Industrial Designer II

Johnson Health Tech Companies•Cottage Grove, WI

About The Position

Position Overview: Industrial Designers are formally trained and have a variety of skill sets; they are expected to excel in the product development. Skills include but would not be limited to the following: hand sketching, computer modeling, two dimensional layout, illustration, physical model building and computer rendering. Designers should be articulate, well-spoken and able to manage tasks efficiently. Additionally, they should be able to work with a wide variety of people such as marketers, product managers, salespeople, engineers and manufacturers within a time driven development cycle. In cases, the Industrial Designer may be called upon to engage in field research and collate field results. This position should be able to receive inputs from market research, trends or ethnographic study to help develop their product ideas. Industrial Designers work under the direction of the Director of Industrial Design. The Industrial Designer II (ID 2) is a non-supervisory position but the expectation is that some small projects and tasks would be independently managed with other team members.

Requirements

Four year degree in industrial design
2- 4 years experience within an industrial design environment as a consultant or as an in-house designer
Requires evidence of a diverse portfolio
Proficiency in 3D modeling and computer graphics: Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel, Freehand, Rhino, Solid Works, Alias or Form Z, Word Suite.
Some domestic travel
Some overseas travel
Ability to work closely with others and independently
Must have extremely good written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Works under general supervision
Establishes and maintains good working relationships
Strives to constantly improve skill sets: illustration, modeling, communication
Involved with peers in professional development, classes or associations
Works well with others in a team structure
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
Is open minded and creative
Manages time and personal work effort effectively
Accountable: tasks are understood, completed thoroughly, and on schedule.
Deliverables are clearly communicated to team and managers upon completion.
Able to be relied upon by team members
Assists with research projects: conducts interviews, maintains budgets, distills data sets, and develops insights from data
Develops concept drawings and designs from research driven data
Supports brand efforts with industrial design, research and computer modeling
Attends tradeshows regularly in and outside of the fitness industry
Sketching, computer modeling, concept renders, and graphics as needed
Analysis of human factors and use data
Contributes and promotes ideas within the development cycle
Maintains high quality work ethic: clear understandable sketches and illustrations.
Productive – delivers a balance of high volume and excellent work.
Demonstrates commitment to management system by completion of KPI’s on time or sooner
Other projects as needed.