Industrial Designer - Intermediate - (12 Month Contract)

Teknion; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in industrial design is seeking an Intermediate Industrial Designer to shape innovative product solutions. This role involves overseeing a junior designer, managing project deliverables, and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality outputs. Candidates should hold a Bachelor of Industrial Design and possess extensive experience in the field, along with strong technical and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Company Paid benefits

Group RRSP plan

Pension Plan

Excellent work environment and culture

Corporate perks and discounts year round

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience as an Industrial Designer.
• Experience in furniture/systems design is a plus.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage design activities and guide junior designers.
• Contribute to product design solutions and documentation.
• Communicate design intent and status effectively.

Skills

Design related research

Analytical skills

Excellent presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving capabilities

Technical proficiency

Aesthetic aptitude

Time management

Education

Bachelor of Industrial Design

Tools

Solidworks

Photoshop

Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Job description

The Intermediate Industrial Designer is responsible for providing product design solutions, while also providing limited guidance to the Junior Industrial Designer. They are responsible for managing the design activities, documentation, communications and deliverables related to the stage gate development process within a multi-disciplinary team environment.

What is this job responsible for?

LEADERSHIP

Product Design Integrity

• Provide design guidance for the Junior Industrial Designer to ensure product design intent, integrity and quality of execution as well as knowledge transfer throughout the development process.

Multi-disciplinary Development Team activities

• Manage the development, deliverables, and communications activities between the (multi-disciplinary) project team members related to the industrial design activities to meet project objectives.

Product Definition and execution

• Contribute to the definition and execution of the product design solution of new products, and to ensure its compatibility, portfolio fit, while considering innovation, and meeting PDO requirements.

People

• Contribute to the advancement of professional practice of the industrial designers, design interns, and assist in the training and integration of new employees to the department.
• Provide guidance to internal and outside design resources to ensure both the program requirements (deliverables, schedule, etc) and the design requirements (portfolio integration, aesthetic refinement, product integrity, etc) are met.

COMMUNICATIONS

Development team and Design Management

• Ensure accurate and timely communication of all status and content issues between relevant stake holders in multi-disciplinary development team and design management.

Client and Sales assist interface

• Provide hands on new product and planning application support to sales / clients, and act as a representative of the design department as part of the Teknion client experience and research as guided by design management.

Documentation

• Communicate and demonstrate all aspects of the product design through a series of different media appropriate to the stages of development including : sketches, renderings, development models, CAD models, and (printed) documents and presentations.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Product Definition

• Generate and document new product concepts in response to Market and Design research activities of the evolving needs of the workplace that ultimately support the creation of the Design Brief or PDO.
• Contribute directly to the Design Research activities through field observation, client interaction, Design Discovery Sprints, and contract researchers.

Development

• To provide insight and decisions on all design related issues in the cross disciplinary development discussions to collectively solve new product issues including manufacturability, function, appearance, product application, CMF, product offering, testing, installation, etc.
• To function with limited supervision in executing the assigned projects, including decision making, working with outside consultants and Product Management.
• To develop new products through a systematic process of stage gate activities and deliverables according to a predetermined launch schedule.

What is required for this role?

• Bachelor of Industrial Design degree.
• 5-10 years work experience as a practicing Industrial Designer. Furniture / systems design experience is a plus.
• Design related research and analytical skills.
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem solving capabilities.
• Both a technical proficiency and an aesthetic aptitude.
• Proficiency in current software tools for CAD (Solidworks), visual communication (Photoshop, Illustrator), and communication (Microsoft Office, and Google suite), and time management.
• Soft model, mockup, and visual model making capabilities
• Knowledge of current prototyping methods and technologies and how to most effectively integrate them into model making.
• Ability to sketch or think on paper in order to solve detailed design problems. Experience in designing for office space planning and ergonomics requirements a plus.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes and impact on design.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and provide guidance to Junior designers.
• Ability to work effectively in all phases of product development, from concept definition through technical development, production details and post launch product support.
• The ability to work with limited supervision, seeking support and guidance from fellow team members and design management as needed.
• Ability to provide guidance to the junior designers, including overseeing tasks and setting deliverables and deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with outside Design and Engineering resources, such as : Industrial Design contractors, CAD contractors and researchers.
• Ability to effectively interact with outside clients and participate in presentations and research activities.

Why should you grow with us?

• Company Paid benefits
• Group RRSP plan
• Pension Plan
• Excellent work environment and culture
• Corporate perks and discounts year round
• Our People

Teknion is committed to supporting a culture of diversity and accessibility across the organization, starting with the hiring process. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment.Teknion welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

By applying for a position with Teknion, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Teknion's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position : SSN / SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, credit check and criminal check. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.