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    Industrial Designer - Ann Arbor, United States - RealTruck Group Inc

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    POSITION SUMMARY

    The Industrial Designer will be responsible for participating in design efforts that support RealTruck's extensive product roadmap, lifestyle, and branding needs. This role will be highly collaborative with Engineering, Product Management, and Marketing covering the development of products in Truck, Jeep, and Off-Road accessories. Under the guidance of the Lead Industrial Designer, this position will help define industrial design of all new products within a designated category and strengthen the brands presence within the category with innovative, feature rich design.

    CORE FUNCTIONS

    Support the communication of ideas and work within a team effectively, using a combination of sketching, CAD visualization, 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.

    o Collaborate with the design lead to contribute to a design language that solidifies the RealTruck brand for the category.

    o Research design related areas of influence such as trend, color, materials, processes, software, and AI aided design practices.

    o Develop designs through sketching, CAD/surfacing, high-quality renderings, mock-ups, and 3D printed models.

    o Communicate the design intent through visual storytelling to gain acceptance by project teams.

    o Explore concept generation through ideation, competitive assessments, and identification of unmet user needs.

    o Participate in brainstorming and concept-generation events to establish opportunities to explore and develop.

    o Manage several projects concurrently while ensuring communication flow to design lead and stakeholders is maintained.

    o Create the materials required to convey the design direction to management or cross-functional partners through renderings, and models.

    Develop design expertise within the category, seeking to gain in-depth knowledge of the user, the competition, and our production capabilities to drive the development of industry leading design for the category.

    Contribute to the identification of new ideas, products and/or features that improve customer satisfaction, seek opportunities to reduce costs and keep our product line at the forefront of our industry.

    o Hold a creative mindset that can aid in making design decisions in support of the user and the brand/design vision.

    o Utilize consumer insights and functional needs to provide conceptualization/visualization that enhances new product concepts enabling consumer-centric and winning products for the category.

    o Maintain awareness and solid understanding of existing products and competitive products within the industry.

    Contribute to and support the Company Growth Plan and its goal to 'Lead the industry through innovation and superior product offering' by accomplishing the following:

    o Aid in building an inspired product pipeline for the category.

    o Introduce category specific consumer-driven innovations year over year.

    o Help to define product platforms that allow for differentiation and step-up strategies.

    o Lead as a key contributor that supports targeted incremental revenue growth via new product introduction.

    Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and engineering, to deliver designs based on established criteria.

    o Participate in creative workshops and aid in developing design that result in innovative design solutions.

    o Deliver compelling design meeting the criteria outlined, that supports the user needs, category, brand, and business objectives.

    o Seek to identify insights through research that aid in concept generation through ideation, competitive assessments, and identification of unmet user needs.

    QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

    Education and Experience

    · Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design required.

    · 2+ year of experience as an Industrial Designer of consumer products required.

    Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

    · Knowledge of CAD Modeling – Solidworks.

    · Knowledge of Rendering Software – Keyshot.

    · Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator.

    · Skilled in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); ability to prepare professional PowerPoint presentations.

    · Strong interpersonal skills that bring a positive and collaborative working relationship at all levels.

    · Excellent communication (verbal/written) and presentation skills.

    · Ability to write, speak and comprehend English.

    · Proven leadership skills that inspire and motivate team members and colleagues.

    · Strong understanding of branding and the development of a design strategy that aligns with the brand.

    · Naturally curious, passionate, and relentlessly driven to find better solutions to solve for users' needs.

    · Ability to dive in, learn, analyze, and create strategy out of ambiguity.

    Travel

    · Occasional domestic travel may be required; less than 10%.

    PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

    · This position is subject to Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involved sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

    Physical Activities

    · This position is subject to the following physical activities: standing, walking, talking, and hearing.

    Visual Acuity

    · The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

    Working Conditions

    · This position is an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment



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