Junior Industrial Designer - Golf Pride

Eaton's IS GOLF Pride US division is currently seeking a Junior Industrial Designer - Golf Pride. This is a Full Time role working M-F daylight hours, at our Pinehurst NC headquarters. Relocation benefits are available from within the United States!

For five generations, Golf Pride® has been the global leader in golf grips. Throughout our history, Golf Pride® has believed in the importance of developing the best performing, most innovative grips for the world's best golfers and amateurs alike. As the only brand that touches every golfer, we are obsessed with the connectedness of the hands to the club and this inspires every Golf Pride employee in everything we do. Combine that passion with the resources of Eaton, a $20B global leader that powers businesses worldwide, and it makes for an exciting place to work.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

At Golf Pride®, the Industrial Designer plays a key role in shaping the future of our performance category through front end research, concept development, and visual exploration. This position is centered on early phase innovation, with a strong emphasis on 2D visualization, texture and pattern development, and translating player insights into compelling visual and functional concepts. This role will collaborate closely with the Industrial Design Manager and global partners across engineering, prototyping, marketing, sales, and brand to enhance the overall product experience. While highly collaborative, this role is best suited for a designer who is deeply passionate about dialing in great design-someone who thrives in upfront creative work, enjoys generating and refining a high volume of ideas, and gets excited about turning problem statements into clear, consumer focused solutions; you will then work with a product engineer who will support the CAD development. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within an exciting consumer product category in the sporting goods space.

Mission: To translate player insights and performance-needs into compelling design concepts that elevate the look, feel, and performance of Golf Pride products through front-end research, visual exploration, and hands-on design execution.
• Design Research - Participate in or lead player research, testing, and design thinking workshops to uncover unmet and needs and product opportunities.
• 2D Visualization - Support visual exploration through sketches, renderings, pattern development, and texture studies to inform product direction.
• Concept-to-Prototype - Work closely with engineering and prototyping teams to translate 2D concepts into physical prototypes.
As an Industrial Designer, you will also:
• Stay informed on consumer product trends, applying both fashion and performance influence towards active and future projects.
• Generate and refine a high volume of design concepts in support of innovation projects for Retail and OEM projects.
• Create clear, visually attractive presentations that story-tell research findings, design intent, and recommendations to both internal and external teams.
• Collaborate closely with the Industrial Design Manager and global partners across engineering, prototyping, marketing, sales, and brand to enhance the overall product experience.
• Partner with engineering and prototyping teams to translate 2D concepts into physical prototypes, evaluating designs for performance and manufacturability.

• Bachelors degree in Industrial or Graphic Design from an accredited institution
• 6+ months of product development experience (Internship/Co-op experience does count towards this experience)
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Keyshot.
• Working knowledge of at least one CAD software, SolidWorks or Rhino preferred.
• Strong visual storytelling, rendering, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated pattern/texture/graphic development skills for either visual or tactile benefits.
• Exposure to DFM, ideally injection or compression molding processes.
• Microsoft Office products - PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
• 3D Rendering - Keyshot
• Strong written and verbal skills with the ability to present to leadership
• Passion for sports or other performance-demanding activities.