Junior Industrial Designer

Job Information

Location: Statesville, NC or Bismarck, ND

 

As a Junior Designer at Doosan Bobcat Global Design Studio, you will be responsible for developing premium product styling and operator experiences for the Doosan Bobcat brand globally. In this role, you will work with marketing, product management, engineering, and sourcing to deliver world-class design proposals from research and strategy through concept, development, and production. In this role, you are accountable for the creative and technical detailed designs to enable successful project design implementation. The individual who assumes this role is creative with a talent identifying future trends and tastes.

Role & Responsibility

• Collaborate with Industrial Design Team and New Product Development teams to bring concepts to life that build and strengthen our Brand DNA
• Research and identify the competitive and future trends
• Develop and oversee concepts and mockups to final production designs that aligns to Bobcat Design DNA, optimizes UX/UI, manufacturability and cost
• Develop designs that push our visual and user experience into new territories
• Understand our customer's core needs and values, motivations and aspirations and use these as a compass for product development
• Maintain a strong focus on prototyping – every product we develop should go beyond what exists today. Prototyping early and often will promote learning, iteration, and refinement of ideas
• Develop clear design objectives and deadlines based on project requirements
• Must be self-motivated, adaptable, flexible, and able to multi-task
• Must be able to complete or manage project design including product and decal graphics
• Work seamlessly with our engineering design team to ensure smooth hand-offs
• Generate unique product concepts + IP
• Always be looking for ways to add value to our team beyond your job description
• Look outside our industry for inspiration
• Exhibit a forward thinking and collaborative approach to design
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively portray your ideas

Job Requirement

• Bachelor's Degree preferred in Transportation / Industrial Design, or related design discipline
• 2-5+ years of experience industrial design. Desire experience from OEM in automotive or compact or heavy equipment or power sports industries
• Excellent technical skills (sketching, renderings, CAS systems)
• Portfolio demonstrating your ability to create a range of impactful product designs and strategies
• Have a background of the Compact Equipment industry and product portfolio offered by Bobcat
• High taste level + deep understanding of design language
• A seasoned understanding of how things work and are manufactured
• Strong knowledge of design process + time/project management
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation + communication skills
• Excellent ability to communicate with global and cross-functional teams to plan, execute and problem solve during the product development process
• Ability to thrive in a place of rapid growth + change
• Experience using Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Experience using Autodesk Alias, Keyshot or Vred
• Experience using CAD surface modeling (Creo) is a plus
• Experience inside of heavy or compact equipment is a plus
• Experience with VR is a plus
• A growth mindset
• #GD

As a part of the Doosan Group, which employs more than 43,000 people in 38 countries worldwide, the company offers its customers products and solutions to help build stronger businesses and communities. Based in Seoul, South Korea, with its North America headquarters in West Fargo, North Dakota, Doosan Bobcat is a leading global manufacturer of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, attachments and services. The company is committed to empowering people to accomplish more. 

Doosan Bobcat North America is home to world-renowned brands, including Bobcat® compact equipment, Doosan® portable power products, Ryan® and Steiner® grounds maintenance equipment and Geith® attachments. Doosan Bobcat North America is a tradename of Clark Equipment Company.

Doosan is committed fostering an inclusive and a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, race, color, religion, creed, citizenship status, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at 701-476-4263. Doosan is a VE