Industrial Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

Industrial designer will develop the concepts for manufactured Performance Seats products. They will combine art, business, and engineering to create seating products that deliver the Performance Seats brand promise. They will consider the function, aesthetics, production costs, and usability of our product when developing new seating concepts

Responsibilities

• Explore Human Centered Design experience with focus on seating designs with the emphasis on Interior Design holistic experience
• Coordinate the work of other design personnel and brand leadership to achieve holistic design visions and production capable designs
• Create future brand focused design visions from concept to production
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies and design language into projects and activities in the industrial design organization
• Span digital and physical (software and hardware) thinking for seating applications
• Problems solve around topics of human in vehicle connectivity, mobility, and health through smart seating designs
• Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies
• Frequently represents the organization to external customers / clients
• Leads multiple project teams of other designers and internal and outsourced partners responsible for all stages of industrial design and development for a portfolio of complex products and platforms, including design architecture, language, validation, and specifications
• Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced partners on industrial design and development
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with industrial design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and user experience

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