Senior Industrial Designer

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
136K-265K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Hardware • Robotics • Metaverse
The Role
Lead product discovery and concept definition for consumer and industrial products. Conduct research, craft prototypes and visual stories, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams through design and manufacturing, and apply engineering principles to deliver innovative, human-centered solutions. Mentor others and drive material and manufacturing innovation.
Summary Generated by Built In

We NVIDIAns are a diverse group of innovative scientists, researcher, engineers, filmmaker, gaming/UX/product designer. We are providing an outstanding perspective and build positive impact through the work we contribute. Equally we play together to tackle the most sophisticated challenges across industries from science, health care, film, entertainment, gaming, computing, VR, automotive, robotics to AI and discover the next big challenge. At NVIDIA, we are constantly evolving and crafting new categories as well as fundamentally redefining existing categories! So, it’s at our heart to understand the technical and human element uncovering insights and developing a deep understanding and empathy so that our solutions and technology make the right impact on humanity!

What you'll be doing:

NVIDIA’s design studio is striving to add a Senior Industrial Designer to our team who can drive product discovery, concept definition and innovative implementation across a diverse range of solutions. This role is a beautiful match if you love people and strive for technical innovation. You observe and embrace the world, people's deep needs and values. You have a curious mind, discover unexpected connections and build predictions only a view people are capable to make. You illuminate the future reveal opportunity in form of visual/emotional stories and prototypes that shift people’s hearts and minds. You have professional experience discovering, inventing and crafting groundbreaking solutions in the consulting and corporate environment. You desire to join a team which enables you to do the work of your lifetime crafting a significant impact on the world.

What we need to see:

  • You live, love, breath design

  • Have an Industrial Design Degree or equivalent experience

  • Minimum of 6+ years professional experience. Have agency/corporate experience; worked with/for major national/international brands.

  • You build creative solutions which capture the human, technical and aesthetic element.

  • One who thrives in teamwork and believes in equal opportunity and embraces the imperfections we all have.

  • Someone who can comfort multidisciplinary teams through the design and manufacturing process. You have the ability to research and utilize insights to craft industry leading innovation.

  • An expert storyteller fluent in various mediums and formats.

  • The ability to reinvent yourself. Proven experience working within a variety of industries with an emphasize on consumer products.

  • Gifted when it comes to form, simplify with emotion.

  • Able to deconstruct and invent groundbreaking solutions.

  • Solid knowledge and understanding of mechanical, electrical, and thermal engineering principles.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • A skilled physical and digital designer, who is passionate about quality and authenticity.

  • Someone who thrives by innovating material applications and manufacturing processes.

  • Loves to teach and mentor to empower others with ideas.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 4, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 28, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Skills Required

  • Industrial Design degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 6+ years professional experience (agency/corporate; worked with major brands)
  • Proven experience in product discovery, concept definition, prototyping and storytelling
  • Ability to research, extract insights, and translate them into design solutions
  • Experience guiding multidisciplinary teams through design and manufacturing processes
  • Solid knowledge and understanding of mechanical, electrical, and thermal engineering principles
  • Strong skills in form development, simplifying with emotional design, and inventing groundbreaking solutions
  • Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills; ability to mentor and empower others
  • Expert storyteller fluent in various mediums and formats
  • Skilled physical and digital designer with passion for material applications and manufacturing processes
  • Experience teaching or mentoring designers

NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
21,960 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”

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