Senior Industrial Designer

Senior Industrial Designer (m/w/d)

Schweinfurt, Germany 

OVERVIEW

SRAM is seeking a creative and motivated Industrial Designer with Senior level design-work experience to join our German design team. This designer will be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge mountain bike drivetrain and e-MTB components, fueling innovation and influencing design projects around the world.This position is located in SRAM's Mountain Bike development center in Schweinfurt, Germany. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Quickly generate ideas and concepts, which reflect your outstanding visualization skills, a refined sense of form and your understanding of human factors


• Translate user needs into compelling products


• Deliver solid and rational ergonomics for best physical performance


• Build compelling stories to communicate design direction to your design team members and the larger product development team


• Coordinate finish, graphics and finish engineering with design team partners to meet defined requirements


• Design for manufacturing: create CAD geometry ready for forging, die-casting, injection molding, and machining processes


• Work with Design Engineers directly on CAD models to configure and package engineering concepts into the most compelling products in the industry


• Ensure on-time delivery of solutions that meet product development timelines


• Work effectively in a cross-functional environment with teammates that include Product Management, Design Engineering and Advanced Design


• Support MarCom and PM product launches and presentations with applicable materials


• Help to further refine ID workflow processes to enhance the product development process


• Actively contribute to building an even stronger team with a positive attitude and openness to give and receive constructive feedback

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or equivalent from an accredited university


• Application requires a portfolio with work examples


• Clear proficiency of Senior Designer level work and relevant experience working in cross-functional product development teams


• Proficiency in English and German


• Proficient at 3D CAD (Pro-E/Creo preferred)


• Ability to travel domestically and internationally to work with a global team — approximately 15% travel

WE OFFER

• Diverse tasks and the possibility to contribute towards the development of sustainable and innovative products


• Dynamic and team-oriented working atmosphere within a strongly growing industry


• Flat hierarchies within a bicycle enthusiast, engaged, and international team


• Minimum 3 days/week presence in office


• Flexible working options


• Employee discounts


• Company pension scheme with employer contribution