Industrial Designer II
About The Position
The New Product Industrial Designer is part of Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden Research and Development team and contributes to the new product development process. The role translates consumer needs and desires into consumer-focused delivery systems and devices, working closely with engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and other R&D functions to design and prototype innovative products. The designer applies industrial design processes to develop products with strong usability, ergonomics, form, function, and relevance to market trends, and brings technical and engineering knowledge to product development. The position is based at the Earth City, Missouri corporate office and is hybrid, with work from home on Mondays and Fridays and in-office work Tuesday through Thursday. Relocation assistance may be provided to candidates outside commuting distance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design.
- At least 4 years of experience in industrial design.
- At least 3 years of experience in hard goods design execution.
- Proficiency in Acrobat Pro, SolidWorks or other 3D modeling software, KeyShot, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign), and PowerPoint.
- Portfolio demonstrating design expertise, creative and design thinking, problem solving, aesthetics, prototyping, and iterative design development.
- Knowledge of materials and production processes for hard and packaged goods, including injection molding, blow molding, and thermoforming.
- Strong collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders on aesthetic design, part moldability, assembly, and design for manufacturing.
- Curiosity and a learning mindset, including willingness to fail quickly in order to learn.
- Project and time management capabilities to deliver priorities and work efficiently and on time.
- Strong sketching and conceptual abilities and a strong sense of design for visually appealing, user-friendly products.
- Ability to set priorities and reconcile directions from competing interests.
- Consumer-led design mindset and processes.
- Advanced proficiency in 3D modeling, such as SolidWorks or Siemens NX.
- Skilled proficiency in 3D rendering; KeyShot is preferred.
- Strong skills in rapid and mechanical fabrication and a hands-on development approach.
- Proficiency in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for CAD component version control and design documentation.
- Experience with StageGate processes.
- Skilled proficiency in hard goods and consumer packaged goods manufacturing and assembly, including scaling for commercialization.
- Ability to organize and carry out multiple projects with attention to detail.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Advanced knowledge of design for manufacturing and ability to work closely with mechanical engineering to execute product design.
- Role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in consumer-packaged goods.
- Consumer science experience and ability to assist with consumer research, including central location tests, ethnographies, and in-home usage tests.
Responsibilities
- Translate consumer insights into new, distinctive consumer experiences and products.
- Advocate for consumer-led innovation and a consumer-first mentality in product development.
- Collaborate with Marketing, New Product Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders to identify innovation opportunities.
- Develop design concepts for hard and packaged goods, emphasizing ergonomics, form, and function through sketching and rendering.
- Use software to create aesthetic solid models and 2D and 3D digital renderings.
- Create physical form-study models and mockups using rapid and mechanical prototyping facilities and an iterative concept-prototype approach.
- Model, prototype, and test appearance and functional prototypes using rapid prototyping and conventional fabrication techniques.
- Develop consumer-focused products that address unmet needs and delight consumers.
- Build supplier relationships to accelerate product implementation.
- Balance aesthetic design with technical and functional considerations.
- Participate in technical and consumer-focused brainstorming sessions.
- Incorporate emerging AI-generation capabilities and iterative development into the design process.
- Help maintain mechanical prototype machinery, such as table saws and band saws, and rapid prototyping machinery, such as FDM and PolyJet equipment.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be provided to candidates who are not currently within commuting distance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
