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COLOR AND MATERIALS DESIGNER
Job Summary:
Our client in Troy, MI or Long Beach, CA is looking for a Color and Materials Designer. This is a Contract position.
A creative, experienced CMF Automotive Designer who is upbeat, self-motivated and organized to join our growing team at our Long Beach CA or Troy MI studio. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, a keen eye for color, grain, gloss, texture, palettes, material trends and sustainability, as well as excellent communication and project management skills.
The responsibilities of the Color and Materials Designer include but not limited to the following:
· CMF design activities for both Interior and Exterior projects for all our vehicles. Create mood boards, color palettes, material samples and pitch decks for in person and virtual presentations.
· Define and implement materials, finishes, textures and colors for both production and conceptual programs.
· Research and analyze color and materials trends both in automotive and consumer markets to develop trend forecasting, while identifying opportunities for differentiation and innovation.
· Constantly source new materials to maintain innovation within the CMF library.
· Research and connect with suppliers to bring your design vision to life.
· Create innovative patterns and graphics that can help define the identity of the brand.
· Material Mastering Required. Managing appearance development and approval process with various Suppliers and/or Tiers, while maintaining design intent.
· Follow system for maintaining, storing and distributing master samples.
· Clear understanding of automotive specifications and performance requirements of finishes.
· Creative finish solutions that maintain appearance but keep cost at a minimum.
· Provide charts that layout a clear Color and Materials production development letter for production builds.
· Design quality/quality control of finishes in all phases of production to ensure the design intent is maintained.
Qualifications:
The pace doesn’t scare you, it excites you. Flexible with coast-to-coast schedules, requiring excellent communication skills that may fall outside of traditional hours. Comfortable in a start-up environment. Low ego and strong willingness to support. Being agile and understanding how quickly directions may change in an automotive design setting. And of course, outstanding CMF Design skills.
· BA or BS Degree in Color and Material Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Textile Design or the equivalent in professional experience with evidence of exceptional ability documented in a portfolio.
· Minimum of five years similar or related experience.
· Create compelling inspiration boards and focused program palettes to inspire and align the organization on the CMF direction.
· Proficiency with design tools and software. Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Keyshot (or equivalent 3D or 2D rendering programs Alias, VRED, Maya, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS).
· Excellent oral and written communication skills required for effective presentations.
· Consistently deliver high-quality work in an expedient manner.
· Ability to manage multiple activities with possible pivots and show examples from previous production programs.
· Capability to work cross functionally (internally) with Design, Brand, Engineering, Commercial and Purchasing but also experience in successful relationships (externally) with suppliers, vendors and partners for mutual success.
· Ability to meet deliverables, based on milestones and deadlines.
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Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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