Senior Program Designer
Job Type : Contract, Full Time
Salary :
J22752
Snr Program Designer – Colour, Material & Finish (CMF)
Working on site in Gothenburg, Sweden
Contract (Outside IR35)
40 hours p/w
Our high profile client in the automotive industry is currently looking to recruit a Senior Program Designer, based on site in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Assignment Description:
Create and deliver complete design proposals according to design brief and project constraints in assigned programs.
Produce creative detailed design solutions fulfilling complex technical criteria.
Prepare presentation material for reviews and participate in exterior design reviews. Attend to project and engineering meetings.
Work with and guide computer and digital & clay modelling teams.
Work with several projects simultaneously.
Act as mentor for junior and senior team members to improve design quality and efficiency.
Supporting the Chiefs Designers in assessing team performance.
Requirements:
English, spoken and written
University degree in transportation design.
Full understanding of complete car development process.
Solid experience in CAD 3D design process and software.
Minimum of 8 years of experience in car design, preferably at major OEMs Experience in Asian OEMs is positive.
Personal attributes:
Strong drive, communicative with good presentation skills, independent and confident as well as a good team worker, structured, autonomous, methodical, and analytical with good planning skills, flexible and able to work under constrained time schedules and frequently revised circumstances.
Assignment Description:
The automotive business is undergoing a paradigm shift facing tough challenges and great opportunities.
In the transformation journey towards new mobility, electrification, and autonomous drive we are committed and proud to stand behind the group strategy in becoming carbon neutral by 2045.
As a Senior Designer CMF you are contributing to shape the future sustainable CMF palate for the Clients’ brand.
You will be responsible for delivering complete CMF solutions and detailed specifications for assigned Client projects.
What you will do:
Produce creative and detailed design solutions fulfilling complex technical criteria working in close collaboration with other design disciplines.
Develop sustainable CMF concepts, which are translated into physical solutions and prototypes in cooperation with CMF Specialists and our in-house trim shop.
Strong focus on building patterns, both 2D and 3D for various application areas.
Conduct benchmark and research, having a fact-based approach.
Create Colour, Material, Finish definition documents and safeguard CMF releases linked to design gateways and property plans.
Prepare physical and digital presentations. Be able to present and attend in design reviews.
Attend in project and engineering meetings, representing CMF for your assigned project.
Work closely and interact with both internal as well external stakeholders.
Liaise with R&D, Project and Marketing teams in China.
Part of CMF community doing non project assignments, creative contributions to work shops and CMF strategies.
Essential qualifications:
Min. bachelor’s degree within Industrial Design, Transportation Design or Fine Arts.
At least 5-10 years’ experience from industrial or transportation design.
Work related to sustainability and research an advantage.
Deep knowledge in design process and methodology as well CMF development process.
Strong communicator with good presentation skills, both verbally and visually.
Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite and VRED with ability to visualize and communicate ideas effectively in 2D and 3D. Other software like Substance, Blender, Key Shot, Rhino, Grasshopper is also valuable.
Fluent in English. Knowledge in Mandarin is an advantage.
This is you:
You are unafraid and highly flexible, knowing that changes are inevitable.
You have a “can-do-attitude” and an entrepreneurial mind-set.
You don’t have to be a vegan, but you care for our environment and a burning interest for doing good.
You are structured, methodical, and analytical with good planning skills.
You move between the big picture and nitty gritty details on a day-to-day basis.
You are a super team player who couldn’t care less for prestige or politics.
And you are a strong communicator, visually oriented with good verbal skills.
What our Client offers:
A highly dynamic, creative and ever-changing work environment.
Never a dull moment.
Plenty of challenges and opportunities to grow in your profession.
Great team spirit and fantastic colleagues, both in Sweden and in China.
Brand new and state of the art Design Studio located at Lindholmen, Gothenburg.
Required to travel to China for reviews and model builds, approx. 2-3/year.
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More Information
- Address Gothenburg, Sweden
