Senior Industrial Designer (Contract)
Apply NowCompany: RKS Design, Inc.
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Description:
Job Description
We are seeking a team member to work with our product design team on specific projects. Candidates are sought with at least three years' experience, (five years a plus) in the field of product design and designing consumer and medical products, working on all aspects of the product design, from research, through design and engineering collaboration. RKS team members enjoy the opportunity to wear many different hats in a highly collaborative, creative studio that believes in creating the very best. Your responsibilities might include:
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Benefits
401(k) retirement account as defined by the new plan
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid holidays
Sick leave
Vacation
We are seeking a team member to work with our product design team on specific projects. Candidates are sought with at least three years' experience, (five years a plus) in the field of product design and designing consumer and medical products, working on all aspects of the product design, from research, through design and engineering collaboration. RKS team members enjoy the opportunity to wear many different hats in a highly collaborative, creative studio that believes in creating the very best. Your responsibilities might include:
- Conceptualizing and visualizing product designs and physical interactions using sketching, 3D CAD and renderings, hand built physical mock-ups and 3D prints
- Defining product design language and aesthetic directions that can make the product iconic, unique, and recognizable, but most importantly, fitting with the brand what the target user's desire
- Exploring product architectures that consider details of how people would use and perceive the product, usability, ergonomics, and the human factors of the experience
- Crafting CMF solutions in products that are meaningful, that make people love the experience and build long-lasting relationships and routines
- Building virtual and physical prototypes to simulate the experience with the product, how it looks and feels, its interaction, and how it might be manufactured or assembled
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Three plus years' experience, in the field of Design
- A minimum of a Bachelors degree
- A design portfolio
- An aptitude for rapid creation of user-centric innovative design solutions
- Familiar with all common design materials and processes
- Experienced with CAD software
- Demonstrated ability for learning new technologies and processes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Formal training in Industrial Design, Design, or Product Design
- Client-facing, project management experience is highly preferred
- Consulting / Agency experience is highly preferred
- Experience with engineering and developing consumer, medical, and or/life sciences products.
Benefits
401(k) retirement account as defined by the new plan
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid holidays
Sick leave
Vacation