Creative Design

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities):

Lead a team of team of exterior designers on one or more production programs

Develop two and three-dimensional representations of proposed design solutions

Work across groups such as Design, Engineering, Program Teams, Sculpting, Fabrication to develop design proposals

Collaborate and enhance critical relationships with design studio leaders, sculpting, engineering, manufacturing and quality to diplomatically eliminate roadblocks

Swiftly handle design issues when they arise and propose decisive solutions

Make presentations of new thoughts and designs

Direct studio activities in absence of upper management

Understanding and ability to negotiate criteria with engineers

Understands program timelines and is proactive regarding task completion

Understands design sections and provides guidance to program sculptors and engineers to create full size and scale models

Integrate subsystems required to complete entire full size design proposals

Train, develop and evaluate and manage design employee performance

Yours Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

This role requires the submission of a portfolio. Please see instructions below.

Bachelor’s degree with a major in Industrial Design, Automotive Design, or equivalent experience

10+ years of Automotive Design experience

5+ years of Production experience, from concept to final release to build follow up to Launch

Demonstrated creative proficiency with supporting portfolio

Ability to create and communicate new ideas

Excellent understanding of line, form and surface development

Excellent understanding of manufacturing processes

Ability to mentor design team members, assess and mange performance in completing assigned tasks

High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees

Knowledge of current trends in design, technology, production methods and materials

Truck Exterior experience preferred