Senior Industrial Designer (L3)

Overview

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This role oversees all stages of the Human Centered Design (HCD) process and drives strategic design initiatives. You will routinely collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams (UI / UX Design, UX Research, Advanced Engineering & Tech, Product Platform Managers, Marketing, etc.) to bring great products to market successfully and mentor associate and staff Industrial Designers. This role requires strong design, collaboration and leadership skills, and a deep understanding of the HCD and Product Development Processes. This role will be working onsite at a Gentex facility. There is no remote or hybrid work at this time.

What You'll Do

• Design world class products, experiences and services through mastery of all phases of Human Centered Design (HCD) and the core Industrial Design skills of inquiry, analysis, creativity, mega and macro market trend awareness, visualization, CMF, ME, material science, manufacturing, and High-Performance Collaboration.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of problems / opportunities and constraints.
• Analyze findings and translate insights into action via illustrations / CAD / mock-ups to drive broad understanding, promote rapid iteration, learning and decision making within a Cross-Functional Team.
• Lead the creation of compelling and original new Products and Customer Experiences that will be noticed (desirability / beauty), appreciated (utility / usability), and reinforce brand value. Advocate for the principle that less is more; simpler is better.
• Provide customers with exceptional Products, Services and Experiences by understanding the values and needs of the target Customer(s) and satisfy those needs.
• Use research findings, rationale (logical and emotive), professional intuition and storytelling to align a Cross-Functional Team toward a common goal of great products with valuable User Experiences.
• Be responsible for all A-Surfaces and User Experiences and work closely with the UI / UX Team, UX Research Team, Product Platform Managers, and Advanced Engineering Team to co-develop all B-Surface and technology packaging with emphasis on manufacturability and quality.
• Lead Core, Adjacent and Breakthrough design initiatives.
• Manage a range of large, medium and small sized projects effectively.
• Oversee the entire HCD process, including Research (Discovery and Analysis) to Delivery (Design Creation and Refinement).
• Provide appropriate leadership when a project moves from HCD into Product Development (production engineering, prototyping, testing, refinement and validation).
• Other duties as assigned.

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Gentex is an equal opportunity employer

Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.

Assistance : Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email recruiting@gentex.com. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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