Senior Industrial Designer

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

The Customer Experience and Design Team is a world-class group grounded in the Chief Technology Office and integrated throughout Motorola Solutions' global businesses. With over 100 design awards from prestigious organizations like IDSA, Good Design, and Red Dot, we are a leader in North American design excellence. Our mission is built on "Solving for Safer," a commitment to continuously innovate and overcome the security and safety challenges our customers face. We are user-focused and outcome-driven, identifying unmet needs through research and deep collaboration to help people be their best in the moments that matter.

Job Description

As a Senior Industrial Designer, you will join the Experience Design and Research (EDR) team, a cross-functional group of industrial designers, UI/UX experts, and researchers. In this role, you will design hardware solutions for professional-grade markets, addressing the distinct challenges of police, fire, and industrial environments—from managing high cognitive loads during emergencies to ensuring equipment works seamlessly with heavy turnout gear. You will work in a highly collaborative environment that leverages social sciences and human-centered design to transform complex challenges into critical experiences. Based in our global design hubs, you will influence the next generation of safety and security technology while working alongside cognitive scientists and engineering partners in a culture that values empathy, clarity, and design integrity.

Basic Requirements

• Design Innovation and Strategy

• Create world-class hardware designs that function effectively in fast-paced and extreme mission-critical environments

• Establish and defend user-driven, principle-based designs across multiple parallel projects

• Leverage AI as a creative co-partner in brainstorming to rapidly explore design variations and accelerate the ideation process

• Quickly identify and create appropriate design concepts while maintaining strict design intent through final production
 

• Research and Analysis

• Analyze complex problems to uncover the core issues regarding users, context, and environmental constraints

• Uncover unmet needs and develop them into design solutions grounded by end-user requirements and solid value propositions

• Judge concept effectiveness by linking designs directly to use cases, user requirements, and validated research data
 

• Collaboration and Execution

• Integrate effectively into a multidisciplinary group including behavioral scientists, interaction designers, and human factors engineers

• Partner with marketing and engineering teams to ensure the successful implementation and manufacturing of industrial designs

• Utilize AI tools for visual storytelling to communicate user journeys or product value propositions through animations and videos
 

Job Requirements

• Technical Expertise

• 2-D Visualization including Sketching, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop to communicate high-fidelity design concepts

• 3-D CAD proficiency in SolidWorks, Pro E, or Rhino to build precise hardware models

• Video and Animation tools such as Adobe After Effects to perform visual storytelling of user experiences

• AI-Powered Design Tools to enhance design output and increase workflow efficiency

• Advanced English Proficiency to collaborate and communicate design principles within a global team environment
 

• Professional Experience

• Demonstrated experience in Industrial Hardware Design to lead projects from ideation through production

• Academic background in an accredited Industrial Design program; a Master’s degree is preferred

• Portfolio Submission required to demonstrate a history of successful product designs and creative problem-solving

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Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.