Explore Product Design Specialist Jobs

Product Design Specialists help turn customer needs and business goals into useful, intuitive digital products. They work across research, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, and testing to improve experiences from the first idea through launch and iteration. Browse vetted Product Design Specialist opportunities on Ladders, including roles with salaries of $100,000 or more.

What Does a Product Design Specialist Do?

Responsibilities vary by company and product, but often include understanding user needs, mapping journeys, creating wireframes and prototypes, developing interface designs, and partnering with product managers and engineers. Specialists may also facilitate usability studies, interpret feedback and product data, maintain design systems, and refine experiences after launch.

Skills and Qualifications

Employers commonly look for a portfolio that demonstrates strong problem-solving and end-to-end design work. Relevant skills can include user research, interaction and visual design, prototyping, accessibility, information architecture, and familiarity with design tools such as Figma. Clear communication, collaboration, and the ability to explain design decisions are valuable across teams.

Where Product Design Specialists Work

Product Design Specialists contribute to products across technology, financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, media, and other industries. Depending on the organization, the role may focus on a particular platform, customer segment, product area, or stage of the product lifecycle. Titles and responsibilities can differ, so review each listing for its specific scope and requirements.

Find Your Next Product Design Role

Use Ladders to explore vetted professional opportunities and identify Product Design Specialist jobs that match your experience and goals. Compare responsibilities, qualifications, and compensation details in each listing, and discover roles paying $100,000 or more.

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$110K - $130K *

Unlock potential by leading advanced manufacturing initiatives, optimizing processes, and driving continuous improvement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance equipment reliability and a...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$130K - $145K *

Unlock potential by designing high-speed, multilayer PCBs and hybrid circuits. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability and reliability while mentoring junior designers in a...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$138K - $165K *

Champion innovative physical design solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely ASIC chip implementation, while addressing challenges in synthesis, PNR, and verification proc...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$93K - $155K *

Join a team that's advancing orthopedic technology through innovative modeling and simulation. Leverage your engineering expertise to drive research and development initiatives, enhancing product desi...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$100K - $120K *

Elevate your career as you lead process engineering efforts, ensuring quality deliverables while collaborating with clients and teams. Drive business development and tackle complex challenges in a dyn...

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$112K - $135K *

Lead physical design efforts for complex ASIC and SoC projects, ensuring optimal timing, power, and performance from RTL to tapeout. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive design quality and...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Staffing

$120K - $145K *

Advance your career by managing the full lifecycle of hardware in data centers. Collaborate across teams to ensure timely availability of parts, maintain BOM accuracy, and drive operational efficiency...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$79K - $147K *

Join a team that's advancing aerospace innovation by shaping the structural integrity of next-generation aircraft. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize designs and ensure performance go...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$166K - $220K *

Transform the user experience by designing Anduril’s design system. Collaborate cross-functionally to create scalable solutions that enhance product integration and accessibility, ensuring operational...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$120K - $165K *

Pioneer in leading a dynamic team of Solution Engineers, optimizing multi-discipline datacenter solutions across data protection, storage, compute, and networking. Drive collaboration to shape industr...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$95K - $115K *

Join a team that's redefining product innovation through user-centered design. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle challenges, prototype solutions, and drive the future of design in a dy...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$102K - $140K *

Champion quality and food safety through impactful leadership in product development and innovation processes, ensuring compliance and operational excellence from idea to launch, while fostering colla...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$110K - $130K *

Join a dynamic team as a Solution Architect, designing and governing technology solutions for manufacturing and engineering. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure scalable, integrated systems that a...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Hospitality & Recreation

$72K - $149K *

Join us to manage the instructional design process, enhancing employee development through effective training programs. Collaborate with teams, lead projects, and mentor designers to deliver quality l...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$120K - $150K *

Elevate technical execution for swim, active, and lifestyle apparel, ensuring quality and fit from prototypes to production. Lead a team and collaborate cross-functionally to drive consistency and eff...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Staffing

$91K - $149K *

Lead the design and documentation of complex PCB projects, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards. Collaborate with engineers, mentor junior designers, and drive continuous improveme...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Optimize the design and development of advanced attitude control systems for hypersonic vehicles. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure reliable performance and integration of critical ha...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $130K *

Transform aerospace design by leading the development of advanced attitude control systems, ensuring precision and reliability in high-performance hypersonic vehicles through innovative mechanical eng...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$70K - $110K *

Drive innovative mechanical design solutions across the product lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance manufacturability and resolve production challenges while ensuring quali...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Optimize creative vision through hands-on technical design and collaboration across teams. Deliver engaging game experiences leveraging Unreal Engine 4, gameplay mechanics, and systems architecture to...

Montreal, QCIn-Person

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$100K - $120K *

Elevate technical design by bridging creative vision and implementation. Leverage your Unreal Engine 4 expertise to lead projects, mentor teams, and ensure stellar gameplay experiences through innovat...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$140K - $160K *

Unlock potential by driving innovative actuator designs, optimizing manufacturing processes, and ensuring high-quality documentation. Collaborate with clients and lead the engineering team to deliver...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$100K - $120K *

Champion the development of innovative products from concept to market, leading design and engineering efforts while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and quality metrics. Drive continuous...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$80K - $95K *

Shape innovative user experiences by collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify customer needs and deliver impactful design solutions that enhance usability and delight users in a fast-pace...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$80K - $95K *

Champion innovative user experiences by collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and enhance customer-centric solutions. Drive impactful design strategies that balance user needs with busin...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a Product Design Specialist do?question toggle

    A Product Design Specialist designs and improves products by combining user needs with business objectives. The work may include research, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, interface design, usability testing, and collaboration with product and engineering teams.

  • What skills are important for Product Design Specialist jobs?question toggle

    Commonly sought skills include user-centered design, interaction and visual design, prototyping, research, accessibility, and design systems. Employers also value a strong portfolio, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • What should I include in a Product Design Specialist portfolio?question toggle

    Showcase a few relevant projects and explain the problem, your role, the design process, key decisions, collaboration, and results. Include research or testing insights where appropriate, and make clear how your work improved the product or user experience.

  • Do Product Design Specialist jobs pay $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Some Product Design Specialist roles pay $100,000 or more, depending on factors such as experience, location, industry, and scope. Review individual job listings for compensation information and requirements.

  • How can I find Product Design Specialist jobs on Ladders?question toggle

    Browse Product Design Specialist listings on Ladders and review each opportunity’s responsibilities, qualifications, location, and compensation details to find roles aligned with your background and goals.