Fox Factory Performance Vehicle Development (PVD) is a special vehicles manufacturer of General Motors, Ford, Ram, Jeep, and Nissan trucks and SUV, and we’re looking for an experienced Industrial Designer to join our in-house team. As part of the Product Development Department this person will be involved in the entire design process ranging from concept ideation to CAD, to production integration.
Responsibilities:
– Interpret sketches and develop CAD models of moderately complex components, assemblies, and subassemblies.
– Focus on satisfying aesthetic criteria amidst chances to infuse personal style into designs.
– Incorporate engineering requirements, manufacturing processes, and material properties into the design progression.
– Proactively approach design, automatically solving for, or knowing when to escalate, foreseen problems before they become unmanageable.
– Solicit feedback from service and installation personnel to continuously improve and inform the designs.
– Solve technical challenges and validate concepts through appropriate studies with pre-production prototypes and first article samples.
– Participate in Design Reviews and creative brainstorming sessions, both scheduled and informal, with peers, management, and strategic brand partners.
– Participate in Design for Manufacturing Reviews between the design team and suppliers for refinement of part & tool designs and identification of process opportunities.
– Track multiple project imperatives towards goals and report to management at key milestones.
– Ensure the complete, accurate, and timely creation and maintenance of design drawings, including production prints, quality prints, & related documents.
– Implement design & engineering changes with clear and concise documentation as required.
– Contribute to the continued evolution of the team’s workflows and processes to further improve quality and performance.
– Stay current with design trends, new technology, and competitive products.
– Actively pursue personal improvement and take advantage of learning opportunities.
– Be an executor who derives satisfaction from completing objectives, chasing down answers, and fine-tuning every detail until a design is right.
Desired Characteristics:
– Strong visual, verbal, & written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex subjects to a wider audience.
– Solid understanding of drafting techniques and familiarity with engineering terminology.
– Experience with a variety of manufacturing processes and fabrication methods (i.e. injection molding, thermoforming, stamping, extrusion, etc.)
– Prolific and iterative approach, instinctively generating a large volume of potential solutions to problems.
– Relentless commitment to exchange critical dialogue, with an objective self-awareness towards defending design decisions.
– Discernment to screen out bad ideas and identify good ones, ignoring ego and avoiding attachment to any one idea.
– Tactful ability to build consensus and drive team decision making to accomplish objectives.
– Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate and engage with team members.
– Flexible attitude towards shifting work priorities, handling change smoothly and with agility.
– High personal work ethic, with a dedication to overcome and embrace new challenges. Eat challenges for breakfast.
– Readiness to implement and improve design best practices and design tools.
– Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, and accountability.
– Passionate about the automotive and transportation industry.
– Willingness to work long hours as needed.
Requirements/Qualifications:
– Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Product Design, Industrial Design, Engineering, or related field.
– 3+ years of relevant design experience.
– Intermediate skill-level in CAD software and tools; Alias (required), and bonus points for Rhino &/or SolidWorks.
– Demonstrated creative proficiency with supporting portfolio.
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