Sr. Industrial Product Designer

We are hiring a Sr. Industrial-Product Designerto join our Marketing team!
DISCOVER
Are you a skilled Designer interested in seeing your ideas become reality at an outstanding company? In this role you will develop new products through sketches and surface CAD models, from concept to new product introduction, maintaining a consumer product-focus throughout. With responsibility for the entire design cycle, you'll take models from prototype all the way through CNC pattern construction and consultation with toolmakers for mold build. The designs you develop will help keep us innovative in design of our industry-leading Hot Spring® Spas, Caldera® Spas, Endless Pools®, Freeflow Spas®, Fantasy Spas®, Sauna360® products and other water therapy related products.
YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT

• Are you system-savvy? You will generate 2D ideation sketches and renderings manually and with Photoshop. Prior knowledge of Alias 3D software is required, to generate CAS/CAD models of new product ideas. You will also make 3D renderings with Keyshot or an equivalent.
• Do you work well multi-functionally? We are a highly collaborative team. You will work with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Service, and Manufacturing for technical advice on various projects, and will work with Marketing for aesthetic approval. You will frequently work with Engineering to create assembly models of concepts and product assemblies. The product drawings and designs you develop will need to complement guidance from the Engineering, Marketing, Production and Sales departments, among others.
• Do you think critically? As you implement projects, you will need to analyze all angles of the task at hand, taking technology trends, market analysis and benchmarking, human ergonomics, and resource requirements into account. When developing product changes, you will assess impact to existing product lines and associated CAS/CAD models.
• Are you a strong communicator? We're looking for someone who presents well and is unafraid to speak up when collaborating with others and when proposing new designs. You'll be expected to participate in product development of new ideas and industrial design presentations.
• Can you drive innovation? We'll look to you to push for new approaches and solutions, develop innovative concepts, and investigate the benefits of new/alternative thought processes. You'll need to know the latest on new technologies and develop recommendations accordingly. To support your efforts, you will conduct research on trends and perform benchmarking and market analysis to inform the trend- and story boards you'll create.
• Can you manage competing priorities? You'll be expected to manage multiple, concurrent projects from concept to factory introduction, with attention to cost/budget limitations, timeliness, and safety. You'll work within timelines and maintain timeline updates as needed.
• Are you a skilled problem-solver? We'll look to you to fix and problem-solve, relying on prior experience and considering new techniques, technologies, or innovative concepts.
• Are you familiar with manufacturing processes? You will design plastic components for injection, extrusion, rotational, and vacuum molding and will evaluate the potential of new and existing plastic materials.
• Can you maintain system and procedural compliance? You will manage Engineering CAS/CAD file databases for drawing, model, and document maintenance, and edit and update existing 3-D model files to keep CAS/CAD files current. You'll conduct all assignments under ISO and Stage Gate-required processes and procedures. Further, you will manage implementation activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and project specifications.
• Can you see around the corner? In this role you will calculate the dimensions of new products or product enhancements and estimate potential material usage needs.

WHAT YOU BRING
Research shows that candidates often don't apply to positions unless they meet 100% of the job criteria. We are looking for active learners and people who care about taking advantage of opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you feel you do not meet all of the requirements for this position.

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design and/or Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) required.
• Five plus years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Industrial Design experience in the spa/hot tub industry, consumer goods, transportation design, manufacturing and/or marketing agency preferred. Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a consumer products field.
• Proficient user in MS Office suite, specifically Excel and Powerpoint, and proficient with 2D software such as Photoshop, Illustrator.
• Experience with 3D software like Alias is required.
• Awareness of the latest UX/UI trends is important.
• Knowledge of a Polygon software such as Maya, Sub Surf, or Blender is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels within the organization, including the ability to present information to a group of co-workers, supervisors, managers, or higher-level executives.
• Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision, as well as within a strong team environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

WHAT YOU'LL GET
At Watkins Wellness, we believe everyone should 'Feel good. Live well.' We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make - products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.
We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, is Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, is Accountable, values Relationships, and is a Passionate, Goal Driven Team Player.
The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Hiring Range: $92,000-130,000
Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location
Company: Watkins Manufacturing
Full time
Watkins (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
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