Senior Interior Designer
About The Position
The Senior Designer - Interior leads assigned interior design projects for DCC clients from initial phases through production as a Lead Designer. The role oversees a project team of designers, providing guidance on processes, techniques, and project development for a specific project or phase. It provides creative design leadership and hands-on creative concept output, creating automotive product interior design concepts and accessories and transferring selected concepts into design prototypes in cooperation with on-staff specialists. The role develops automotive projects and new products for Volkswagen Group brands globally and in the US market. It develops feasible concepts and 2D and 3D vehicle interior designs, translates ideas into virtual-scale and full-size physical models, collaborates with designers and specialists, and contributes creative input to production design contests. It also develops product concepts based on market and competition analysis, documents design goals and directions, and organizes and archives relevant materials and analyses. The position guides design projects through final presentations, applies clients’ design philosophies to new product ideas, and organizes and manages external contract resources, including contractors and interns. The role requires willingness to travel on short notice (3–4 days).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Automotive or Industrial Design, or equivalent.
- 7–10 years of experience in automotive design at an OEM.
- Good visual communication skills, including drawing, sketching, and illustration.
- Up-to-date knowledge of digital technology, including 3D CAD and 2D illustration software.
- Excellent judgment of design proportions and proposals.
- Deep knowledge of American culture and the automotive market.
- Experience in a leading or main design role on production and concept vehicles.
- Willingness to travel on 3–4 days’ notice.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Automotive or Industrial Design.
- Held a lead or main interior design role on production and concept vehicles.
- Extensive knowledge of the main Volkswagen Group brands.
- Knowledge of automotive manufacturing and product planning processes.
- Broad interest in or knowledge of creative industries such as entertainment, product design, and fashion.
Responsibilities
- Further the development of automotive production and concept projects within the parameters of individual design processes.
- Create new products for Volkswagen Group brands globally and within the US market.
- Develop feasible concepts and independently translate them into 3D; create 2D and 3D vehicle interior design concepts.
- Develop design ideas into virtual-scale and physical full-size models.
- Collaborate with designers and specialists in Exterior, Color and Trim, and Modeling.
- Provide solutions to existing tasks.
- Participate in production design contests with a high level of creative input.
- Develop new concepts and product ideas for Volkswagen Group brands based on market and competition analysis.
- Identify and document goals and directions for the interior design discipline.
- Organize, analyze, and archive relevant materials.
- Guide specific design projects from initial phases through final presentations.
- Apply clients’ design philosophies to new product ideas.
- Organize and manage external contract resources, including contractors and interns.
- Oversee a project team of designers and provide guidance on processes, techniques, and project development.
- Transfer selected interior design concepts into prototypes in cooperation with on-staff specialists.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may participate in incentive compensation programs and may receive additional compensation, including a bonus where applicable.
- Comprehensive benefits package may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and employee assistance programs, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
