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The primary tech providers behind the Genovation GXE Corvette, Stafl Systems, need an Industrial Designer!

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The Genovation GXE reimagines the Corvette (an American icon) as an all-electric supercar with speeds in excess of 220 mph. They hold world records as the fastest street-legal electric supercar and in the all-electric standing mile. In fact, they keep breaking their own world records (nine times so far). And they partnered up with Stafl Systems to bring a fresh approach to innovation in the automotive sector. Since 2010, Stafl’s team has helped the top firms in the industry push the boundaries of technology and performance. Today’s advanced lithium-ion batteries don’t just plug into existing systems. They require sophisticated management systems that ensure proper charging and discharging for long-term, reliable operation. Stafl Systems has engineered world-class BMS(Battery Management Systems) products, intended to be integrated into a battery pack design, to meet these performance demands. Stafl’s team members have worked for and studied at the biggest names in electric vehicle technology (including MIT, University of California and University of Washington, NASA and more!) and they’ve joined the company because they want to be part of the pioneering work Stafl is doing. Apply now to be a part of this innovative and pioneering environment!

The Genovation GXE’s motors are fed by a 61-kW-hr battery pack that works under the direction of powertrain control systems designed by Stafl Systems. The cylindrical-style batteries utilize nickel-cobalt-aluminum/nickel-cobalt-manganese chemistry optimized for power delivery rather than energy density. Genovation’s latest computer simulations predict an EPA range of 175 miles!

The Opportunity

Industrial designers at Stafl Systems are responsible for conceptualizing and developing original products, addressing user/product interfaces, ergonomics, aesthetics, and manufacturability. Industrial designers collaborate with all members of the Stafl Systems team, including electrical, mechanical and software engineers, programmers and fellow designers on projects spanning a range of industries. Designers help own the concept development process, including the physical form, interface details, color, material and finish, manufacturing processes and packaging designs. Stafl Systems is looking for an industrial designer with a strong eye for aesthetics, and an ability to adapt designs to meet an existing design language. While physical product development is the primary focus, successful candidates need to be well-rounded and comfortable with providing support to related visual design fields as well.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research to help define product requirements.
  • Develop product concepts.
  • Participate in design reviews and critiques.
  • Collaborate across disciplines to address technical and other restraints.
  • Work with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers and programmers to shepherd concepts to production.
  • Provide support for tasks related to UX/UI and graphic design.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of industrial design experience.
  • A minimum of 2 years of UX/UI design and/or graphic design experience.
  • Strong concept visualization abilities using sketching and model-making techniques.
  • Proficiency in SolidWorks, Keyshot, and the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Bachelor or Master’s degree in industrial design, graphic design or a related field.
  • Experience designing user interfaces for web-based applications.
  • Experience working with CSS and HTML.

How to Apply

This position requires a portfolio submission. Please apply via LinkedIn and include a link to your portfolio on your LinkedIn Profile and/or attached resume.

Location

San Francisco, CA.

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Disclaimer

Stafl Systems requires candidates to be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship. They are unable to sponsor H1-B visas for candidates. Stafl Systems, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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GM spends $2.2 billion to set up an EV-only plant in Detroit

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GM just demonstrated that electric vehicles can create jobs in addition to taking them away. The automaker has revealed plans for a $2.2 billion investment that will turn its Detroit-Hamtramck facility into its first assembly plant completely devote...

Facebook will help military veterans become AR and VR engineers

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Facebook has launched a new resource hub to help veterans and serving members of the military improve their digital literacy and find new employment opportunities. As part of the venture -- undertaken in partnership with mentoring organization SCORE...

Google and Ivanka Trump unveil a tech job training program

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Google is determined to prove that it's a force for job creation, and it's cozying up to some unexpected allies to make that happen. Chief exec Sundar Pichai and Ivanka Trump held a roundtable event where Google announced that it will sign the Pledg...

Intern Alert! Named the most innovative in design, Ammunition Group is hiring an intern

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Ammunition is a design studio dedicated to bringing products and services that matter to market. Founded in 2007, Ammunition is led by partners Robert Brunner and Matt Rolandson. Their diverse team combines expertise in physical and digital product design, service design, brand identity, user experience, graphic design, and packaging. Ammunition Group works across disciplines to transform great ideas into experiences that create an emotional connection with customers and achieve business success for our clients. And latest honor is to be named as the #1 Most Innovative Firm in Design for 2019 by Fast Company! So what are you waiting for? Apply Now!

Nascent Objects is an entirely new concept of how to design, build, sell and re-use consumer electronic products that allow consumers to easily upgrade or reuse component modules in products created using Nascent Objects.

The Opportunity

Currently, the San Francisco based industrial design team is seeking talented candidates for paid internships. We are looking for candidates with a strong talent in developing unique design concepts to help bring the brands of our clients to life. An ideal candidate has practical problem-solving skills and is driven to develop thoughtful design solutions that create meaningful user experiences. Candidates should possess strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate ideas through outstanding visualization skills. Interns are fully embedded into the ID team and contribute to every step of the industrial design process, from concept generation through final implementation. A solid ID background is necessary, a strong graphic aesthetic will be well received, and practical experience with engineering and manufacturing constraints is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain design intention from concept generation to final implementation
• A thorough understanding of design principles
• Personal commitment to quality, attention to detail
• Interface with UX, graphic and packaging designers to create seamless product solutions
• Ensure innovation by actively researching, sharing and implementing new trends and materials
• Excellent time management, organization & prioritization skills required to handle multiple projects simultaneously within tight timelines and meet deadlines
• Effective, articulate design communication and decision-making skills
• Coordinate with vendors to help define and spec materials and processes used in fabrication and assembly
• Report to the VP, Industrial Design Studio

Qualifications

• Industrial design experience
• BS/BA/BFA degree (or equivalent) in industrial design (or equivalent)
• 3D modeling skills – preferably Rhino, Pro/E or Solidworks
• Confidence with 2D and 3D design visualization tools
• Evidence of prototyping abilities
• Great communication skills (visual, verbal, and written)
• The ability to think quickly and problem-solve on the spot with a maturity that maintains a positive team environment
• A portfolio that demonstrates wide-ranging concept exploration, innovative solutions, a clear process and is visually appealing

How to Apply

Please send your résumé and portfolio in an email entitled “Intern, Industrial Design” to jointheteam@ammunitiongroup.com.

Only those applicants who meet our stated requirements will be considered for this job. If you are a possible match for the position, we will contact you to learn more about your background and answer questions about our hiring process. Principals only. No recruiters, please.

Location

San Francisco, CA.

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Shopify needs an Industrial Designer!

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Shopify is a leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform used by small to medium-sized businesses and global brands alike. They believe entrepreneurship should be accessible to everyone. They are powering the future of commerce by removing barriers to enable anyone anywhere to build, grow, and scale a business, both online and offline. Shopify currently powers over 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries, and working with them gives you a chance to transform the world’s shopping experience.

Shopify introduced the Chip & Swipe Reader, a powerful, yet pocket-sized wireless payment that gives the users the flexibility to run your business anywhere, anytime, from any device.

The Opportunity

Our industrial designers are exploring the future of Retail and they take ownership over the entire physical product development process. They collaborate with a variety of experts internally as well as with outside agencies and vendors in order to design and prototype new products and experiences, helping to shape the strategic direction for Shopify hardware.

Check out the link below for some examples of what our Industrial Designers have worked on in the past and some insight into Retail Hardware at Shopify:

https://www.shopify.com/pos/retail-kit

Responsibilities

-Help to define the future of in-person selling and retail experiences through new product concepts and innovations
-Contributing to the overall design and development of multiple products from concept through to manufacturing and production, including the out-of-box experience, graphics, and packaging
-Actively communicating and collaborating with external engineering and design agencies and manufacturing partners.
-Presenting concepts and detailed design work to various audiences within the company
-Collaborating with product managers, designers and researchers to define and refine the scope, brief, and approaches to projects.
-Helping to evolve industrial design as a craft at Shopify.

Requirements

-A BA or MS in Industrial Design or a combination of relevant education and experience.
-A portfolio that strongly demonstrates your passion for all things design and user-centered problem-solving.
-Highly skilled in form development and equally as strong in execution.
-Ability to adapt and shift priorities under challenging timelines.
-Strong ideation, brainstorming, and rapid visualization skills.
-A proven ability to tell and visually communicate thoughts and ideas within multidisciplinary teams.
-A good understanding of materials and processes for mass production.
-Experience working with Colours, Materials, and Finishes (CMF) as well as applying future trends in design and technology.
-Examples of research-driven innovation and strategic design thinking.
-Advanced knowledge of parametric CAD software (Solidworks /Fusion 360) and/or surface modelers (Rhino/Alias), highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and other visualization tools, and rendering software such as Keyshot.
-Comfortable flexing your schedule to support frequent communication with partners in other time-zones.
-Must be willing to travel approximately 15% of the year.

How to Apply

Location

Toronto, Canada.

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Garmin needs a Senior Industrial Designer

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As a leading, worldwide provider of navigation, Garmin is committed to making superior products for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sports that are an essential part of their customers’ lives. With a “vertical integration” business model that keeps these functions in-house, giving them more control over timelines, quality, and service, their user-friendly products are not only sought after for their compelling design, superior quality, and best value, but they also have innovative features that enhance the lives of their customers. So apply now to make a better world with every passing minute.

The Garmin Instinct is a rugged, reliable outdoor GPS watch built to the U.S. military standard 810G for thermal, shock and water resistance (rated to 100 meters)

The Opportunity

Join a talented and passionate team of over 30 industrial designers who work directly with engineering and leadership to create compelling products for the Automotive, Outdoor, Fitness, and Marine markets. Collaborate with a dedicated team of prototype developers in a fully equipped shop that includes multiple 3D printers and CNC machines. Experience the variety and diversity of projects that would normally be reserved for a design consultancy with the stability and benefits of a corporate environment. Garmin’s process also provides designers the ability to work on a design from initial sketch through refinement, prototyping and into mass-production.

Garmin’s Consumer Industrial Design team continues to grow in Kansas City. We are looking for talented Senior Industrial Designers to create amazing designs for cycling computers, outdoor handhelds, dash cams, marine radars, and much more. As well as a growing range of wearables for wellness, running, outdoor, golf, kids, and scuba diving.

The refined digital sketches created for Gamin’s luxurious MARQ Collection.

About the Job

As a leading worldwide provider of navigation, we are committed to making superior products for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and fitness markets that are an essential part of our customers’ lives. Our vertical integration business model keeps all design, manufacturing, marketing and warehouse processes in-house, giving us more control over timelines, quality, and service. Our user-friendly products are not only sought after for their compelling design, superior quality, and best value, but they also have innovative features that enhance the lives of our customers. We are focused on recruiting top performers in all areas of the company to drive innovation and success.

As part of our ongoing commitment to helping associates maintain a healthy balance between work and life, we sponsor company-wide and individual wellness initiatives, as well as world-class sporting events—and even some of the participating athletes. In each of the communities in which we do business, Garmin has a strong philanthropic and civic presence. Our associates benefit from these connections in many ways, including through discounts on products and services, opportunities to attend sponsored events, and even help with work-life initiatives, such as pilot certification and adoption assistance.

Requirements

Explore a wide variety of compelling design options through sketching and rendering for Garmin’s consumer product markets
• Understand and apply future trends in design, technology, and materials
• Create 3D models using Solidworks for product development and prototyping
• Communicate concepts and ideas through verbal, visual, and written means
• Understand the needs and desires of our customers
• Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Marketing, and Management teams to translate project goals into relevant design solutions
• Work with a team of prototype specialists to create in-house appearance models

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, related field, or a minimum of 7 years experience performing a role substantially similar to the essential functions of this job description
• Digital proficiency in the use of tools such as SolidWorks, Keyshot, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Sketchbook Pro
• Excellent hand sketching skills (Wacom Tablet experience preferred)
• Ability to rapidly explore a wide variety of styling options (forms, colors, finishes, materials, etc.)
• A passion for design, technology, and an active lifestyle
• Courage to explore new ideas
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude, and work respectfully with others

How to Apply

Location

Kansas City, MO

Please submit the portfolio and resume to id@garmin.com

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

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