Lighting Product Designer

Please submit your up-to-date Portfolio together with your resume

Picasso is a focused, design-driven lighting company with big ambitions. We’re small, agile, hands-on and growing quickly. This is a chance to join early and play a real role in shaping our products, processes, and direction. As we scale, your impact will grow with us.

Role Overview

Working alongside an experienced leadership team, you’ll be a key member of the Picasso Design & Engineering group, developing high-performance luminaires from concept through production. This role blends strong design instincts with solid mechanical understanding, ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership and turning ideas into real, manufacturable products.

In our fast-moving environment, you’ll be involved across the full product lifecycle: research, sketching, CAD modeling, prototyping, testing, and launch. You’ll help shape not just the products, but how we build them.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with Senior Leadership, Engineering, Production, Sales, and Marketing
• Lead designer on both new and custom product development
• Develops designs through sketches, mock-ups, prototypes, and detailed 3D CAD models
• Applies Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles
• Creates technical drawings, assemblies, and bills of materials
• Supports prototyping, testing, validation, and risk analysis
• Assists with product launches, renderings, and documentation
• Helps build scalable product development processes as we grow

Education & Experience:

• Degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of experience developing architectural lighting products

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Inventor or SolidWorks, Key Shot (or similar), AutoCAD, and Adobe/Microsoft Suites
• Strong 2D/3D visualization skills
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes (sheet metal, extrusion, die casting, CNC, 3D printing)
• Knowledge of LED, drivers, controls, or lighting performance testing is an asset

Core Attributes:

• Self-starter with strong design judgment and attention to proportion
• Practical, organized, and comfortable in a fast-paced setting
• Team-oriented with clear communication skills
• Motivated to grow into greater responsibility as the company expands

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