Industrial designer with 7 years of experience taking consumer electronics and housewares from sketch to mass production. Designed a countertop blender line that sold 380,000 units in its first year. Combines form development, CAD, rapid prototyping and DFM collaboration with overseas manufacturing partners.
Experience
Industrial Designer, Hearthstone Home Appliances (Grand Rapids, MI)
Mar 2021 – Present
Designed a countertop blender line that sold 380,000 units in year one at retail partners
Developed forms in SolidWorks and KeyShot from concept sketches through tooling release
Worked with Shenzhen contract manufacturer on DFM, cutting part count by 18% and unit cost by $2.40
Ran in-home use studies with 20 households to refine controls and cleaning
Junior Industrial Designer, Lakeshore Product Studio (Chicago, IL)
Jun 2019 – Feb 2021
Created concepts and 3D-printed prototypes for 9 client products including speakers and toys
Prepared CMF boards and renders for client presentations
Education
BS, Industrial Design, Western Michigan University (Aug 2015 – May 2019)
Skills
Design: sketching, form development, CMF, ergonomics, user research
CAD and visualization: SolidWorks, Rhino, KeyShot, Fusion 360
Prototyping: 3D printing, foam models, CNC basics
Manufacturing: DFM, injection molding, tooling reviews, supplier communication
How to write a Industrial Designer resume
A strong Industrial Designer resume shows the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
User research
Product strategy
Prototyping
Figma
Design systems
Usability testing
Roadmapping
Experimentation (A/B testing)
Stakeholder management
Accessibility
Example bullet points
Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%
Built a 120-component design system adopted by 5 squads, halving UI build time for new features
Ran 40 user interviews and a pricing test that informed a packaging change worth $1.2M ARR
Tips from recruiters
Put a portfolio link in the header; for product roles, link a case study or launch write-up instead.
Describe your role in shared outcomes precisely ("led", "co-owned", "contributed").
Keep visuals for the portfolio: a clean, readable resume signals design judgement better than decoration.
Recommended templates
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Timeline (ATS-friendly): Clean accent layout with a dated career timeline
Vanguard (ATS-friendly): Bold display name, accent-led headings with line rules
Industrial Designer resume FAQ
What should a Industrial Designer resume include?
A Industrial Designer resume should show the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Industrial Designer?
Modern, Timeline and Vanguard work well for Industrial Designer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Industrial Designer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Industrial Designer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Industrial Designer roles are User research, Product strategy, Prototyping, Figma, Design systems and Usability testing.
How do I write strong Industrial Designer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as activation, conversion and retention. For example: "Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%."