Industrial Designer

The Industrial Designer works directly within the Engineering Department to support our manufacturing facility. They should be able to use computer-aided drafting (CAD) software to design new products, modify existing products, and create special product designs.  They are responsible for working with Production, Engineering, and the Product Design Team to digitally prototype new products.  The Industrial Designer must demonstrate strong design fundamentals while working with the Production and Maintenance Departments, Customer Service, Art Department, and other staff members.  They are responsible for ensuring that the company can quickly introduce new, custom, well-planned designs as their virtual design work eliminates the need for numerous physical prototypes. The Engineering Department spans the full spectrum of engineering, from industrial design to design engineering, manufacturing engineering to tool design.   

Tasks:

• Work directly with the Product Design Team to develop new products and modify existing products
• Create special product designs
• Virtually prototype new products and special products
• Create and edit Building Information Modeling (BIM) and maintain internal and external BIM libraries
• Create and edit SketchUp models and maintain internal and external SketchUp libraries
• Render photo-realistic images of current products and new concepts
• Create site layout views or special views that customers request
• Use measuring equipment to create precisely dimensioned models
• Answer internal and external engineering questions related to new or special products design
• Create and revise product specifications in English, metric, scaled, and written versions
• Participate in a team environment and can work on multiple projects simultaneously with high efficiency, productivity, quality, and precision
• Other duties as assigned

• Engineering and Technology- Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products
• Design- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of precision drawings and models
• Mathematics- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
• Physics- Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understand fluid, materials, and mechanical structures and processes
• Production and Processing- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of products

Skills:

• Speaking - Talk to others to convey information effectively
• Active Listening - Give full attention to what other people are saying; take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times
• Time Management – Manage one's own time
• Reading Comprehension- Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents
• Critical Thinking- Use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Quality Control Analysis- Conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance
• Writing- Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience

Attributes:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand

Physical Demands:

• An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, talk, or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Experience and Education:

• Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree or a high school diploma/equivalent with over four years of work-related experience.
• Substitution of recent or relevant work experience can waive education requirements

Excellent benefits package for eligible employees, including 72 hours of Paid Time Off to schedule, 40 hours preplanned vacation, and 11 paid holidays.  Eligible for health, vision, and dental care (single and family), other benefits include: life insurance, disability coverage, accident insurance, critical illness coverage, hospital indemnity, and identify theft starting on the first day of employment.  401(k) plan with employer match available. 

Victor Stanley, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.