Associate Industrial Designer

Eaton’s Distributed IT (D-IT) division is currently seeking an Associate Industrial Designer to join our team in Raleigh, NC. This role will be hybrid (3 days in office / 2 days in home office).

This position reports directly to the CX Design Manager and supports product and services innovation across a diverse portfolio of projects and tasks, including end‑user and customer research, traditional industrial design, rapid prototyping, and broader experience design exercises. Your work will influence development of new products sold under the Eaton and Eaton Tripplite Series brands. The ideal candidate has an uncanny sense for clean design, is a fierce advocate for the user, and is committed to creating elegantly simple user experiences from complex workflows.

Experience with Design Thinking and the Internet of Things (IoT) is a plus.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71,000 – $105,000 a year. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Lead front‑end product design efforts using traditional industrial design methods to identify problems, create solutions and work with development partner teams.
• Support design research and participate in customer research and product evaluation.
• Aid in developing customer journey maps and experience workflows.
• Develop concept designs as part of a cross‑functional team, including designers, agency partners, engineers, product managers, marketing, and sales.
• Work with the design and marketing team to evolve the VBL and elevate wider customer experiences for the Eaton brand.
• Collaborate with engineering and prototyping teams to turn 2D concept designs into 3D products.
• Build compelling presentations to communicate design to peers, leadership, and users.
• Support design thinking workshops within the organization.
• Communicate with product design and global manufacturing teams to balance design intent with manufacturability.

• BS/BA Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design OR equivalent.
• Minimum of one (1) year of product development experience + collaborative problem solving (coursework and/or internship experience apply).
• Proficient with Solidworks CAD and Keyshot 3D rendering software.

• Two (2)+ years of front‑end consumer product design experience.
• Experience developing and leading consumer interviews.
• Experience creating image boards and engaging presentations.
• Exposure to rapid prototyping (paper models, 3D printing, laser cutting).
• Exposure to DFM, delivering products through production.
• Experience in the creation of intuitive and user‑friendly interfaces for display screens.

• No relocation is being offered for this role. Only candidates within a 50‑mile radius of Raleigh, NC will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F‑1 to H‑1B, H‑1B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN status, I‑485 job portability, etc.

• Ability to develop concepts, prototypes, wireframes and mockups to visualize designs.
• Ability to work on multiple development programs, working with minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (domestic and international).
• Ability to take night calls with our global team.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Ability to adapt to new challenges, growing and flexing their skillset.
• Strong written and verbal skills, with the ability to support presentations to customers and leadership.
• Strong visual communication skills, both physical and digital.
• Knowledge of consumer product trends.

• Design Portfolio required.
• Adobe Creative Cloud products – Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Microsoft Office products – PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook.
• CAD – Solid Works or Rhino.
• 3D Rendering – Keyshot.
• Some…