Industrial Designer

Description: Provide creative direction and mechanical engineering design expertise for custom furniture and shade structure projects. Primary Objective: Provide mechanical engineering design expertise to ensure high quality designs are created for custom furniture/shade structure projects and delivered in a timely manner. Reports To: Director of Sales Responsibilities: CREATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN -Use your artistic talent to conceptualize and create new products and product collections -Build 3D models and create renderings for new and existing products -Review existing product designs for improved aesthetics, functionality and manufacturability -Brainstorm ideas for planning and product selection on new projects -Prepare detailed product drawings for custom components -Create space plan layouts in AutoCAD for various indoor and outdoor seating environments -Maintain library of standard components to facilitate efficient design of near-standard systems CUSTOM PRODUCT ENGINEERING -Design of mechanical parts and assemblies for custom furniture and shade structure products -Preparation of mechanical drawings using Inventor and AutoCAD 3D -Review product designs for manufacturability with Production team -Coordinate design / structural integrity of shade structures with Professional Engineering firm -Component research of parts and material selection -Establish sizing / tolerance of mechanical parts and interfaces -Preparation of parts drawings and Bills Of Material PROJECT MANAGEMENT -Liaison with manufacturing, purchasing, engineering and QA -Product design liaison for Sales and Project Management team -Responsible for successful hand-off of Assembly Drawings to manufacturing team CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT -Corrective and preventative action for existing mechanical products (ECR investigator)-Design enhancements for continuous improvement and cost savings -Preparation of documents to record and detail mechanical design changes (ECNs) Qualifications: Education/Training - Diploma or degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering/Technology or equivalent experience Experience - Minimum 4 years experience in mechanical/industrial design and/or manufacturing setting Skills - A designer with a flare for creativity and the ability to ‘think outside the box'. - Mechanical design and detailing, specializing in product design. - Expertise in using AutoCAD/Inventor for 3D part design, detailing, assembly, and manufacturing. - Mechanical design analysis, including structural frame sizing, mechanical interface calculations and feasibility. - Ideally, comes with experience working in a manufacturing environment - Practical knowledge of manufacturing processes used in custom manufacturing.