Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is seeking an Industrial Designer to lead design efforts from start to finish of new product development projects, becoming the subject matter expert on design-related aspects for specific product categories.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge of 2D and 3D visualization software: Adobe Creative Suite, Keyshot, SolidWorks preferred, Rhino 3d a plus.
- Experience with hands-on rapid prototyping techniques including study models, and 3d printing.
- Strong Sense of aesthetics and form.
- Excellent 2D Design skills relate to product graphics, visual hierarchy, and presentation layouts.
- Working knowledge of UI/UX design process and principles.
- Strong sketching skills for ideation and quickly visualizing breadth of distinct ideas and themes.
- Good working knowledge of Consumer Insights and Design/Market Research Methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Product Management to identify and visualize product opportunities and problems to solve driven by consumer insights and relevant market trends. Includes leading and conducting design research activities and ideation workshops; working with 3rd party resources as needed.
- Translate insights and trends into viable design strategies and concepts, using a diverse toolkit of visual communication skills to convey design intent to project team and stakeholders. Including sketches, storyboards, photorealistic renderings, detailed drawings and 3d mockups/prototypes.
- Lead industrial design efforts from start to finish of a new product development project. Includes helping define process, timeline, deliverables and resources needed for ID work needed throughout each project.
- Support validation testing of new concepts via renderings, storyboards and prototypes.
- Help translate Brand Identities into relevant product design guidelines and strategies
- Generate design solutions and concepts that consider a holistic view of design including overall aesthetics, functionality, usability, and fit/feel/finish details.
- Working knowledge of UI/UX design process and principles.
Other
- Excellent Communication skills; can adapt based on audience and situation: from informal elevator pitches to formal presentation to executives and everything in between. Ability to influence and inspire.
- Vision and Creativity: ability to see beyond the task at hand; can formulate and present new ideas or ways to reframe a problem while still ensuring day-to-day project needs get addressed.
- Time and Project Management: can manage their workload with minimal supervision; ability to prioritize. Able to help define and maintain cross-functional alignment on design objectives.
- Proactive: can recognize and address potential issues before they fester… both as part of a project and part of day-to-day operations.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as an Industrial Designer.
