in the Holtsville, NY office (Hybrid
- Minimum of 3 days in the office per week).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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• Collaborate closely with Senior Design leads to visualize the vision, prototype, and validate design intent, and guide the development team on directions that build on user-centered design principles.

• Work on all stages of the design development process, from customer research and concept development to design validation and execution.

• Support the creation of design concept proposals and presentations for stakeholder alignment and decision-making.

• Create both conceptual and production 3D CAD models, ensuring the Design Vision is carried through to production.

• Engage with JDM manufacturing partners for production design activities.

• Create and maintain CMF (Color, Material, Finish) documents.

• Utilize AI-driven generative design and computational tools to explore and optimize design solutions based on performance, material, and manufacturing constraints.

What we need to see

• Passionate about design & innovation

• Strong Collaborator - Works well across disciplines

• Growth Mindset:
  Sees each project as an opportunity to expand skills, refine judgment, and raise the quality bar

• Have a bachelor’s degree in industrial design or equivalent experience

• 3+ year professional experience as an Industrial Designer. Have worked with/for major national/international brands. (Experience in Handheld, Wearable, or Tablet product development preferred)

• Strong problem-solving and conceptual development ability.

• Excellent conceptualization sketching and ideation skills

• Excellent sense of form, proportion and detail development

• Solid experience in product design, demonstrating ability to resolve 3D form language.

• Strong oral, written, and visual communication and documentation skills and ability…