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Design Thinking Jobs in Portland, OR (NOW HIRING)

Panthalassa

Brand Design Lead

Portland, OR · On-site

The ideal candidate has impeccable graphic design chops reflected in typography, smart grids, and organized systems thinking. You're an expert across digital, prototyping, UI, and UX. As part of a ...

Panthalassa

Brand Design Lead

Portland, OR · On-site

The ideal candidate has impeccable graphic design chops reflected in typography, smart grids, and organized systems thinking. You're an expert across digital, prototyping, UI, and UX. As part of a ...

Apple

Custom Circuits Design Engineer

Beaverton, OR · On-site

... thinking ideas to the real world. Your efforts will be groundbreaking, often literally. Join us ... You will be part of an exciting silicon design group that is responsible for designing ...

Nvidia

CPU Design Methodology Engineer

Hillsboro, OR · On-site

We are now looking for a CPU Design Methodology Engineer! The complexity of chip development has ... We employ some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world. Are you passionate ...

Nvidia

CPU Design Methodology Engineer

Hillsboro, OR

We are now looking for a Senior CPU Design Methodology Engineer! The complexity of chip development ... We employ some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world. Are you passionate ...

Nike

Senior Principal, Strategic Planning

Beaverton, OR · On-site

... Design Thinking Frameworks or Bus Model Canvas • Executive communication and strategic reporting Contact: Apply at www.Nike.com/Careers Apply at www.Nike.com/Careers (Job# R-86516) We offer a ...

Apple

Physical Design Engineer

Beaverton, OR

$184K - $324K/yr

We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and unusually hardworking Physical Design Engineer. As a member of our wide-ranging group, you will have the rare and great opportunity to craft upcoming ...

Apple

Physical Design Engineer

Beaverton, OR

$184K - $324K/yr

We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and unusually hardworking Physical Design Engineer. As a member of our wide-ranging group, you will have the rare and great opportunity to craft upcoming ...

Apple

Physical Design Engineer

Beaverton, OR

$184K - $324K/yr

We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and unusually hardworking Physical Design Engineer. As a member of our wide-ranging group, you will have the rare and great opportunity to craft upcoming ...

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How much do design thinking jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 20, 2026, the average yearly pay for design thinking in Portland, OR is $123,035.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $123,500.00 and $123,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a design thinking?

A Design Thinking job involves applying human-centered design principles to solve complex problems creatively and collaboratively. Professionals in this role use empathy, ideation, prototyping, and iterative testing to develop innovative solutions in various industries. They often work in roles such as UX designers, product managers, or innovation strategists, helping organizations create user-friendly products or services. These roles require strong problem-solving, collaboration, and customer research skills.

What are typical daily responsibilities for someone working in a design thinking role?

In a Design Thinking role, your daily responsibilities may involve facilitating workshops, conducting user research, and synthesizing insights to define problems clearly. You’ll often collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including product managers, engineers, and marketing staff—to ideate and prototype potential solutions. Preparing and presenting findings or prototypes to stakeholders and iterating on feedback are also common tasks. This hands-on, interactive environment encourages continuous learning and creative problem solving while keeping the user's needs at the center of every project.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in a design thinking position, and why are they important?

To thrive in a Design Thinking role, you need a solid understanding of user-centered design principles, problem-solving abilities, and often a background in design, business, or related fields. Familiarity with prototyping software (such as Figma or Sketch), collaborative tools (like Miro or MURAL), and, in some cases, Design Thinking certification can be advantageous. Exceptional communication, facilitation, and empathy help professionals engage stakeholders and foster creative collaboration. These skills are essential for effectively guiding teams through innovation processes and delivering human-centered solutions.

What careers use design thinking?

Design thinking is used in a variety of careers including product design, user experience (UX) design, innovation consulting, and service design. Professionals in these fields apply human-centered problem-solving methods to develop creative solutions, often utilizing tools like prototyping and user research to improve products, services, and processes.

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Brand Design Lead

Panthalassa

Portland, OR • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 10 days ago

Job description

About the Company
We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.
The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company's direction on a regular basis.
About the Job
The Creative team is responsible for building a brand that inspires and educates our communities, team members, investors, and the public at large. We believe storytelling helps people understand what we're doing and why it matters.
You'll help us create our design language, rooted in simplicity, clarity, and rational thought. It's no-frills and utilitarian. Quality comes from deleting rather than adding. As our lead, you'll reflect simplicity and quality not only in your own work, but also in the practices you establish for the team.
Your day-to-day as Brand Design Lead includes the concepting and execution of brand and design projects that communicate our company's mission, technology, and team. Deliverables include websites, publications, brand guides, decks, one-pagers, digital brochures, investor materials, and corporate communications.
The ideal candidate has impeccable graphic design chops reflected in typography, smart grids, and organized systems thinking. You're an expert across digital, prototyping, UI, and UX. As part of a small team, you set the design bar and guide others toward it, providing creative direction and feedback across projects.
Key qualities of a successful Panthalassian include curiosity, not only about the people and the planet, but also about science, technology, and engineering (and even a little math). You possess an entrepreneurial spirit, are unfazed by ambiguity, and don't need clarity to start creating. You can take big abstract concepts and turn them into actionable design strategies that you execute on. You seek responsibility and creative ownership. There's not a lot of handholding here. You have to be able to identify problems for yourself and then make intuitive, cross-disciplinary leaps to solve them. You lead by doing, and by helping others navigate complexity with confidence.
Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and be able to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment in which the best ideas change the company's direction on a regular basis. Our team members have worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Virgin Orbit, Virgin Galactic, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the naval architecture faculty of the University of Michigan. The company is structured as a public benefit corporation and backed by leading venture capital firms.
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners, setting the creative bar and ensuring cohesion across all deliverables
  • Independently drive design and brand projects from concepting to execution, and also know when to step back and gather feedback or ask for help
  • Oversee design systems and visual consistency, ensuring materials are executed to a high level of craft and clarity across all mediums and audiences
  • Lead thoughtful, constructive critiques, where we focus on the work not the ego
  • Take as much responsibility as possible, often managing your own projects
  • Define, refine, and protect brand aesthetics
  • Sketch, storyboard, and prototype websites, publications, brand guides, decks, one-pagers, digital brochures, investor materials, and corporate communications
  • Be a team player with a "no task is too small" attitude, but also know when to delegate and how to mentor others
  • Maintain asset libraries and archives
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in graphic, brand, or communication design at a creative agency, brand, technology company, or similar environment
  • 3+ years of experience leading projects, teams or cross-functional initiatives
  • Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Exceptional graphic design fundamentals, typographic sensibilities, strong grids, hierarchy and systems thinking
  • Experience building and evolving design systems
  • Proven ability to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment, while having the vision and autonomy to create systems and process for the future
  • Confident in the work, but balanced by healthy self-doubt (most of us are usually wrong)
  • Smart, kind, creative, collaborative
  • Verbally and visually articulate
  • Comfortable mentoring junior designers and contributing to a healthy team culture
  • Ability to be detail-oriented and meticulous, but also a "big picture" thinker
  • Ability to maintain a calm confidence in challenging situations
  • Organized and able to prioritize tasks from a big pile
Bonus Points
  • A strong network of freelance creative collaborators across design and web development
Compensation and Benefits
If hired for this full-time role, you will receive:
  • Cash compensation of $110,000 - $155,000
  • Equity in the company. We're all owners and if we're successful, this equity should be far and away the most valuable component of your compensation.
  • A benefits package that helps you take care of yourself and your family, including:
    • Flexible paid time off
    • Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)
    • Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)
    • Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents)
    • Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support if you become disabled)
    • Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
  • Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed).
Location
Our offices, lab, and machine shop are located in Portland, Oregon. This position is on-site.

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