Lead DesignerPosting Job Title: Lead Designer
Job Family: Engineering and Design
Brand: Mercury Marine
Job Location: Mercury Plant 12 Fond Du Lac
Country: U.S.
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Fond Du Lac
Salary/Hourly: Salaried
Requisition #: 5464
Work Week:
Hours per Week: 40
External Job Description : Explore Mercury Marine:
Mercury Marine (a division of Brunswick Corporation, NYSE:BC) is the world leader in the manufacture of recreational marine propulsion engines. Employing Lean Six Sigma methodology, we have made lasting improvements in our products, processes, and service that have earned us J.D. Power Awards for Customer Satisfaction on both the Optimax 2-stroke and MerCruiser sterndrive power. Being the world leader doesn't happen by chance. It takes investment in leading edge technologies and top rated talent to create and maintain innovative product offerings that shape the future of marine propulsion. We are ready to make that investment in you!
Position Summary:
Generate and develop designs for a variety of products that will enable the company to revolutionize the marine industry. Provide visionary design leadership with a strong sense of aesthetic, visual style, function, and form-giving ability.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
* Integrate industrial design into the business through attending regular divisional communication meetings, understand business strategies and product plans
* Contribute to, then work within, criteria established by a multi-disciplinary product development team while adhering to the HPPD process
* Determine materials, construction, mechanics, shape, color, surface finish, manufacturing processes and packaging in cooperation with a multi-disciplinary product development team
* Manage workload balancing and recommend outsourcing strategies to leverage specialized skillset needs and resources to maximize product development efficiency
* Execute functional designs with the highest level aesthetic appeal to maximize customer desire / market success
* Develop plans to create breakthrough product ideas and execute advanced design concepts
* Create documentation necessary to convey design solutions through image / trend boards, sketches, renderings, 3-D models, CAID surface data and written reports
* Stay abreast of trends in material usage, design, style, color and graphics
* Maintain industrial design archive
Job Requirements: Knowledge, Skill and Ability Requirements:
* Excellent traditional and digital sketching and rendering abilities to effectively communicate design intent
* Proven project management skills
* Verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
* Ability to provide clear, insightful, and actionable design critiques
* Passionate about design with the ability to present effectively to all levels of the organization
* Proficient in Microsoft Office, Alias, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
* Proficient with time management, planning, and organizational tools and techniques
* Leverage technology and processes to continuously improve speed and efficiency
* Extensive knowledge of production processes
Education and Experience Requirements
* Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design required
* Minimum of 10 years of industrial design experience
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