Industrial Designer Jobs

Basic Function

The Mid/ Senior Industrial Designer designs and develops new packaging solutions and improvements by performing the duties listed below. This position takes products from concept through production under aggressive timelines. Must possess some knowledge of molding, plastics, soft goods (not required but a plus) and printing basics and intensely focus on the design, aesthetic elements and manufacturability of products.

Job Responsibilities - Other duties may be assigned

• Performs technical analysis of competitive products and analyzes competitive trends/ activities by visiting retail stores.
• Conceptualizes, illustrates and communicates new product concepts through quick sketching, mockups, group brainstorming, and 3D modeling.
• Responsible for working closely with the Product Development, Engineering and Operations departments to drive brand consistency across all products and to establish key design features.
• Participates in creating concept research product definition: customer needs, idea generation, feasibility, specifications, concept visions and models in a team environment.
• Regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment on developing new products and product improvements.
• Evaluate current and proposed packaging solutions based on appealing appearance, design-function relationships, serviceability, materials and methods engineering, application, budget, production costs and specifications.
• Attend onsite/ offsite client meetings and need to excel in presenting designs and models.
• Must be able to assess product obstacles and use design skills/experience to complete the project successfully.
• Evaluates, analyze, and make recommendations on products, designs, and cost improvements to improve the competitive position of the packaging solution and relay this information internally and to overseas operations
• The designer will work with a licensed product that is applied to new product ideas as well as existing ones.

Qualifications / Education and/or Experience:

• 2D (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Powerpoint)
• Excellent visual communication and form development skills demonstrated in your sketching
• Ability to work collaboratively on a fast-paced, interdisciplinary team.
• Extensive 3D CAD modeling & rendering experience (Solidworks/ Keyshot required)
• Applicants must have work samples to be considered (Please limit your file size to under 2MB)
• Degree in Industrial Design and 5-7 years of professional experience
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.