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Job Description
We are looking for a talented, hungry, and multifaceted Senior Industrial Designer to help create the future of air travel with Collins Aerospace. Integral to the Customer Experience & Design team (CXD), you are an ambitious and motivated self-starter, driven to envision new ideas that provide value to our customers, inspire business growth, and create desirable and differentiated passenger experiences. Our team collaborates with a wide variety of business units within Collins Aerospace, including Business Development, Strategy, Advanced Technology groups, and cross-functional engineering and prototype teams. Together, we identify and create compelling products and experiences for our worldwide customer base.
As a designer with CXD, you will execute all phases of the ID process: from conducting research and identifying user needs to creating visionary products with sketches and CAD, visualized with hyper-realistic renderings, physical mockups that will be industrialized into real-world flying experiences.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Research, analyze, recommend – you are comfortable demonstrating a deep understanding of the wants and needs of our global airline network and their passengers
Manage your time and deliverables of multiple projects through various phases of design, development, and delivery
Create and refine a wide variety of compelling designs through ideation, rapid sketching, sketch-renders, CAD, V-Ray, physical mockups, etc.
Understand and apply future trends in brand, design, technology, and materials
Create 3D CAD models for product visualizations, development, and prototyping
Concisely communicate concepts and ideas through verbal, visual, and written mediums
Collaborate with Marketing, Design, and Engineering leadership to translate strategic business goals into relevant product solutions
Can take a rough sketch idea and turn it into a technical drawing for prototype mockups
Hands-on model making is a plus
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or a related field with 5 years professional experience in the design industry OR
Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience OR
In absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience is required
Aviation and/or transportation industry experience a plus; consultancy experience is ideal.
You are a good candidate to design with CXD if you:
Are a creative visionary with rigorous attention to detail who understands how the smallest instance of delight can make a meaningful impact on a product or experience
Have a passion for design, technology, and developing creative solutions
Rapidly explore a wide variety of concepts and styling options through hand sketching and digital form studies (spatial, colors, finishes, materials, etc.)
Are highly proficient in using CAD (Rhino 3D, Siemens NX), 3D/2D rendering (Vray), Adobe Creative Suite (plus for Premiere Pro and After Effects), and MS Office
Are confident in creating and presenting impactful PowerPoint presentations
Are team-oriented with a positive attitude and are excited to learn and grow
