Technicon Design is looking for an Industrial Designer with a strong foundation of traditional artistic skills and a deep understanding of modern transportation design.
The Industrial Designer will work in a studio-based environment in the Transportation industry developing and styling new vehicle concepts for manufacturing. Designers work closely with teams across multiple disciples (Engineers, Modelers, Marketing Specialists) and must be able to communicate effectively across all levels of employees.
The Industrial Designer will have a strong background in design, include sketching, rendering, tape drawings, and basic modelling, with the ability to bring pen and paper sketches to a digital format through Computer-Aided Design systems.
Responsibilities
- Originate and develop unique concepts and ideas for future products
- Consult with engineering, marketing, production, and sales representatives to establish design concepts
- Evaluate design ideas based on factors such as appearance, design function relationships, serviceability, materials and methods engineering, application, budget, price, production costs, methods of production, market characteristics and given specifications
- Produce illustrations; and prepare or co-ordinate preparation of working drawings. Present designs to client or design committee and discuss the need for modification and change
- Supervise the build of clay or digital models through specialized techniques and visualization
Requirements
- 5-10 years in product/industrial design experience, focused on Transportation or Heavy-Duty Equipment
- Strong traditional artistic skills and a deep understanding of modern transportation design
- Excellent communication skills and comfortable working closely with other in a small creative environment.
- Have an understanding and be able to design around engineering requirements
- Be able to work self-sufficiently with a minimum of direction
- Must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design
