Designer

Continental

Winchester (VA)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Immediate Benefits

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Competitive Bonus Program

Employer 401(k) Match

On-Site Gym

Job summary

Continental is seeking a design specialist in Winchester, Virginia, to focus on automotive interior projects. Responsibilities include managing customer communication, overseeing design developments, and conducting market research on trends in colors and materials.

The ideal candidate will have at least a Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of related experience, particularly with Adobe Suite. The role provides various benefits, including competitive pay and a 401(k) match.

Qualifications

A minimum of 3 years of experience in automotive interior design or related fields.
Ability to monitor and analyze market trends in colors and materials.
Skilled in presenting design ideas and collaborating with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

Design feasible automotive interiors focusing on color and texture.
Manage customer project requirements and track design processes.
Conduct market research for competitive trends in design.

Skills

Adobe Suite experience

Design experience

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Job description

Overview

THE COMPANY

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation. In 2023, Continental generated sales of €41.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets.

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industry specialists. The Continental group sector offers its customers connected, environment-friendly, safe, and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 42,000 employees in more than 40 countries and sales of some 6.8 billion euros (2023), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.

Job Location

This position is located in Winchester, Virginia. There is no relocation or sponsorship available for this role.

Purpose

Design and project management support for automotive interior design projects in the Americas region, focusing on surface design developments, color, grain, prints, and customer approvals within the product life cycle (PLC).

Responsibilities

Design and Customer Responsibility: development of feasible designs (grain, color, prints, combinations) and ensuring customer approvals, including documentation within the PLC process.
Participate in design developments and design releases for customer projects.
Identify customer/market design needs and present designs internally/externally.
Own surface design developments with the affected customers.

Strategic and Collaboration Responsibilities

Strategy Design Americas: support Segment Automotive Interior and Segment LivTec in the Americas for strategic decision-making and/or acquisition phases of strategically important customer/market projects; network and expand partnerships between SSL Design and affected customer departments; observe competitive design technologies/activities with sales.
Design – Plant Support Winchester.
Design and Project Management: initiate/monitor trial batches through internal processes; track color and grain developments through internal development processes; track internal design projects.

Customer Projects

Americas customer project management of design projects in the Americas; attend color, print, or/and texture evaluations at suppliers, production, and customers; manage escalations within the Americas Design department.

Collaboration and Reporting

Collaborate and advise all BA SSL stakeholders and PLC-related departments; build and extend collaboration between SSL and customer departments; primary task is acquisition of new projects.
Reporting based on defined cycles within a defined reporting system (1:1 meetings, dashboard, action list, etc.). Include: report status updates and projected timelines to customers; report to internal departments with recommendations based on customer feedback; document customer approval status (ISAR, transfer form roller to serial status, master creation).

Design Support and Team Work

Collect input from customers; present color submissions and grain developments; build collaboration between SSL Design and customer departments; support PM team for acquisition of new projects; conduct internal presentations.
Team member within a PM team; responsibility for surface design developments with the affected customer; collaborate with all parties involved in the PLC; collaborate with Creative Design, Automotive Design, LivTec Design, DTS SSL.

Trend/Market Research

Monitor and analyze the American market for colors, textures, prints, materials of competitors; recognize design and color trends; observe SSL vs competitors in color, grain, prints, structures, surface characteristics, haptics.

Other

Travel to suppliers, fairs/tradeshows, and customers; prepare design presentations; present SSL product portfolio design samples and presentations.

Environment and Qualifications

Environment: Safety is our highest priority and safety procedures and guidelines must always be adhered to. Applicants must be able to work in a manufacturing industrial environment and wear PPE such as safety boots, safety glasses, and hearing protection.

Qualifications