Industrial Designer

Industrial Designer

Location: New Providence, NJ (hybrid- in office as needed, up to 3x/week)

Position Overview

Are you an Industrial Designer that has a contagious imagination, a solid sense of 3D design, and experience with toys and/or arts and crafts products? If so, we have the job you've been waiting for! This newly added role on our team will support our growing 3D design efforts and work closely with our Product Development, Design, and Shanghai based teams while designing from initial product concept ideation up to and through engineering stages in a fast-paced rapid prototyping process.

Role Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Planning

• Partners with Product Design on product ideation and concept generation.
• Provides input on how product concepts might be manufactured.
• Provides 3D design suggestions and direction.

Product Design & Development

• Sketching- Develop new ideas through rapid ideation, 2D sketching and 3D design while considering cost and manufacturability.
• 3D Modeling- Utilize SolidWorks to create 3D renders.
• Rapid Prototyping- create rapid prototypes through a variety of means including but not limited to; hand models made of foam core or other suitable modeling compounds, 3D prints ready for additive manufacturing for evaluation and review, etc.
• Design documentation – Create, edit and update documentation to communicate design intent to internal and overseas team members.
• DFM (Design for Manufacturing) – Understands broadly how toys are manufactured and creates well defined DFM specification that communicate the design language and intent to our overseas team and ultimately to our manufacturers.
• Works in a highly cross functional environment with Product Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Production, etc. developing and executing new products to meet multiple objectives of cost, performance and launch timing. Makes recommendations to management related new product schedules, progress in the development process and proposed changes in product designs and program execution.

Skills and Qualifications

• 0-3 years of experience in the field of Industrial Design. Toy and/or arts and crafts experience is required.
• For entry level candidates, school projects related to toys and/or arts and crafts are suitable.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks is required.
• Experience working with licensed brands/products required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Industrial Design highly preferred.
• Excellent sketching, form development, CAD modeling, rendering, and graphic skills required.
• Working knowledge of materials and mass production procedures required; knowledge of plastic injection molding highly preferred.
• Experience building proof of concept models and working with 3D print shops, shop tools, materials, and the manufacturing processes highly preferred.
• Comfortable with all phases of the design process - from research to concept development and detail design for manufacturing highly preferred.
• Strong ability in hands on model making/prototyping.
• Willingness to work closely with, and take direction from, senior design team members.
• Ability to come to our office in New Providence, NJ as needed (up to 3x/week) for prototyping, sample review, etc. required.

***Please note, you must submit a portfolio as part of the application process in order to be considered for this role.***