Industrial Designer

Requirements
This individual will work under the guidance and supervision of the Lead Industrial Designer of an assigned design team.
* Generate speculative product design concepts in support of new product development efforts.
* Develop product concepts and document them in formats suitable for use in consumer research, cross-functional team meetings, and reviews with senior management.
* Collaborate as part of a cross functional teams to develop product definitions. Participate in user research and establish the aesthetic vision for the product.
* Develop the component architecture of approved new product concepts in conjunction with cross-functional team members in a manner to deliver improved usability to the user and to create unique design opportunities.
* Using the approved component architecture and the Industrial Design Strategy as guides, develop the visual identity of new products (including form, color, and product graphics) under the guidelines of design management.
* Work closely with the Human Factors/User Interface group to ensure superior usability of new products.
* Document the product design in formats suitable for use by the model making and engineering staff, including computer surface models in 2D/3D CAD and in the Bose ID Specification Document.
* Supervise and coordinate the integration of product graphics to ensure graphic elements of the product design are consistent with the Industrial Design Strategy.
* Specify and document an approved design's form, color specifications, materials/finishes and visual acceptance standards for Engineering and Manufacturing through the generation of the Industrial Design Specification".
* Interact with Engineering, Marketing and Manufacturing personnel as necessary to ensure the successful transition of product designs to production. Participate in engineering builds and pilot production reviews to ensure execution of the final industrial design as intended, or if necessary, to modify the design to suit manufacturing capabilities with minimal impact to the design intent and strategy.
* Skills to communicate and present concepts, architectures, documentation and specifications both internally (BDC) and externally.
* Travel as required in support of assigned projects.
* (ASD ID Specific) The ability to engineer plastic parts and mechanical mechanisms, create the CAD documentation and oversee the fabrication of functional short run prototype assemblies. (ex., working acoustic or entertainment based prototypes and demonstration vehicles.)
* (ASD ID Specific) The ability to produce photorealistic interior images of concepts through the merging of vehicle CAD data, scanned data, computer models and photography.

Skills
This position requires two to five years experience in all phases of the industrial design process. The ability to demonstrate superior creative, aesthetic, and concept development skills, good communications, and presentation skills is necessary. The ability to function successfully in a fast-paced, interactive cross-functional team environment is highly desired. Solid understanding of design for plastics injection molding is required; experience with design of metal components is a plus. Experience in 2D and 3D CAD is required. Experience in Alias Studio or Rhino is preferred; a willingness to gain proficiency in CAID is required. Experience with other 3D drafting software such as Catia, UGS, ProE is a plus. Proficiency in Windows and/or MacOS required. Proficiency with Freehand or Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and MS Office required. IDSA membership and/or design awards a plus.

Education
A Bachelor's of Science or of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, or a Bachelor's of Industrial Design is required.