Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to design and develop lines of products that align with the brand and design strategy, meet merchandising and business requirements, and are
differentiated from competitive national brands. This includes responsibility for applying robust knowledge of manufacturing and trends, understanding the product life cycle and
associated risks, facilitating a design and development process through production, working across the development group, and, overall, increasing Lowe's competitive advantage,
profitability, and market share. Reports directly to Lead Industrial Designer for their specific category.
What you will do
• Support the processes and methodologies for the collection and delivery of design research insights
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• Synthesizes customer insights to frame key design opportunities
• Engages in prototyping, evaluation, testing, and refinement to ensure targeting solution set is desirable and feasible
• Uses human-centered design methodology to create compelling design solutions
• Creates effective 2D control drawing, 3D CAD and detailed product briefs that direct manufacturing vendors to correctly produce designs
• Communicates directly with suppliers and manufacturers, refining product and specification details to ensure proper product execution from conception to final product
• Works with design team to establish resource needs, deliverables, and deadlines
• Coaches and encourages other team members to produce high-quality work
• Collaborates with cross-functional internal and external product teams to ensure design vision, intent, and engagement is maintained
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design
• 5 Years Demonstrated increasing capability in design
• 5 Years Experience leading Product Design and Development programs
• 3 Years Demonstrated success leading progressively more complex product design programs from concept through production.
• Experience in relationship building with cross functional teams. Collaborating with other designers or engineers through the design and development process.
Preferred Skills/Education
• 2 Years of prototyping products to varying levels of fidelity
• 5 years of experience designing in 3D (product design, environmental design, character design, architecture) with a working knowledge of related 3D software (e.g., Solidworks)
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.