Industrial Designer - Grand Rapids, United States - VIRA Insight

Description

POSITION TITLE:

Industrial Designer


POSITION REPORTS TO:

Director of Development


DEPARTMENT:

Customer Success


POSITION EFFECTIVE:

January 16, 2022

:

The Industrial Designer will work alongside our sales staff to support new and existing customers with creative presentations to drive opportunities forward.

They will work closely with our engineering team to bridge the gap between development and manufacturing.

There is an emphasis early on within our development process to set Vira up to be competitive and differentiating to our customers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support new sales development by joining front line customer meetings; understand our customers' needs and communicate sound technical design
• Research customer objectives and merchandise presentation techniques to help downstream teams understand project intent
• Follow projects through entire development process from initial customer interactions, through engineering and into sampling to assure final intent is spot on.
• Execute on deliverables for customers using familiar software through strong design and technical abilities
• Sketching, 3D CAD, Rendering and 2D creative suites
• Assist on supporting both design and engineering tasks when needed to help balance workloads
• Provide installation instructions, both video and 2D requirements
• Collaborate with our creative and marketing teams to stay on brand and share skillsets
• Understand Vira's typical manufacturing methods to offer competitive design solutions
• Present design decks to customers for evaluation
• Value engineering of existing product offerings to improve margin
• Performs other duties as needed and assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

This position does not have direct reports.


POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Proficient in word processing, spreadsheets, and database management programs specifically the Microsoft Office Suite

:

Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

• Good at drawing/mechanical drafting
• Practical, yet creative

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5 + years of experience in product design and manufacturing
• SolidWorks 3D CAD or other computeraided industrial design (CAID) software
• Bachelor's degree in design engineering, engineering, product design, or relevant field OR a combination of education and experience

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• This position must be able to travel up to 10% of the time or as required
• Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must be able to lift to 50 pounds, bend, and walk and climb stairs

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


STATEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
All employees of VIRA Insight are expected to:

• Act as an ambassador of and in accordance with the company's Core Values.
• Adhere to the company's Principles of Business and Conduct.
• Demonstrate good judgment and respect the confidentiality of company and personnel information.
• Deal professionally and courteously with all internal and/or external contacts.
• Seek guidance and direction as necessary in the performance of duties.

EEO STATEMENT