Junior Interior Designer (m/f/x) - Munich, Germany

NIO; München; Vor Ort; EUR 38.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NIO Deutschland GmbH, Munich, seeks a Junior Interior Designer to shape the future of premium mobility. You will work across product, mobility, CMF and fashion design in the Transportation Interior Design team, contributing to the NIO brand beyond traditional automotive boundaries.

The role requires a 0-3 year portfolio and CAD/rendering skills (Rhino, Alias, Blender; KeyShot, Photoshop, Illustrator) with fluent English; willingness to travel is a plus.

Qualifikationen

• 0-3 years of industry experience (agency, in-house).
• Strong multi-disciplinary portfolio with automotive and product design.
• Experience or interest in transportation design, fashion, or softgoods a plus.
• Strong concept generation, visual storytelling, and clear idea communication.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; other languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel overseas for business.

Aufgaben

• Translate interest in culture and premium lifestyle into design concepts.
• Contribute to design development of NIO Interiors.
• Support research and concept studies with user-centric thinking.
• Use processes and tools to produce on-brand product design.
• Leverage AI tools to iterate quickly and push creative boundaries.
• Help follow concepts through to production, balancing design with requirements.
• Support presentations for senior stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Portfolio development

Concept generation

Visual storytelling

Clear communication

Teamwork and independence

Willingness to travel

Cultural sensitivity

Tools

Rhino

Alias

Blender

KeyShot

Photoshop

Illustrator

Jobbeschreibung

NIO's mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle by offering smart, premium electric vehicles and providing the best user experience. NIO was founded in November 2014 as a global electric vehicle company, with world-class research and development, design and manufacturing centers in Shanghai, Beijing, San Jose, Munich, London and 20 other locations.

For our Europe Headquarter in Munich we are looking for a

Junior Interior Designer (m/f/x)

As a Junior Interior Designer (m/f/x), you will play a key role in shaping the future of an innovative, global mobility and lifestyle brand. In our design and EU headquarters in Munich, you will work across the disciplines of product, mobility, CMF and fashion design in the international Transportation Interior Design team and make a valuable contribution to the development of the NIO brand beyond traditional automotive boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Translate a genuine interest in contemporary culture, premium lifestyle, user needs and high-end aesthetics into emotionally engaging 2D and 3D design concepts
• Contribute to design development of NIO Interiors
• Support research and concept studies based on user-centric thinking and emerging global design trends
• Resourceful use of processes and tools for producing on-brand product design
• Leverage emerging AI tools to iterate quickly and push creative boundaries
• Help follow concepts through until production, ensuring design intentions are balanced with requirements and criteria
• Support the preparation of presentations for senior stakeholders

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of industry experience (agency, in-house), preferably with an interest in a mix of both
• A strong, multi-disciplinary portfolio showcasing refined aesthetic sensibility in Automotive and Product design. Experience or personal projects in transportation design, fashion, or softgoods is a plus
• Strong sensibility and skills in generating design concepts, visual storytelling, and communicating ideas clearly
• Proficiency in CAD modelling (Rhino, Alias, Blender), rendering software (KeyShot, Blender) and with the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Adaptability to switch between different product categories and contribute to multiple work streams
• Well organised, with the ability and commitment to meet tight design schedules
• High degree of social competence, good interpersonal skills, teamwork and independence
• Enjoy creating innovative, creative solutions, implementing new ideas and concepts in a fast-growing company
• Fluency in written and spoken English (other languages are an asset)
• Willingness to travel overseas for business purposes

We are looking for someone who is genuinely passionate about design within and beyond the automotive industry. The ideal candidate comes with a high level of taste and interest in contemporary culture and premium lifestyle products.

NIO as a Global User Enterprise has organized its business globally. Depending on the job you are applying for, it may be necessary to involve hiring managers outside the European Economic Area (EEA), that are engaged at another NIO group company, such as NIO Co., Ltd located in Shanghai, China or NIO USA Inc, Palo Alto, USA. If data is processed in countries outside the EEA, NIO uses standard contractual clauses published by the European Commission, with appropriate technical and organizational measures, to ensure that your personal data is processed in accordance with European data protection standards. The location of this job is at NIO Deutschland GmbH, c/o NIO GmbH, Montgelasstraße 14, 81679 Munich.