Madrid
Industrial Design Lead
ABOUT THE ROLE
- Lead industrial design and prototyping project teams, guide the design process and deliverables, track challenges and identify solutions, and ensure our work exceeds expectations.
- Foster positive relationships with our existing clients and upsell or cross-sell new projects. Build relationships with new clients and bring in projects and build business.
- Build proposals for ID projects, estimate scope, timelines, and resource needs.
- Develop strategically positioned concepts from design principles and constraints using visualization, CAD modeling, rendering, and prototyping.
- Collaborate with engineers to fabricate aesthetic and functional prototypes that can be brought to life through manufacturing.
- Collaborate with strategists to synthesize and communicate research findings, identify areas of opportunity, and conceptualize ideas.
- Craft compelling user experiences, and visualize them through user journeys, service blueprints, and presentations that communicate design details and rationale.
- Last – but most important – have fun and find ways to make the work enjoyable for you, our team, and our clients!
REQUIREMENTS
- Degree in industrial design, product design, or a related field.
- 6+ years of professional industrial design experience. 2 or more years at a design consultancy is preferred.
- 2+ years of experience leading design teams, managing projects, and interfacing directly with clients.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Strong visualization, CAD modeling, prototyping and fabrication capabilities.
- Experience with design for manufacturing (DFM) and knowledge of common manufacturing methods.
- The desire to continue learning new skills, improve your craft, and grow as a designer and leader within our team.
- Obsessed with staying ahead of industry best practices and technologies across the world
- An Inventor, Maker, DIYer, and Hacker at heart ❤️
- Can communicate efficiently in English
- Should be based in Madrid, Spain or willing to relocate