Senior Industrial Designer

London, United Kingdom 

Length: Full Time (subject to a 6-month probation period) 

JPA Design, an experience-driven hospitality and transportation design agency is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer with 5+ years aviation industry experience to join our highly skilled and growing London studio. 

JPA Design delivers future-focused designs for both the aviation spaces of today and transportation worlds of tomorrow. We are a human-centric design agency proficient in elevating passenger journeys with a keen focus on wellness.  

Founded over 40 years ago, our inventions and innovations continue to shape the transport industry with leading brands including Cathay Pacific, Etihad, Singapore Airlines, TAJ Hotels and LVMH. 

As part of a growing creative team, you will be an integral designer that will be exposed to all aspects the design process; from research, concept generation, visualisation, production development to delivery. Engaging/working directly with clients will be a significant part of this role. Hence having affable, punctual and confident personality traits are desirable.   

Fluency in English is a prerequisite – other languages beneficial. We welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK. 

The expectation is to be present in our east London based studio full time.  

Duties and responsibilities: 

A creative force, always on the pulse of what is happening and sharing inspiring and thoughtful references to provide strategic direction to leadership team. 

Strategic thinker and able to work across a number of sectors from transportation to product design. 

Strong CMF knowledge and skills with an appreciation of new developments 

Concept generation; good sketching and communication abilities. 

2D design skills (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign). 

3D design skills (3D CAD, 3D visualisation). 

Design for production; strong knowledge of how aviation products are made and delivered. 

The candidate should be efficient with their time and be prepared to join a fast-paced environment. 

Contribute to a culture of collaboration, share skills across teams and work well as part of a diverse team. 

Required software: 

Keyshot 

Rhino / Solidworks 

Photoshop 

Illustrator 

InDesign 

What we offer: 

Receive a competitive London-based monthly salary. 

Enjoy a collaborative studio vibe with the opportunity to learn and work with experienced Industrial designers, Visualisers, and CMF designers. 

Grow your design abilities by joining our regular ‘Skill Shares’ where one of our specialist or guest speakers delve into a familiar or even new area of design. 

An opportunity for international travel to support client meetings subject to suitable experience and client facing skills. 

Along with our design studio, take advantage of our building facilities which include a kitchen, bike storage and showers. 

Look forward to occasional drinks/BBQs on our roof terrace, along with regular social outings around London. Offering a great opportunity to unwind, socialise with colleagues, and celebrate the end of the week. 

Application Process: 

If you are interested in joining our team, please proceed as follows: 

Email a cover letter, CV and portfolio to Dolly Rowe at recruitment@jpadesign.com 

Subject: Application – Senior Industrial Designer at JPA Design 

All attachments must be in PDF format and in total under 20MB 

Note that if any of the above points are not met, unfortunately your application will not be considered. 

Due to the volume of applications, we can only reply to successful candidates – we review all portfolios received and will contact all applicants that fit our needs. 

Please note, we are not looking for architects or interior designers at this time.