Description:
Job responsibilities
• Lead design development of color materials and finishes for both prototypes and production by collaborating with cross-functional teams including design and manufacturing.
• Take ownership of CMF documentation technical graphics and deliver a unified vision for the color materials and finish design.
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers vendors and manage CMF design execution by reviewing/approving the pre-production sample parts.
• Investigate new resources for materials and fabrication process to ensure innovative designs.
• Independently source and maintain a comprehensive internal library of inspirational advanced and relevant materials and finishes.
• Collaborate with engineers on front-end designs and DFM/DFA reviews and achieve best production quality in terms of craftsmanship cost and engineering.
• Sync up with other designers engineers and program managers across different time zones with expected early morning and/or late evening time online meetings weekly 1-2 domestic business trips monthly and 2-4 international trips annually.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design or related design field.
• 5 years of experience in RD for consumer electronics and manufacturing process for CMF.
• Proficiency in communicating design vision using Adobe Creative Suite photoshop illustrator and etc.
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills to clearly articulate the rationale behind design decisions.
• Must be able to operate precision color and gloss meters for sample validations.
• Submission of a portfolio or work samples.
Preferred Qualifications
• 3D CAD and visualization experience.
• Working knowledge of plastic injection molding metal fabrication techniques resin development coating technologies plastics decoration processes fabrics and textiles.
• Skilled at bringing cross functional teams into the research and development process.
• Microsoft Office for business presentations.
About TEKsystems:We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.