Industrial Designer Sr.

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Join Our Team of Groundbreakers & Be Part of Creating the Future 
At Bobcat, we're not just a company; we're a force for innovation, and our diverse team of groundbreakers is at the heart of our success. With a legacy of excellence and a commitment to empowering people to accomplish more, we're seeking passionate individuals who want to be part of our mission. 
 
Our company culture thrives on collaboration and creativity. We're a tight-knit, collaborative team that believes in turning dreams into reality. We've built a workplace that fosters personal and professional growth and offers competitive benefits to support your life outside of your career. If you’re looking for an opportunity to make an impact at the forefront of the industry, we have a place for you!

 

As a Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) designer at Doosan Bobcat, you will be responsible for developing industry leading CMF designs that advance the global brand.

 

This position requires an employee to be onsite in our Bismarck, ND office on a full-time basis. Please note, you must submit a Portfolio to be considered for this position – see instructions below. 

Role & Responsibility

• Developing CMF that push the visual and user experience to new levels with exterior, interior, and decal graphic designs
• Leading color, material, graphic decal, and finish management projects from concept through to production in close collaboration with engineering, product management, marketing, manufacturing, and suppliers
• Deep understanding customer's needs and values to generate the best solutions
• Researching heavy and compact equipment design trends also outside our industry for inspiration to create concepts
• Analyzing the competition and future CMF trends
• Keeping a strong focus on prototyping – every product we develop should go beyond what exists today
• Generating unique product future concept designs
• Working seamlessly with development teams to ensure smooth hand-offs
• Exhibiting a forward thinking and collaborative approach to design
• Must be self-motivated, adaptable, flexible, and able to multi-task across multiple active projects
• Ability to thrive in a place of rapid growth and change
• Ability to mentor and develop skills in others
• A positive growth mindset

Job Requirement

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Industrial design, Graphic design, or related design discipline. Master's degree in Transportation, Industrial Design, or Graphic Design or equivalent preferred
• 7+ years of experience industrial design inside automotive or compact or heavy equipment or power sports industry
• High level technical skills (sketching, rendering, working with CAD data)
• High level and deep understanding of importance of design language
• A seasoned understanding of how things work and are manufactured
• Strong knowledge of design process and time/project management
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills to effectively communicate your ideas
• Excellent ability to communicate with global and cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and problem solve during the product development process
• Proficiency with 2D skills via sketching, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.
• Proficiency with 3D visualization skills via KeyShot, Vred, Showcase, etc.
• Experience with advanced digital development solutions such as VR is a plus
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• For your portfolio, please make sure that you have several series of sketches and ideations so that we can see your creativity, problem solving and design thinking.

 

Portfolio Submission Instructions: 

To be considered for this position, you will need to submit a portfolio in addition to your resume and profile.

• Save your portfolio as a PDF document
  • Please do NOT submit your portfolio in other formats (Google Docs, Dropbox, etc.)
• Name your portfolio your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Example: Candidate name is John Smith. Portfolio PDF file name is: Smith, John.PDF
• Upload your career portfolio as an additional document within your application
  • Under the "My Documents" selection, navigate to the "Additional Documents" field. Select "Add a Document" and upload your career portfolio 
  • Portfolio may need to be condensed 

 

DISCLAIMER: THE WORKS INCLUDED IN YOUR CAREER PORTFOLIO MUST NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY NON-DISCLOSURE AND/OR CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT. IF THE WORKS IN YOUR CAREER PORTFOLIO ARE OWNED BY YOUR CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYER, OR BY ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY, THERE MUST BE AN EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE OWNER ALLOWING