Designer Sr - Interior

Brief Role Description

The Senior Designer - Interior leads assigned interior design projects for DCC clients from initial phases through production as a Lead Designer.  He/she oversees a project team of designers, providing guidance on processes, techniques, and project development on a specific project/project phase.  He/she takes creative design leadership and provides hands-on creative concept output. The Senior Designer - Interior creates automotive product interior design concepts and accessories, and transfers chosen concepts into design prototypes in cooperation with on-staff specialists.

Possible Tasks within this Role

Creative – (75%)

• Furthers development of automotive projects (production/concepts) within the parameters of the individual design processes.


• Creates new products for VW Group Brands both on a Global basis and within the US Market.


• Develops feasible concepts and autonomous transposition into 3D; responsible for 2-D and 3-D vehicle interior design concepts.


• Develops design ideas into virtual scale and physical full size models, respectively.


• Collaborates with designers and specialists in other areas (Exterior, Color and Trim, Modeling).


• Provides solutions to existing tasks.


• Participates in production design contests with a high level of creative input.

Strategy – (15%)

• Develops new concepts and product ideas for VW Group Brands based on market and competition analysis.


• Identifies and documents goals and directions of interior design discipline.


• Organizes relevant materials and analyses and archives them.

Supervisory – (10%)

• Guides specific design projects from initial phases until final presentations.


• Applies clients’ design philosophies to new product ideas.


• Organizes and manages a group of external contract resources (Contractors, Interns).

Qualification Requirements

Required

• Good visual communication (drawing, sketching, illustration) skills


• Up-to-date digital technology (3D CAD software, 2D illustration software) knowledge


• Excellent judgment of design proportions and proposals


• Deep knowledge of American culture and automotive market


• Leading/main design role in production and concept vehicle

Desired

• Held lead/main interior design role in production and concept vehicles


• Extensive knowledge of the main VW Group Brands


• Knowledge of automotive manufacturing and product planning process


• Wide interest/knowledge of creative industry (i.e. entertainment, product design, fashion)

Skills