It isn’t everyday that one gets the opportunity to meet Philippe Starck, let alone work with him! The Parisian all-round designer is probably one of the best known names in the industry. Having formed his studio ‘Starck’ in 1970, Philippe worked on a massive variety of projects spanning categories like architecture, furniture design, consumer goods, luxury goods, packaging, and even dabbling with occasional transportation design projects. Philippe has also been lauded for factoring in his philosophy of Democratic Design into his work. Starck has been extremely vocal of his avoidance of unethical projects such as arms, alcohol, tobacco, oil and religion. He has also always implements ethical and ecological aspects into all of his creations but he also loves to inject fun into his designs and the combination of these three elements are always poetic, rebellious and definitely beautiful. His studio, Starck Network Agency, is looking to hire a Junior Interior Architect who shares these views along with a passion for design and learning.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The STARCK agency develops projects in France, the Middle East, the USA and Brazil. In the continuity of our development, we are looking for a Junior Interior Designer Hotel Restaurant H / F.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• In collaboration with a senior project manager who will manage and supervise you • You will be involved in global hotel projects • You will be in charge of global design projects including hotels and restaurants in France and abroad (Sketches, APS, APD, DCE) as well as the application of architectural and development concepts, in liaison with the architect and external service providers, in terms of coordination / quality and compliance with Starck specifications
REQUIREMENTS
Training school of interior architecture (Ecole bleue, ENSAAMA, Ecole Boulle, Camondo ou Ensad,…) or a similar architecture school. You have at least 2 years of experience on similar functions, imperatively in a hotel and restaurant universe. You have a successful experience in space and furniture design.
You are fluent in English (necessary).
You have a real affinity with the hospitality environment, an excellent graphic expression and you master the software such as Autocad LT, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup and the Office Pack. Relational and organizational skills, responsiveness, proven creative sense and good management of priorities are essential to succeed in the job.
As part of your missions, travel will be expected.
Audio, Office, Gaming, Consumer Electronics, and Enterprise. These are just a few areas where Logitech has made an incredibly indelible mark. With its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, and in the heart of the silicon valley, Palo Alto, California, Logitech remains one of the leading peripheral OEM manufacturers in the world, creating spectacular products with great user experiences. From Bluetooth speakers, to keyboards, gaming controllers, remotes, styluses, to even our favorite mouse, Logitech has showed constant innovation in both design and technology. Logitech G (the company’s gaming division) is looking for a passionate and highly collaborative Industrial Designer Intern to join their Design Team in Newark, California.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The ideal candidate will be passionate about the design process and having a mark on designing next-generation products and services. Must be comfortable exploring all aspects of the design process — from user research to physical and digital prototyping to telling a project story to the key stakeholders within the team. An appreciation and understanding of gaming is a plus.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Role The Industrial Design Intern is responsible for collaborating with the Logitech G design team primarily focused on Industrial Design projects. Working on a broad range of Gaming product design projects that will be launched to market. Specifically new Gaming headsets, keyboards and future experiences that aim to define the next generation of gaming gear.
Your Contribution Be Yourself. Be Open. Stay Hungry and Humble. Collaborate. Challenge. Decide, and just Do. These are the behaviors you’ll need for success at Logitech. In this role you will: • Help craft future products and experiences for Logitech G • Work in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment • Supporting and working alongside industrial designer, CMF designers, Interaction designers and engineers to craft beautiful details while keeping the bigger picture in mind
REQUIREMENTS
Key Qualifications For consideration, you must bring the following minimum skills and behaviors to our team: • A strong passion for design • Excellent communication skills • Willingness to take direction and learn from others • Optimistic outlook – we are creating the future after all • Demonstrate a portfolio that shows skills in ideation, concept visualization, form development, CAD, model making and rapid prototyping • Excellent 2D and 3D skills: fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite and 3D such as Rhino, Alias, SolidWorks, ProE and KeyShot
In Addition, Preferable Skills And Behaviors Include • Prior experience in consumer electronics • Highly driven and proactive self-starter – taking on a task without much context and driving it through • A basic understanding of user-centered design methods and techniques
Education: Currently studying either BA (in Europe) or BS in the US
ADDITIONAL INFO
“All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.”
If you require an accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at 510-713- 4866 for assistance
Not just a toy company anymore, Lego has expanded way beyond making plug-together blocks. Aside from their flourishing movie business (Guys go see The Lego Movie 2, it’s amazing), Lego has also worked to create blocks that support entire franchises and even themes like the Technic and Architecture series that demonstrate a ‘serious’ playfulness by not just being about the toy aspect of the Lego block, but also of technicality, aesthetics, and a good bit of engineering. Lego is truly the building block that’s age-agnostic. With the Duplo blocks being perfect for little children, to their more serious collectibles for all ages, Lego is universal, and universally loved. Lego is looking for a Senior Designer to join their Creative Play Lab team in Singapore.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Join the global LEGO family Do you want to bring toy and play concepts to life? Do you have an entrepreneurial and inventor spirit? Work in a small cross-functional team; take on a variety of projects, both short term and long term while linking with the broader group of creative designers/developers across our global network.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Concept Design • Sketch and build new LEGO toys and play experiences from early idea to testable prototype
Prototyping • Bring ideas to life via concept prototypes, mock-ups, and LEGO models. • Emphasis on quick, iterative prototyping, and model development.
Research • Consumer-focused product development – Regular participation in focus groups and ability to interpret findings for the teams and into appealing LEGO toys/experiences for the target consumer. • Excellent knowledge of the Toy market.
Communication • Strong communicator of concept ideas – both verbally and by sketch. • Good ability to pitch/present concepts to colleagues across the organization
Play your part in our team succeeding Creative Play Lab is the Front end concept arm of LEGO Product and Marketing Development. We are focused on the creation of radically new, big, and fun LEGO products/play experiences that delight and inspire the builders of tomorrow.
Creative Play Lab Singapore expands the global presence of LEGO product and marketing development. Our main hub is in Denmark with smaller hubs in Singapore, London and Los Angeles; we work together across these locations developing new LEGO products and play experiences. CPL Singapore will consist of a small cross-functional team with an entrepreneurial and inventive spirit. The focus of CPL Singapore will be in developing concepts derived from insights born out of the Asian markets
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree in fine arts for concept, product, interaction, industrial design, or related field. • Skilled in use of relevant design software – Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhino (or equivalent Software) • 3+ years experience within the toy, invention, product, or entertainment design industry. • Robust portfolio outlining sketching, storytelling, ideation, brainstorming, and conceptual design skills • Proven ability to work in an innovative, and entrepreneurial environment • Minimum travel two times a year to LEGO HQ in Billund Denmark • Potential multi-week onboarding in Denmark within the first few months of employment.
HOW TO APPLY
The LEGO® Group recruits and develops people entirely on merit. If you are confident you have what it takes to succeed in this role – and you share our commitment to creativity, collaboration, and quality – use the CLICK HERE TO APPLY button. *Please remember to include a link to your portfolio in your CV / attach your portfolio in your application.
Imagine getting to be an industrial designer at Apple! The company has been such an indomitable force over the past decades that it has arguably created, shattered, and evolved industries, technologies, categories, trends, and even boundaries! The one company that everyone looks to for design inspiration, Apple is clearly at the epicenter of consumer design and tech. With an incredibly revolutionary and secretive design team led by Sir Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson, Apple has been able to go from strength to strength, becoming the world’s first company to be valued at a trillion dollars, and also create some incredibly memorable products along the way. Now, you could be a part of that highly coveted and respected team of designers too. Apple is looking for industrial designers to join its team in Cupertino, California.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Apple Industrial Design Group continues its ongoing call for portfolios. We invite curious, passionate, and collaborative industrial designers to apply. We are especially interested in applications from highly motivated, determined problem-solvers with rigorous attention to detail. We are always seeking design talent and will accept work from all levels.
REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must have: • A body of work that has been produced or the understanding of how it can be produced. For students, works in progress are accepted. • Passion for materials and material exploration. • A healthy obsession with how things are made and how they work. • Experience in hands-on prototyping, without relying solely on virtual design tools. • Deep appreciation for aesthetics. • Radical creativity. • Basic 3D software skills. • Excellent communication skills. English proficiency required. • Industrial Design Degree required.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please direct a CV and concise PDF portfolio to: idportfolios@apple.com When sending work, please focus on physical projects. Include prototyping process and sketches. Omit ethnographic research, user scenarios and marketing material. At any time, you may also submit your portfolio at apple.com/jobs
At OXO, we’re on a quest to make the everyday better. For over 25 years, we’ve made household tools that delight our customers and exceed their expectations. When we have an idea, we’re going to make it happen, even if it hasn’t been done before—especially if it hasn’t been done before. If you’ve ever thought, “there’s got to be a better way to do this”, you belong here, too. We balance hard work with a thriving office culture; community isn’t just a buzzword at OXO, it’s a way of life. With a guest speaker series covering topics like service robots and crafting hard-to-write letters, group limoncello making, book and bike clubs, volunteering opportunities, luau-themed happy hours, summer outings to theme parks, and an annual ski trip—we like coming to work every day and think you should, too. OXO is part of Helen of Troy, a leading global consumer products company with career opportunities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Helen of Troy offer creative solutions for customers through a diversified portfolio of well-recognized and widely trusted brands, including OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Vicks®, Braun®, Honeywell®, PUR®, Hot Tools®, Revlon®, Pert®, and Brut®. Most of these brands rank #1 or #2 in their respective categories. Over the past 50 years, Helen of Troy has grown organically as well as through acquisition, seeking out and building world-class brands and outstanding products that elevate people’s lives everywhere, every day.
THE OPPORTUNITY
OXO is hiring a Jr. Industrial Designer who will play a key role in supporting the business in the development of the industrial design through the aesthetics, ergonomics and user experience of the OXO brand.
This highly creative individual should be able to think outside the box while understanding the constraints of design. Applying thoughtful and strategic thinking through the design process while being able to take constructive feedback and work collaboratively.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design and develop new products through strategic thinking and process. • Assess user experience associated with ergonomics, user logic and interaction of the product. • Ideate product aesthetics associated with form, color and design language. • Identify and problem solve end user needs through rigorous user testing. • Apply research and insights to design; ensuring functionality, user experience and aesthetics are on brand to OXO’s core philosophy – universal design. • Define color solutions in a purposeful and strategic manner which aligns with the business goals. • Design within the constraints of manufacturing and cost. • Align with engineering through all stages of design development. • Evaluate and assess marketplace and competition. • Stay current on trends; color, materials, culture that help drive product design. • Apply relevant research and insights to design goals.
REQUIREMENTS
• 4-year Industrial Design degree. • Must have 1-3 years of relevant Industrial design experience designing for manufactured consumer goods. • Solid Works proficient – Must be able to build complex shapes and forms. • Keyshot proficient. • Adobe Photoshop and illustrator proficient. • Strong sketching skills or ability to communicate design intent effectively and quickly. • Previous exposure to product manufacturing; plastics and injection molded part design preferable. • Experience working in the consumer-goods realm preferable. • Effective project management, collaboration and communication abilities. • Practical hands-on general workshop skills (hand-tools, power-tools, saws, drill-presses, grinders, etc.). • Demonstrated hands-on design and new product development experience in a professional product design environment. • Demonstrates strong understanding of aesthetics, design function, and Human factors. • Ability to articulate subjective ideas in a meaningful and logical manner. • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with others.
Founded in 1926 by design pioneer Walter Dorwin Teague, Teague’s portfolio spans many firsts: The Polaroid camera, the UPS truck, the Pringles canister, and even the Xbox. Along the way, Teague has designed the interior of every Boeing commercial airplane ever produced—including the revolutionary 787 Dreamliner and the new Boeing 777X. Today, the company is home to 300+ thinkers, makers and doers dedicated to designing experiences that move people and brands. Teague is looking for a Senior Interaction Designer to join their growing team in Seattle, Washington.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Senior Interaction Designer is responsible for leading design projects by utilizing their conceptual skills, industry experience and imagination to bring creative excellence to our client’s digital products. This is a position that will require exceptional problem-solving skills, a drive to innovate and the ability to come up with innovative solutions that balance user pain-points and business needs – all with a positive, collaborative attitude and a good sense of humor. This role demands in-depth industry and design knowledge, as well as experience in consulting and user research. In addition, excellent communication and leadership skills are essential to effectively present concepts to cross-disciplinary teams and external clients, suppliers and creative partners across global locations.
Innovation is one of the founding principles of TEAGUE. Without dedicated, imaginative and technically savvy creators, we’re, well, simply not able to do what we do best. Which is why we need people like you, who see the world as a place full of possibility, with the creative mind, innovative approach, and concrete design skills to imagine something new and the passion and know-how to make it real.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a senior designer, you are creative, curious, and solution-oriented. Your deep understanding of how to create meaningful experiences for the user will serve you well as you dig deep into a client’s business in order to recommend products and/or features that will help achieve their goals, all while improving the experience for the user. Innately curious, you are well versed in all project phases, including research, concept creation, wireframing, prototyping and user testing. You’re also prepared to participate in requirements-gathering activities, workshops, and product definition exercises and then able to synthesize that data into applicable insights that drive the experience strategy and product design. Finally, having researched, tested, and synthesized your findings, you’re able to generate and evaluate a wide range of solutions and make recommendations in a timely manner. This could involve creating personas and journey maps that represent user needs and help identify opportunities; generating detailed user flows, defining the information architecture and content strategy, and designing wireframes that bring your strategy to life. You’ll be able to articulate the design rationale to maintain the design intent as concepts progress through the down-select process. In addition to working on the projects themselves, you’ve got an eye for the big picture and are able to define and implement best practices and suggest new approaches for the design process as a whole. Finally, you’ve got a passion for your industry and are up to date on industry trends, materials and technology, design tools and processes.
Personality-wise, you’re a strong collaborator who is comfortable partnering with multi-disciplinary design teams, including visual designers and developers. And you know how to work effectively with clients, whether you’re working side by side with them to drive product definition and design strategy or creating and delivering compelling presentations to them. You’re unflappable in the face of competing priorities and model grace under pressure while balancing the needs of multiple clients while meeting deadlines and project commitments. If you’ve got an innovative mind that thrives on a challenge, a glass-half-full approach to problem-solving; a dynamic personality capable of navigating a wide range of collaborative situations; and enjoy the prospect of building the future of aviation, have we got a job for you.
REQUIREMENTS
Essential Qualifications • Experience: 5+ years’ experience, including significant experience designing mobile apps, websites, web applications, and/or desktop software; some experience in a consulting environment preferred. demonstrated experience using a strategic approach to solve design problems; able to analyze and synthesize complex design challenges in order to support an informed, creative process; advanced understanding of design process including divergent (brainstorming), convergent (concept-selection), and detail-design phases • Special skills: Advanced knowledge of Sketch, Axure, or Omnigraffle; Illustrator, Photoshop; advanced knowledge of prototyping tools such as InVision, Marvel, Proto.io; advanced knowledge of project management framework and process • Passion: Collaborating with others to create meaningful experiences for users • Role: Working with multi-disciplinary teams across a variety of digital products • Personality: Creative, collaborative, self-motivated, energetic, problem-solver, enthusiastic, open-minded, flexible, curious, diplomatic
ADDITIONAL INFO
DOE – Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.
At TEAGUE, we value diversity. We search the globe, literally, to find and attract top talent from diverse backgrounds.
TEAGUE is an EEO/AA employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Arguably one of the most valued companies in its industry, Bose is responsible for producing some of the most high-end consumer audio equipment internationally. Founded by Amar Bose in 1964, Bose is best known for its home audio systems and speakers, noise-canceling headphones, professional audio systems, and automobile sound systems. The company has also conducted research into suspension technologies for cars and heavy-duty trucks, and even into the subject of cold fusion. Bose is looking to hire a Hardware User Experience Designer to join their headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts.
ABOUT BOSE
We are capable and curious individuals who champion user-centered design. Our work reaches and delights millions of people daily. We are professionals skilled in multi-faceted interaction design creation. We derive satisfaction by creating the best hardware, software, and mobile application experiences. This role focuses on hardware-based user experience challenges.
WHAT DRIVES YOU?
• Elated seeing your design emerge in iterative physical forms. • Fascinated by user behavior and energized by new technologies that solve real problems. • Seeing value in multiple approaches to solve a problem. Pursuing the balance between vision and pragmatism. • Sweating the details and expecting the same of your colleagues. • Dissatisfied with the status quo and comfortable taking risks, failing fast, and learning quickly. • You get ID, and they get you.
WHO ARE YOU?
You think flexibly • You think about the individual design requirements and implementation, but constantly consider the continuity through multiple experiences. • You’re trained to deliver thoughtful and complete user needs analysis, with clearly prioritized and defined user workflows to inform architectural requirements.
You get it done • You launched physical products into the world that delighted customers. • You highlight the problems others don’t notice, and deploy a refined design toolset to tackle these challenges. • You are capable of multi-tasking and prioritizing your own work, as well as helping junior designers do the same.
You want to be part of a team • You take direction while effectively leading others toward a clear experience vision, articulating the value of a human-centered approach to the business and to our customers. • You enjoy engaging with multiple team members and value diverse perspectives. You want feedback and recognize the necessity of working together to get a product out the door.
REQUIREMENTS
Basic Qualifications • Three to five years of launching physical products into the world. Hands-on experience designing consumer electronics products • You have a bachelor’s degree in human factors engineering, User Interface/Interaction Design, HCI, Behavior Sciences or a related field, with several years of related work experience. • An online portfolio that demonstrates strong experience in creating concepts and detailing consumer journey, specifying interaction for hardware, but mindful of associated digital assistants for consumer products. • You are highly capable using the tools of our trade including Sketch, Zeplin, InVision, PowerPoint/Keynote, Illustrator, and learning new tools as they arise. • Extensive experience in working directly with engineers and leading complex discussions in UX design. • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. • Incredible time management and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications • Master’s or equivalent degree in Design, HCI, or related field, or equivalent professional experience in the design field.
WHAT WE OFFER
• Competitive compensation, including both a 401k and pension plan (Yes, pensions still exist!) • Generous benefits including medical, dental, and vision • A culture that recognizes the importance of your life and learning outside the walls of Bose. – with financial support to continue your education • Co-workers who want you to succeed, because your success is our success. • Management which focuses on removing roadblocks, enabling and growing individuals, and championing the work of the team. • An atmosphere where failure is seen as an opportunity to grow, taking risks is encouraged, and respect is paramount.
Nike, quite literally, needs no introduction. Often recognizable even without the name and with just the iconic tick mark (which is probably considered to be one of the most interesting and valuable branding stories in the entire design industry), Nike is known the world over for its presence and dominance (both commercially and culturally) in the sports-gear and fashion industry. Nike is looking for an Apparel Computational Designer 1 to join its team at their headquarters in Portland, USA.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Department: NXT Digital Innovation
The NXT Digital Innovation team provides a competitive advantage to our creation teams by fueling product innovation and craft. To accomplish this, we leverage the power of modern technologies, skillsets and services. We are seeking an Apparel Computational Designer I who has a strong design portfolio and demonstrated solid experience in computational design software—experience in apparel product design is a benefit. As our AP Computational Designer I, you’ll work with the apparel design team to design products and streamline product design, development and manufacturing, leveraging computational design. You’ll use computational design tools to help design great product. You will have an understanding of computational design best practices. You also are familiar with advanced digital skills such as Maya and ZBrush. In your portfolio of work, you should have clear examples of how you’ve worked on products with complex design requirements. You’ll collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and participate in the creation of best-in-class product.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work hands-on to digitally design products leveraging industry standard computational design technologies. • Learn and take direction from senior computational designers on best practices and apparel design. • Multi-task and concurrently execute on several products. • Partner on the product lifecycle process with the Design and Development organizations. • Participate on multiple interdisciplinary project teams. • Clearly communicate project status and manage priorities with leadership input. • Ensure all deliverables are of the highest quality. • Work in an independent fashion, solve problems, make decisions, and communicate effectively in difficult situations. • Solid oral and written communication skills.
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or Architecture. • In lieu of degree, 2+ years of work experience in a similar role. • Several examples of successfully launched products that demonstrate complex product design solutions. • At least 2+ years experience using 2D and 3D design software • At least 2+ years experience in computational design or advanced CAD design • Ability to develop simple and elegant solutions to complex design problems • Ability to collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary team • Must be organized, able to act independently as well as take direction, and able to switch rapidly between different projects in a fast-paced environment • Can work with grace under pressure • Intermediate skills with Rhino, Grasshopper and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop). • Intermediate skills with Maya, Zbrush, Processing • Entry-level skills with Python, CLO3D
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
A pioneer in navigational technology, Garmin (previously known as ProNav) was founded by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in 1989. The company initially specialized in in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities (and still does), before becoming a major player in the wearable technology domain, launching activity/fitness trackers and smartwatches that rival companies like Fitbit and Apple. Garmin is looking for a Senior Industrial Designer to join their growing Consumer Industrial Design team in Kansas City, where they will continue to build products that follow Garmin’s model of vertical integration, while combining a keen sense of contemporary aesthetic and style with state of the art technologies.
THE OPPORTUNITY
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.
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.
See work examples and follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garmin_design/
RESPONSIBILITIES
• 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
REQUIREMENTS
• 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
Please submit portfolio and resume to: id@garmin.com
At OXO, we’re on a quest to make the everyday better. For over 25 years, we’ve made household tools that delight our customers and exceed their expectations. When we have an idea, we’re going to make it happen, even if it hasn’t been done before—especially if it hasn’t been done before. If you’ve ever thought, “there’s got to be a better way to do this”, you belong here, too. We balance hard work with a thriving office culture; community isn’t just a buzzword at OXO, it’s a way of life. With a guest speaker series covering topics like service robots and crafting hard-to-write letters, group limoncello making, book and bike clubs, volunteering opportunities, luau-themed happy hours, summer outings to theme parks, and an annual ski trip—we like coming to work every day and think you should, too. OXO is part of Helen of Troy, a leading global consumer products company with career opportunities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Helen of Troy offer creative solutions for customers through a diversified portfolio of well-recognized and widely trusted brands, including OXO®, Hydro Flask®, Vicks®, Braun®, Honeywell®, PUR®, Hot Tools®, Revlon®, Pert®, and Brut®. Most of these brands rank #1 or #2 in their respective categories. Over the past 50 years, Helen of Troy has grown organically as well as through acquisition, seeking out and building world-class brands and outstanding products that elevate people’s lives everywhere, every day.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Senior Industrial Design Manager, this Design Engineer will be working on projects through the Design Engineering cycle to ensure products meet performance standards, quality expectations are manufacturable, and adhere to design briefs. This highly creative individual will play a key role in supporting the business the development of new products through the design of mechanisms, DFM, and the supporting of industrial design for the OXO brand.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leads design-engineering segment of a project, working with-in the design team. • Work with industrial designers through the entire product development cycle. • Design product architecture through mechanical design solutions. • Create solutions that enhance a products performance and user experience. • Engineer solutions that integrate with the industrial design. • Engineer solutions that are manufacturable and within project budgets. • able to verbally and visually communicate ideas and concepts. • Generate CAD models and assemblies to evaluate and conceptualize how a product will be constructed. • Simulate use-case of products through prototyping, model-building, proof-of-concept mock-ups of mechanical subsystems or complete assemblies. • Share and present test results and design status with design team and managers, evaluating performance, project timeline, project risks, etc. • Engineering support of new products from T1 through pilot/first production. • Understand, troubleshoot and prove out manufacturing methods (molding, fabrication, etc.) for each unique product and application. • As required, work with manufacturing partners to refine assembly and manufacturing process to ensure manufactured product meets design specification, functional and visual criteria (nit/flow lines, sink/deformation, flash, plating/finishing, etc.). • communicate and work with project engineers when required to troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing issues. • Revise/modify existing CAD files as required. • Assist, advice and support industrial designers during early concept development. • Contribute engineering resources and support for projects outside of team’s projects when required. • Update and maintain project management software (trello, basecamp, toggl).
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or related • 1-5 years with: 3D CAD(Solidworks or Creo), prototyping, product manufacturing, and plastics and injection molding. • Experience with Asian Manufacturing a plus. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage deadlines. • Proficiency using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. • Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
