Associate Industrial Designer

Riddell is seeking an Associate Industrial Designer with a passion for football and a passion for product creation. Do you find yourself closely examining a product or taking it apart to learn how it works? Do you get excited at the thought of solving challenging problems? Do you find satisfaction in building and creating new things? Do you want to help design world class products that are worn by elite athletes? If you are intrigued, send us your resume.

Opportunity :

As part of the Riddell Research and Development Team, you will play a key role in designing and developing world class protective products based on advanced technologies such as Smart Sensors, additive manufacturing and 3D scanning. You will work closely with product development teams to develop a holistic design solution. We are looking for a creative and innovative designer with strong ideation skills to help develop simple solutions to complicated problems.

What you'll do :

• Establish creative concepts for opportunities not yet identified in the market
• Participate in research for new product development projects that lead to product innovation
• Work with R&D Team to evaluate new / emerging technologies and develop sketches / CAD / prototypes for product presentation
• Effectively communicate ideas and translate those ideas into 3D models and working prototypes
• Verify and validate design intent through virtual and / or physical test methods
• Create and maintain design documentation such as engineering drawings, product and material specifications, bill of materials, etc.
• Produce accurate and complete document packages to ensure design intent is carried through to commercialization
• Assist the Riddell Test Lab with various testing procedures
• Develop tech packs to communicate product concepts to manufacturing partners
• Collaborate with other teams both internally and externally to provide new solutions and ideas to improve product performance, product quality, and improve manufacturing processes.
• Find opportunities and solutions in ambiguous environments

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