Designer for Boats & Yachts

As Aivan is continuing to develop its Boats & Yachts team, Navia, we are looking for an experienced designer with good engineering knowledge in boat production to join our Helsinki-based studio.

This new hire will be part of a team in charge of the overall design of leisure crafts from pre-concept up to follow-up of construction, making sure that the concept and the visual design of the resulting product is feasible from technical and manufacturing perspectives.

We expect a minimum of 3-5 years either from a yard’s in-house design team, or another design studio with a track creating designs that have manufacturability, not purely focusing on the aesthetics. We value agility and adaptability and are looking for designers with a curious mindset that are open to learning and adopting new ways of working.

• Designing boats/yachts together with a Naval Architect Team from early sketch to production launch
• Solving problems commonly found in boat design with a talented team of different skill sets
• Creating 2D & 3D drawings of concept and production files & assemblies (FRP molds / milling files)
• Creating project documentation and presentations
• Designing and outsourcing custom parts for boat projects
• Creating general arrangements (layouts) together with Design Team
• Selecting and placing of standard components and main equipment together with Naval Architect Team
• Creating easily understandable visualizations using hand sketching or 3D renders

Skills & Qualifications

Intermediate to senior skills in the boat/yacht design (or other field of transportation design)

• Well-developed understanding of construction and production of composite boats
• Basic understanding & knowledge of mechanical engineering and moving components usually found in boats
• Capability to create quick concepts and production files using 3d modelling software (SolidWorks/Siemens NX/Rhino)(3dsmax/Blender)
• Capability to find solutions independently to challenges the custom boat projects usually offers
• Satisfactory skills to use project documentation, presentation, and management tools (MS Office Word/Excel, Apple Keynote, Google sheets, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign)
• Open-minded and eager to learn new skills
• Good spoken and written English

Appreciated additional knowledge

• Experience and capability of taking lead role in a boat design project
• Project and client management skills

We encourage you to send your application for a review even if you don´t meet all the criteria. Our talented team is ready to teach.

About Aivan

Aivan is a leading Finnish design and innovation agency. We help launch, grow, and evolve progressive businesses. We do that by integrating brand, design and communications.

As Aivan is continuing to develop its Boats & Yachts team, Navia, we are looking for an experienced designer with good engineering knowledge in boat production to join our Helsinki-based studio.

This new hire will be part of a team in charge of the overall design of leisure crafts from pre-concept up to follow-up of construction, making sure that the concept and the visual design of the resulting product is feasible from technical and manufacturing perspectives.

We expect a minimum of 3-5 years either from a yard’s in-house design team, or another design studio with a track creating designs that have manufacturability, not purely focusing on the aesthetics. We value agility and adaptability and are looking for designers with a curious mindset that are open to learning and adopting new ways of working.

Main duties & Responsibilities

• Designing boats/yachts together with a Naval Architect Team from early sketch to production launch
• Solving problems commonly found in boat design with a talented team of different skill sets
• Creating 2D & 3D drawings of concept and production files & assemblies (FRP molds / milling files)
• Creating project documentation and presentations
• Designing and outsourcing custom parts for boat projects
• Creating general arrangements (layouts) together with Design Team
• Selecting and placing of standard components and main equipment together with Naval Architect Team
• Creating easily understandable visualizations using hand sketching or 3D renders

Skills & Qualifications

Intermediate to senior skills in the boat/yacht design (or other field of transportation design)

• Well-developed understanding of construction and production of composite boats
• Basic understanding & knowledge of mechanical engineering and moving components usually found in boats
• Capability to create quick concepts and production files using 3d modelling software (SolidWorks/Siemens NX/Rhino)(3dsmax/Blender)
• Capability to find solutions independently to challenges the custom boat projects usually offers
• Satisfactory skills to use project documentation, presentation, and management tools (MS Office Word/Excel, Apple Keynote, Google sheets, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign)
• Open-minded and eager to learn new skills
• Good spoken and written English

Appreciated additional knowledge

• Experience and capability of taking lead role in a boat design project
• Project and client management skills
• A-class automotive surfacing skills
• Transportation design ergonomics
• Rendering skills

We encourage you to send your application for a review even if you don´t meet all the criteria. Our talented team is ready to teach.

About Aivan

Aivan is a leading Finnish design and innovation agency. We help launch, grow, and evolve progressive businesses. We do that by integrating brand, design and communications.

Apply

Please fill in the application form on or before May 26, 2024 . We use a service called Personio to manage job applications. If you have questions, please contact Veera Vatanen ().

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