Principal CG Motion Designer

Principal CG Motion Designer

Description -

The HP Design Organization is pursuing a Principal 3D Designer to amplify the conceptual visualization and storytelling of the HP product portfolio and solution. This is a senior level role for someone who can operate at both the conceptual and executional level—shaping creative design direction through proposals and conceptual frameworks, in turn, elevating the overall creative standard of the studio. This is a highly collaborative role with an on-site expectation to work closely with adjacent design leads, alongside other CG team members. This role will help shape and support customer engagement presentation through creative storytelling in the form of still imagery, graphics and motion. 

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Lead the 3D vision across projects, setting the standard for form, proportion, and visual storytelling

• Translate abstract concepts into compelling, production-ready digital form

• Partner closely with industrial designers, engineers, sustainability, and leadership to shape visual direction

Advanced Visuals

• Create photorealistic renderings and animations for client presentations, internal reviews and 

• Develop flexible, scalable 3D systems that support iteration and versioning

• Introduce new means and methods to amplify visual impact

Product Realization

• Bridge the gap between early conceptual design and final production ready CAD

• Maintain internal libraries of databases, and CMF data

• Ensure design intent is maintained through development and final execution

• Partner in internal reviews with marketing to ensure quality, accuracy and consistency of product visuals are being met.

Process & Craft

• Establish and evolve best practices for modeling, rendering, and asset management

• Introduce new tools, workflows, and technologies that improve quality and efficiency

• Uphold a high bar for craft, consistency, and detail across all outputs

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design , or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

• 4-7 years of work experience, preferably in industrial design and development of physical hardware products and systems, or a related field or an advanced degree with 3-5 years of work experience.

Knowledge & Skills
• 3D Modeling
• Computer-Aided Design
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Design Process
• Figma (Design Software)
• Industrial Design
• Interaction Design
• Manufacturing Processes
• Mechanical Engineering
• New Product Development
• Product Design
• Project Management
• Prototyping
• SolidWorks (CAD)
• User Experience (UX)
• User Interface (UI)
• User Research
• Visual Design
• Wireframing
• Workflow Management

Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
• Impacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitates information validation and team decision making process.

Complexity
• Responds to moderately complex issues within established guidelines.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
 

The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $230,850 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and s