Industrial Designer jobs in Waterbury, CT

The Industrial Designer designs and develops industrial product concepts and specifications that reflect aesthetic, functional and manufacturing requirements. Researches and analyzes the intended use of products and user preferences. Translates user insights and market requirements into CAD models and prototypes to visually communicate the design concepts to both customers and manufacturers. Collaborates with stakeholders like customers, engineering, manufacturing, sales and suppliers to produce final designs that meet established metrics and criteria.

This position requires work on a wide range of items as an individual contributor in both leading and supporting roles.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and develop aesthetically pleasing product that meets customer requirements and business objectives.
• Take part in daily team meetings within the Engineering department or on project teams.
• Work with teammates, customers and suppliers (internal and external) to achieve project goals.
• Maintain personal and shared workspaces to company standards.
• Working overtime or longer hours maybe required to meet deadlines.

Job Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Industrial Design or equivalent experience
• Related on-job experience ~ 5 years.
• Ability to use CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)
• Competence with Adobe Creative Suite
• Customer Commitment - Exceeding our internal and external customer expectations
• Unity - One team working towards a shared vision
• Pursuit of Excellence - Applying technology, math, logic, and science
• Own It - Accountable for the work we do
• Will to Win - Tenacious, passionate, and result driven
• Active Listening- give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, do not interrupt speaker until appropriate.
• Comprehend/Learn- understand implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision making.
• Problem Solving/Decision Making- identify problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions/decisions.
• Time Management- manage own time and understand the time for others.
• Creative Thinking- develop, design or create applications, ideas, relationships, systems or product, including artistic contributions.
• Computers- use computers and computer systems to program, digitize, enter data and/or process information.
• Mechanical- understand how something works and have ability to add to design for better function or adapt a new design.