Design Engineer (Retail & Experiential Environments)
Beaverton, OR (On-site)
Posted 6 weeks ago
Job Description
Taylor Corporation is a dynamic, diversified company with big plans for the future ― and your career. We power our employees’ potential and strive to create opportunity and security for every member of the team. If you’re ready for something bigger ― more challenge, more variety, more pathways for professional growth ― we should talk. We’re passionate about our work, we believe there is always a better way, and we’re looking for people like you.
Your Opportunity: Taylor Print & Visual Impressions (TPVI), a division of Taylor Corporation, is looking for a Design Engineer to join our team in the Portland area! In this role, you'll help bring brands to life through the design and engineering of immersive retail, event, and experiential environments. You'll collaborate with Creative, Sales, Manufacturing, and Prototyping teams to transform concepts into innovative physical experiences that engage customers and support some of the nation's leading brands.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing creativity with technical problem-solving—developing unique display solutions that are visually impactful, structurally sound, and ready for production. From retail fixtures and POP displays to trade show exhibits, branded environments, and architectural signage, you'll help turn ideas into reality from concept through installation.
Work Authorization: To be considered for this opportunity, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Why You'll Love This Role:
- Design one-of-a-kind projects instead of repetitive products
- Bring creative concepts to life from sketch through installation
- Work on retail, event, exhibit, and experiential projects for nationally recognized brands
- Collaborate with creative designers, fabricators, and manufacturing experts
- See your ideas become real-world experiences that customers interact with every day
Your Responsibilities:
- Design custom retail, experiential, and event environments from concept through production
- Translate creative concepts, renderings, and brand visions into buildable display solutions
- Develop innovative retail fixtures, branded environments, exhibits, and merchandising displays
- Create 3D CAD models, shop drawings, fabrication packages, and assembly documentation
- Engineer retail casework, store fixtures, display structures, and branded installations
- Collaborate with Creative teams to ensure designs maintain both visual impact and structural integrity
- Evaluate materials including wood, laminates, metals, composites, acrylics, and hybrid substrates
- Develop solutions that balance aesthetics, functionality, manufacturability, and cost
- Partner with Prototype Engineers and manufacturing teams to validate designs and support testing
- Support installation planning and field execution for custom projects
- Ensure designs align with production capabilities across fabrication and manufacturing processes
- Provide technical expertise in support of custom client opportunities
You Must Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Design, Exhibit Design, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
- 2+ years of experience designing custom retail fixtures, experiential environments, exhibits, branded spaces, displays, or related products
- Proficiency in SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD software
- Strong understanding of design principles, materials, and structural concepts
- Ability to translate creative ideas into manufacturable solutions
- Experience creating detailed drawings and documentation for fabrication or production
- Strong visual communication and problem-solving skills
We Would Prefer:
- Experience in retail environments, store design, trade shows, exhibits, experiential marketing, or branded environments
- Experience designing custom fixtures, casework, millwork, or merchandising systems
- Familiarity with metal fabrication, extrusion systems, tube structures, and welded assemblies
- Understanding of CNC routing, laser cutting, fabrication, and finishing processes
- Experience with prototype development and design iteration
- Knowledge of architectural signage, dimensional branding, or environmental graphics
- Rendering or visualization experience using tools such as KeyShot, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Unreal Engine, Revit, or similar platforms
- A portfolio showcasing retail, experiential, exhibit, architectural, fixture, or display design work
Core Competencies:
- Creative problem-solving
- Retail fixture and display design
- Design for manufacturability
- 3D visualization and spatial thinking
- Material and fabrication knowledge
- Creative-to-technical translation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Concept development and execution
The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The range listed is just one component of Taylor Corporation’s total compensation and benefits package for employees.
About Taylor Corporation
One of the largest print and communications firms in North America, Taylor’s family of companies provides a diverse set of products, services and technologies that address the toughest business challenges. We work diligently each day to create printed and digital marketing communication solutions that help power many of the world’s most recognizable brands.
With more than 50 years of category expertise and 10,000 employees spanning dozens of U.S. states and multiple countries, Taylor serves businesses and distributors both large and small. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit package including a choice of several health plans, dental, vision, wellness programs, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (PTO) and 64 hours of annual holiday pay.
The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Taylor Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Taylor Corporation including all partners and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
Taylor Corporation
Taylor provides a diverse set of products, services and technologies to power the potential of the world’s leading brands. Using the latest printed and digital methods, we facilitate marketing communications of all types for businesses and consumers across a wide range of industries. You’ll see our solutions in your mailbox, your email inbox, in retail settings and on your mobile device.Driven by Glen Taylor’s unwavering entrepreneurial spirit, Taylor Corporation has grown from a single small business in 1975 to one of the nation’s largest privately held companies today. What started as a humble printer of wedding invitations and business cards is now a highly diversified leader in the field of business communications. However, while Taylor's capabilities have changed dramatically in the last 45 years, our core purpose remains the same ― to create opportunity and security for our employees.Taylor also continuously invests in technologies and production methods that enable us to shrink our environmental footprint. This commitment shows in the way we divert tons of waste to energy production, source responsibly harvested forest products and work to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions year over year. The result is a culture of sustainability that guides our decision making and ensures that we take the long-term view in everything we do.
Salaries
Posted range
$80K/yr – $95K/yr
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