Duties and responsibilities:
- Creative thought leader, always on the pulse of what is happening. You will enjoy sharing inspiring and thoughtful references to provide strategic direction to the leadership team.
- Strategic thinker and able to work within cross-disciplinary teams.
- Strategic direction – gathering feedback from product testing, and interpretation, forecasting market trends, competitor benchmarking, and observation of consumer behaviors to define relevant and inspiring insights to drive projects forward.
- Concept generation – good sketching and communication abilities.
- Hands-on design development in 3D modelling, 3D printing, and driving iterative product revisions.
- Design for production – understanding different manufacturing processes like CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, 3D printing, and optimizing design for cost-effectiveness.
- Collaboration - working with 3rd party vendors, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to produce components, assemblies, and sub-assemblies as per design intent.
- Sourcing components - must have knowledge and understanding of components that are available in the market and work with embedded engineers to produce viable design solutions.
- Efficient with time and prepared to join an extremely fast-paced environment.
- Willing to contribute to a culture of collaboration, share skills across teams, and work well as part of a diverse and energetic team.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field is typically required.
- Proficiency in sketching and using design software for creating visual representations of concepts and ideas is essential.
- Strong sense of aesthetics and an understanding of how design elements contribute to the overall user experience and brand identity.
