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Job Description
Are you interesting in designing consumer goods that truly fulfill a need and isn’t just another object on shelf? Do you feel like you want to make an impact with your talents and develop innovative products that help people? At Evenflo we are creating unique products for the future of the modern family. We are a brand looking to lead in child safety and ease of use for parents and children alike by offering products with holistic solutions that transcend categories and aisles.
Job Title – Senior Industrial Designer (Hybrid)
Required Experience – 5-10 years of experience; BA or BS in Industrial Design from an Accredited School
General Responsibilities:
The Senior Industrial Designer is responsible to generate innovative design concepts for Marketing to meet the needs of the consumer. The designer is the liaison between Marketing, Engineering and the external design community. The Designer is responsible to examine marketing criteria, research the consumer to understand consumer needs and to develop the user experience, ergonomics and overall visual DNA of the product.
Examples of Typical Activities:
• Create design concepts (sketches and 3D CAD) as a result of consumer research or a request from Marketing.
• Participate in marketing research considering user needs and human factors.
• Recommend and Interface with external design partners.
• Evaluate and develop long term business relationships.
• Review design presentations, engineering and design hurdles and provides feedback.
• Ensure project goals (time, cost, etc.) are met.
• Conduct project design research (competitive research, understand how end users use products).
• Present design solutions through sketches, CAD models, mock-ups and renderings
• Develop a product to the point of prototype with 3D CAD modeling software
• Prepare concept and presentation sketches and renderings for focus groups and management presentations
Required Technical Competencies
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Good rapid visualization skills through sketches and renderings for concept exploration
• Experience designing products involving user interaction and ergonomics
• Ability to communicate design ideas using hand and digital sketches and other computer-generated visualization tools including: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketch Book (or similar) and Power Point.
• Proficient with Solidworks or Creo. Alias, Rhino etc. considered a bonus
• Rendering experience with Keyshot, Visualize or similar. Ability to build render videos a bonus.
• Understanding of basic engineering principles to aid in building functional geometry with Engineering partners
• Understanding of Manufacturing processes and Fit and Finish quantification
• Experience working with and managing external design partners
Required Behavioral Competencies
• Builds Strategic Working Relationships – Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Continuous Learning – Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Decision Making – identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.
• Innovation – Generates innovative solutions in work situations; tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Manages Work – Effectively manages one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Work Standards – Sets high standards of performance for self and others; assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self imposes standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed
EEO-M/F/DISABLED/VETS EMPLOYER
Application Details
Please apply using link :
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=0370da1b-9ec1-4259-b28b-fa4270b1d4b3&ccId=19000101_000001&type=MP&lang=en_US
or through the careers link on:
https://www.evenflo.com/
