Junior Industrial Designer

tool., Inc. Product Design & Development; Marblehead (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tool. Inc. Product Design & Development is seeking an industrial designer to lead concept development and create product solutions with strong aesthetic merit.

You will guide research, brainstorming, and concept development, while delivering high-quality 3D models and prototypes. Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks), visualization (KeyShot), and Adobe Creative Cloud is essential. The role is onsite in Marblehead, MA, with a fast-paced, client-driven environment that emphasizes brand identity and

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Industrial Design or equivalent experience.
• 1–2 internship experiences in an industrial design role supporting high priority work.
• Experience in a design consultancy or corporate design environment.
• Strong ability to think critically and synthesize information.
• Solid understanding of human-centered design process.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment with demanding deadlines.
• Curious, kind, and willing to challenge yourself and others.
• Willing to go beyond the described job title.
• Passionate about solving relevant problems with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Create product solutions with strong aesthetic merit and brand identity.
• Develop form that captures client tone while introducing uniqueness.
• Demonstrate broad technical skills: CAD (SolidWorks), sketching, color/materials, rapid sketching, prototyping, and visualization (KeyShot).
• Develop high-complexity 3D digital surface models that are aesthetically and technically solid.
• Lead development of new product concepts delivering value and client goals.
• Combine design methods to address client challenges using consumer insights and brand identity.
• Innovate with manufacturing considerations: materials, construction, mechanisms, color, and finish.
• Monitor the work of other designers to determine best practices and tools.
• Manage projects, deliverables, and client expectations effectively.

Skills

Sketching

Form development

3D modeling

Visualization

Prototyping

Education

BA/BS in Industrial Design

Tools

SolidWorks

KeyShot

Procreate

Adobe CC

Job description

Industrial Designers at Tool are part of a small team that develop a variety of consumer and commercial products. Designers guide in research, brainstorming, and concept development. A variety of skills and techniques are used in those three areas. Having a strong sketching ability is necessary and constant. Currently, most of our work gets pushed through Adobe CC products, with some use of other creative software apps like Procreate on iPads, web tools, and 3D modeling.

responsibilities

• Create product solutions that achieve strong aesthetic merit and establish a brand identity appropriate to the business.
• Have excellent form development abilities, capturing a clients tone while introducing uniqueness and forward thinking.
• Demonstrate a diversity of technical skills: CAD – Solidworks; excellent sketching; color, material & finish, rapid sketch development, prototyping, and visualization in Keyshot or equivalent.
• Develop 3D digital surface models of high complexity and sophistication that are both aesthetically skillful and technically solid.
• Lead the development of new product concepts that deliver new value and execute on our clients goals.
• Combine appropriate design methods, theory and content to address a particular clients business challenges.
• Innovate while considering manufacturing directive , specifying materials, construction, mechanisms, color and surface finish.
• Demonstrate the ability to think strategically and propose rational solutions that are driven by consumerinsights, brandidentity, and business assessments.
• Maintain a keen eye for other designers work in our global design community to determine best practices, methods, tools and approaches.
• Manage projects, deliverables, andclientexpectations by communicating with them and managing theprojecteffectively.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Have a BA/BS in Industrial Design or equivalent experience.
• Have at least 1-2 internship experiences in an industrial design role supporting high priority work
• Have previous experience working within a design consultancy or corporation.
• Have a strong capacity for critical thought and information synthesis.
• Have a strong understanding of the human-centered design process.
• Have the desire to work in a fast paced environment with demanding deadlines.
• You are curious, kind, and respectively challenge yourself and others around you.
• You are the type of person that goes above and beyond the description of your job title.
• You’re passionate about solving the relevant problems and possess an insatiable entrepreneurial compass.

OTHER DETAILS

This role is onsite in Marblehead, MA at TOOL’s studio. It is not a remote position. Covid-19 vaccination required. U.S. Citizenship Required. Interested candidates should submit a resume and portfolio/work samples. Please limit submissions to 10MB. Submissions without a portfolio will not be considered.