At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead creative direction and enhance passenger experience through innovative design.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company focused on world-class passenger experiences.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership opportunities, and a chance to shape the future of design.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by creating designs that prioritise comfort and aesthetics.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership in industrial design and a passion for innovation.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
The Senior Manager Industrial Design will lead the creative direction and passenger experience vision for TAS. This is a senior leadership role for a design leader who can balance aesthetics, ergonomics, manufacturability, certification requirements, and commercial priorities to create a world-class passenger experience, ensuring every product combines passenger comfort, visual appeal, technical feasibility, airline brand requirements, and long-term durability.
Responsibilities
- Define and deliver the organisation’s industrial design strategy aligned with business and programme objectives
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing industrial design team (designers, CAD specialists, UX specialists where applicable)
- Act as the Industrial Design subject matter expert across programmes, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation
- Actively contribute to long‑term innovation roadmaps
Senior Manager Industrial Design in Craigavon employer: Thompson Aero
Thompson Aero Seating is an exceptional employer that values its skilled Machinists by offering a supportive work culture and numerous benefits, including an annual bonus linked to company performance and a comprehensive health cash plan. Located in a dynamic environment, employees enjoy opportunities for professional growth through learning and development initiatives, while also benefiting from generous leave policies and various salary sacrifice schemes that promote work-life balance and well-being.
