Position Responsibilities:
• Lead design projects from concept to production release in collaboration with other disciplines, following the product development process.
• Ensure that early design concepts create the impact we seek through innovative solutions while meeting cost targets and manufacturing capabilities.
• Utilize competitive analysis, consumer and trend research to identify product opportunities, color / material trends and market trends to drive product ideation and proposals.
• Develop innovative design solutions according to brand design strategy
• Efficiently communicate ideas and generate design proposals through ideation sketches, refined 2D renderings and 3D CAD
• Develop 3D digital theme surface models
• Work closely with engineering team to establish product packaging criteria and guide surface development
• Create mockups to study the implementation process
• Support new product development and engineering for upcoming product lines.
Skills/Qualifications:
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or product design
• Experience in the design of marine, robotics, or transportation with proven, quantifiable results is preferred
• Experience leading design activity through the development process
• Professionally developed design including concept generation, sketching, 3D CAD and graphic design
• Desire and experience in physical prototyping. Experience with digital prototyping and prototyping soft/sewn goods is a plus
• Proactive in identifying, owning and solving problems
• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and manage time appropriately
• Experience collaborating in the corporate environment for new product development, engineering and manufacturing
• Basic knowledge of composite, aluminum, roto-molded thermoplastic and soft good manufacturing techniques
• Proficient in Photoshop and/or Painter, Illustrator. Experience in CATIA, Rhino a plus