Industrial Designer 2 - Products at
Garmin

We are seeking a full-time Industrial Designer 2 - Products for our headquarters in the greater Kansas City area.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Leads and takes ownership of a design and/or project for small display or exhibit projects and/or sub-projects and ensures accountability for meeting deadlines for relevant design deliverables throughout the process
• Collaborates and contributes value in design reviews and communicates to teams in engineering and product managers to produce superior solutions
• Works with mechanical engineering on material selection, textures and surface finishes
• Communicates a design through clean and detailed documentation without errors and develops free hand sketches to communicate design concepts and details
• Estimates level of effort, evaluates new options of similar technology, offers suggestions to improve processes, and provides comments on some electrical design aspects
• Provides feedback on design concepts/skills to help improve display design solutions
• Presents and defends design concepts/deliverables in Industrial design and segment team meetings regarding exhibit/display design concepts and construction details
• Leverages understanding of plastic injection molding process and other production methods to ensure design solutions are manufacturable

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or related field AND a minimum of 3 years relevant experience OR a minimum of 3 years work experience as an Industrial Designer at Garmin
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency using design tools such as SolidWorks, Keyshot, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Sketchbook Pro
• Demonstrated solid understanding and proficiency using design standards and procedures

 

OTHER ATTRIBUTES PER AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:

Automotive OEM Designer:

• Automotive and/or related vehicle design experience (school projects are acceptable, portfolio examples are required)
• Environmental, display, and tradeshow design experience (school projects are acceptable, portfolio examples are required)
• Demonstrated critical thinking and advanced problem solving skills (portfolio and problem solving examples required)
• Research minded (a desire to better understand what motivates customers, as well as how people use technology)
• Passion for design (automotive, interior, exterior, mechanical, form, shape, color, etc.)

Aviation Designer:

• Aviation product and/or cockpit layout design experience (school projects are acceptable, portfolio examples are required)
• Demonstrated critical thinking and advanced problem solving skills (portfolio examples required)

Consumer Automotive Designer:

• Consumer electronic product design experience (school projects are acceptable, portfolio examples are highly preferred)
• Demonstrated excellent hand sketching skills (Wacom Tablet experience preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly explore a wide variety of styling options (form, colors, finishes, materials, etc.)

Marine Designer:

• Demonstrated excellent hand sketching skills (Wacom Tablet experience preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly explore a wide variety of styling options (forms, colors, finishes, materials, etc.)
• Passion for water/marine based activities (fishing, boating, sailing, rafting, kayaking, paddling, surfing, etc.)

Outdoor and Fitness Designer:

• Outdoor and/or fitness product design experience (school projects are acceptable, portfolio examples are highly preferred)
• Demonstrated excellent hand sketching skills (Wacom Tablet experience preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly explore a wide variety of styling options (forms, colors, finishes, materials, etc.)
• Passion for outdoor and/or fitness activities (hiking, camping, climbing, hunting, running, cycling, paddling, etc.)

Area 51 Concept Designer:

• Demonstrated track record of innovative design and challenging the status quo
• Various product design experience (school projects are acceptable, portfolio examples are highly preferred)
• Demonstrated excellent hand sketching skills (Wacom Tablet experience preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly explore a wide variety of styling options (forms, colors, finishes, materials, etc.)
• Passion for exploratory activities
• Critical thinking and advanced problem solving skills (portfolio examples required)

Desired Qualifications

• Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)

Aviation Designer:

• Familiarity with avionics and/or aircraft certification processes preferred
• Pilot certification or other aviation experience preferred