Jobs/Coatesgroup/Industrial Designer
Coatesgroup

Industrial Designer

GuangzhouDesignposted 24d ago

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Execute on technical briefs and plans, paying attention to deliverables, timelines and success factors​
  • Conceptualise customer product usage and embed in product design​
  • Produce concepts for new products that are innovative, commercially feasible and suitable for scaled manufacturing​
  • Design ideation, creation & documentation stages, will need firm DFM understanding​
  • Develop sketches, plans, diagrams and illustrations to communicate design ideas​
  • Collaborate with product stakeholders (product managers, design directors, PSI, Marketing and New product Introduction) to ensure product alignment to lifecycle and strategic goals.​
  • Create and test physical samples or prototypes of product designs​
  • Evaluate and present design concepts costs and commercials​
  • Evaluate feasibility of products based on customer/consumer needs, function, appearance and safety features​
  • Present design mockups and prototypes to clients for evaluation and approval​
  • Contribute to Design Guild adding thoughts and applying knowledge into design practice ​
  • Contribute to design and development process in all stages from planning to retrospective​
  • Create and manage technical specifications and user guides for production​
  • Mentor junior staff ​
  • Deliver product design processes to support product development ​
  • Contribute to and uphold DFX ( design for excellence ) principles

Requirements

Industrial or Product design degree ​

  • 3+ experience as designer in similar industry​
  • Product design creation, metalwork, basic electrical knowledge, DFM, technical drawing, BOM & costing​
  • Experience with 3D CAD ( Autodesk Inventor)​
  • Adobe CC ( PS, AI) ​
  • Keyshot Rendering
  • Technical expertise and SME in Design + Product development ​
  • Excellent project management ( timeline, cost & stakeholder management) ​
  • Strong presentation & communication skills​
  • Maintain balance between innovation creating and commercial realities of ours and our customer’s businesses​
  • Creative flair, willingness to push boundaries and experiment.