Industrial Design graduates can work in different sectors and institutions along the axes of product development, user experience, design research, production, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Thanks to the interdisciplinary nature of the profession, graduates can take on roles that combine design knowledge with technical, commercial and user-focused processes.
Sectors and Institutions
Graduates can build careers in the design and product development departments of manufacturers, design agencies and consultancies, R&D and innovation centres, research organisations and universities. Industrial designers work in furniture, home and lifestyle products, consumer electronics, transportation, medical products, packaging, lighting, white goods and many other sectors.
Possible Roles
Possible roles include product designer, user experience designer, design researcher, product development specialist, design consultant and product design manager. Graduates seeking an academic career can specialise through postgraduate study and advance in research and education.
Interdisciplinary Work and Entrepreneurship
Industrial designers work with engineers, technicians, craftspeople, production teams, marketing specialists and managers to link user needs with production possibilities, taking active roles at different stages of ideation, modelling, prototyping, testing and product development. Graduates can also found their own design brands, develop new products and services as entrepreneurs or co-founders, or run independent projects as freelance designers or consultants.