Industrial Designer

Industrial Designers create designs for consumer goods such as automobiles, home appliances, and video games. They work in various companies, mostly in offices, but they may also visit laboratories, a design center, a user's home, or a workplace.

Some alternate titles for Industrial Designers are:

• Interaction Designer: An Interaction Designer is responsible for developing holistic interaction concepts between a user and a product or service.
• Director Of Product Design: The Product Design Director ensures that Product Design and development policies, objectives, and initiatives are followed.
• User Experience Designer: A User Experience Designer is a professional who makes the application mock-up before the development.

Some roles and responsibilities of an Industrial Designer are:

• Making physical prototypes of their designs, investigating materials and manufacturing requirements to determine production costs, and collaborating with other specialists, such as mechanical engineers and manufacturers, to determine whether their design concepts will meet needs at a reasonable cost.
• Working with outside consultants when necessary to drive design projects that are outside the scope of the internal team's skill sets.
• Providing the communication and tools required to motivate the team to meet key KPIs and interacting directly with suppliers at trade shows and material workshops.

Major educational qualifications required for Industrial Designer are:

• To become an industrial/product designer, you will need a degree or a higher national diploma (HND) in a relevant subject such as industrial design, product design, 3D design or spatial design.
• Postgraduate qualifications can be helpful for graduates from other disciplines and for job opportunities within specialist market sectors, such as automotive, furniture and ceramics design.

Private or government both sector companies require a professional Industrial Designer to expand their business in India. One can start as Industrial Designer and progress to a Design Consultant, Senior Designer, and eventually, one can achieve the title of Vice President of Product development. Some alternate jobs for Industrial Designer are:

• Furniture Designer: Creates innovative and functional furniture designs, combining aesthetics and practicality.
• Industrial Design Internship: Offers hands-on experience in designing and developing products within the industrial design field.
• Inventor: Designs and invents unique and groundbreaking solutions to various problems.
• Lead Designer: Takes the lead in conceptualizing and executing design projects, providing guidance to the design team.
• Lighting Designer: Specializes in creating captivating and efficient lighting solutions for various environments.
• Product Design Internship: Provides valuable experience in the field of product design, involving research, prototyping, and development.
• Product Designer: Designs and develops visually appealing and functional products across various industries.

India's Design Industry is growing at 23 to 25% per year. According to a Department of Employment study, India currently requires more than 62,000 Designers for the country's Industrial, Graphic, Communication, Packaging, and other industries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the field is expected to grow by 5% by 2026.
Understanding potential work responsibilities and how to find employment in the field of Design Engineering are crucial. A mechanical design engineer can investigate options once certified. According to research conducted by the bureau of labor statistics, there will be around 12,800 job opportunities and a 4.1% increase in employment for design engineers between 2018 and 2028.