Key Objectives and Scope of the Position

The role demands expert knowledge and understanding of design principles, metrics, global alignment methods and techniques, production processes, market research, commercial awareness and leadership skills. Through balance of creative thinking and interpersonal skills, this person will demonstrate an ability to work with a cross-fertilized design team to successfully visualize concepts and translate them to feasible solutions; balancing innovative design, functional requirements and aesthetic appeal of products and services.

Major Responsibilities

• Provides the highest quality level of Industrial Design content by creating benchmarks in the field.

• Applies high knowledge of Design to assignments of high complexity

• Developing and communicating industry-leading creative concepts

• Create project type/definition (new methods project specific)

• Provides creative problem solving and analysis

• Originates and develops ideas to design a product, an interface or a brand

• Evaluates Industrial Design ideas based on factors such as appealing appearance, design-function relationships, serviceability, materials and method engineering, application, budget, price, production costs, methods of production, market characteristics, and client specifications

• ntegrates findings and concepts and sketches design ideas

• Contribute to the development of the Studio’s culture and quality standards

• Leads and initiates working collaboratively with cross functional teams and disciplines and embraces a holistic, cross-industry design approach

• Supports and/or executes strategic services such as contextual research, design strategy and design identity programs in collaboration with CC

• Understands clients needs

• Presents work to both the company and the client, discusses need for modification and change

• Mentors and coaches team members on their way of creative development

• May build simulated model, using hand and power tools and various materials, may prepare illustrations

• Reads publications, attends showings, and consults with engineering, marketing, production, and sales representatives to establish design concepts

• Involved in research and vendor liaison

• Supports and maintains relevant system documents (Time Writer) and proactively suggests own and fellow designer utilization planning

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design or equivalent

• Expert in most aspects of field

• Proactively develops and improves technical knowledge and initiates integration of related disciplines / processes

• Expert computer skills and 3D proficiency with surface and solid modeling software (Alias, Maya, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, RTT, Showcase, Bunkspeed, Hypershot, Maxwell, Image Studio)

• Excellent understanding of the design process as well as principles to improve design quality

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Some travel may be required

• Excellent presentation skills

• Role model in conceptual thinking, ability to innovate.

• 7-10 years of Industrial Design or equivalent