Senior Industrial Designer

Razer Inc.•Irvine, CA

12d

About The Position

Joining Razer will place you on a global mission to revolutionize the way the world games. Razer is a place to do great work, offering you the opportunity to make an impact globally while working across a global team located across 5 continents. Razer is also a great place to work, providing you the unique, gamer-centric #LifeAtRazer experience that will put you in an accelerated growth, both personally and professionally. The Senior Industrial Designer is responsible for delivering world class products, and pro-actively advancing the goals of the Industrial Design Team, from covering early product definition, concepting, development, to production execution. Summary The Senior Industrial Designer is responsible for delivering world class products, and pro-actively advancing the goals of the Industrial Design Team, from covering early product definition, concepting, development, to production execution.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience in Industrial Design.
Attention to details, strong problem-solving skills and ability to implement changes rapidly.
Creativity and innovative thinking.
Expert-level knowledge of 2D and 3D design visualization and CAD tools.
Strong Sketching and prototype making capabilities.
Excellent ability to visualize and present CMF concepts and CMF strategy.
Knowledge of materials, process, assembly, electronics, and production methods.
Excellent time management, organization & prioritization skills.
Excellent communication skills (visual, verbal, and written).
Ability to work independently on multiple projects while managing competing priorities.
Ability to network and establish relationships with vendors and suppliers.
Negotiation and influencing skills as well as determination and tenacity.
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and exploration.
An ethical and professional approach to work.
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BFA) or equivalent in industrial design, transportation design, or equivalent field.

Responsibilities

Work with design management to define new products, project objectives, and design strategies.
Responsible for leadership of assigned projects as well as the mentorship of contributing lower-ranking designers.
Exercise expert-level design principles working within Razer’s design language, but also proposing updates to the strategy, ensuring relevance over time.
Conceptualize, design and manage the development of new products within Razer’s product development processes, leveraging communication tools and techniques in a manner that has a positive impact on the scope of work.
Use design software to create complete designs that will fulfill the project scope within the schedule parameters defined by product development team.
Work within Razers existing materials and manufacturing processes, but also developing unique differentiating solutions together with Engineering & Product Development.
Develop trend research as input to the creative process, to identify relevant trends, materials, and manufacturing processes to inspire CMF direction.
Visualize CMF concepts by using appropriate tools (mood boards, color matching, sketching, advanced rendering) to define and communicate CMF exploration in a comprehensive way.
Set priorities on all assigned projects and meet established deliverables throughout the development process.
Communicate design directions at a high level within the project team environment through excellent verbal, written & visual communication.
Understands Razer’s users, identifies design problems and develops solutions.
Work with cross-platform teams in Taiwan, Singapore and China.
Other duties as assigned.