This is a critical, hands on role based in Raleigh, no exceptions! You must be very comfortable working in a fast paced early stage environment where you own things and collaborate.
The Director of Industrial Design will be working with the founding team, VP of Design, Director of Materials, and Director of Engineering to execute our strategic milestones. You will be working throughout, and overseeing, our entire technical design process, by designing advanced surface models for our novel manufacturing process, implementing these surface models onto shapes, and working with our engineering team to turn these designs into CNC’d production molds. You will be empowered to create a scalable system of design whereby the implementation of advanced surface models onto 3D shapes is consistent, repeatable, and near-automated.
We are changing the way soft goods are created, transforming the world's $5 Trillion Soft Goods Industry and 250-year-old factory system into sustainable, additive manufacturing. By assembling soft goods with chemistry rather than with sewing machines, our process eliminates much of the waste, carbon emissions, and water pollution that have led to some of the world’s worst environmental and social impact in recent years. Efficient, plantbased, and closed-looped, we are revolutionizing the way the world manufactures soft goods with its proprietary technology and cutting-edge techniques.
Create complex 3D free form CNC able molds from 2D patterns overlaying a base 3D surface Create high level product design sketches and communication Working knowledge of CMF applications Ability to create patterns & textile details digitally as required Create and maintain scripts and python code for various workflow enhancements. Work with the design team to develop new patterns, shapes and designs that are conducive to our materials, categories and brand aesthetics Work with the engineering team to ensure design for manufacturing of the molds Continuous improvement of workflows to increase output of the design team Well versed in ID software including extensive CAD knowledge and experience: Rhino, Houdini, Substance Painter, Adobe Suite and other advance surface modeling software Director of Industrial Design
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS M.S. or above in Industrial Design. 10+ years of professional experience. Experiencing leading a team. Experience leading and/or working within a multidisciplinary design team preferred Well versed in industrial design software such as: SolidWorks, Rhino, Houdini, Substance Painter, Adobe Suite and other advanced surface modeling software Class A surfacing preferred Working mold knowledge and experience with creating mold tools preferred Excellent hand and digital sketching skills 3D printing experience and proven track record of rapid prototyping Experience 3D scanning and equivalent Experience in the consumer product market / fashion highly preferred. Experience with product innovation, at an early stage. Experience with creating minimum viable products (MVPs) and, testing, iterating, and prototyping. Experience with commercializing a product, post prototype phase. Experience with bringing a product to market. Excellent communication skills. High emotional intelligence. Self-motivated and able to take charge + get the job done.
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