Interior Design Assistant

Comlux America•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

COMLUX AMERICA LLC is seeking an Interior Design Assistant to collaborate on the design of luxury aircraft interiors. This role involves working with fabrics and materials, selecting and presenting them for aircraft use, and creating detailed material finish definitions. The assistant will manage schedules, deadlines, inventory, and statuses, and will be responsible for creating and updating drawings in AutoCAD, including elevations, floor plans, design controls, styling, and detail drawings. Close collaboration with the Engineering department is essential for designing interiors, providing solutions, and incorporating changes. The position reports to the Chief Designer and involves regular interaction with vendors, maintaining the Design Library, and ensuring compliance with federal regulations and customer requirements. The role also includes answering design-related questions from other departments, creating presentations and color boards, identifying and solving design problems, and coordinating with other teams to meet deadlines. Researching vendors, hardware, and fixtures, evaluating customer desires with recommendations, staying current with design trends, and performing aesthetic and functional inspections of aircraft are also key responsibilities. Additionally, the assistant will support sales and warranty departments with design issues and new aircraft proposals, and create aircraft proposal floor plans.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in interior design (Bachelors preferred)
Proven proficiency in drafting and computer assisted design programs
Firm understanding of color principles, textile/leather/carpet/wood/veneer techniques, processes and applications
Proficient AutoCAD skills- a must
Microsoft Suite
Adobe / Photoshop
Must be extremely organized
Must be able to work with others collaboratively as well as alone with minimal supervision
Willing to travel for sales support, to meet with customers and to ensure quality regarding design related items
Excellent communication skills, oral and written

Responsibilities

Collaborative design of luxury aircraft interiors
Work with fabrics and materials regularly
Select and present materials for use in aircraft
Create and maintain material finish definitions including special requirements and quantities
Create, maintain and follow schedules, deadlines, inventory and statuses
Create new elevations, floor plans, design control, styling and detail drawings and update existing drawings in AutoCAD
Work closely with Engineering to design aircraft interiors, provide solutions and incorporate changes as needed by Engineering
Report to and support the Chief Designer
Meet with vendors to discuss current materials
Maintain and organize the Design Library
Abide by federal regulations as well as customer wants, desires and directions
Answer design related questions from other departments
Create presentations and color boards
Identify problems and creatively provide solutions
Coordinate with other departments and designers as required to ensure things are completed in a timely manner
Research vendors, hardware and fixtures related to each aircraft requirements
Evaluate and fully understand the customer desires while offering recommendations
Stay current with design trends and think innovatively for unique ideas related to design
Aesthetic and functional inspections of aircraft near completion
Support sales and warrant departments relating to design issues and new aircraft proposals
Create aircraft proposal floor plans according to the customer wants and specifications
Interact with customer designers and consultants regularly