Sr Industrial Designer - Lighting/Furniture
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Lowe's
The Opportunity
Job Summary:
The primary purpose of this role is to design and develop lines of products that align with the branding and design strategy, meet merchandising and business requirements, and are differentiated from competitive national brands. This includes responsibility for applying robust knowledge of the design industry and trends, understanding the product life cycle and associated risks, facilitating a design and development process through production, working across the
development group, and, overall, increasing Lowe's competitive advantage, profitability, and market share.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the processes and methodologies for the collection and delivery of design research insights
- Synthesizes customer insights to frame key design opportunities
- Engages in prototyping, evaluation, testing, and refinement to ensure targeting solution set is desirable and feasible
- Uses human-centered design methodology to create compelling design solutions
- Creates effective 2D control drawing, 3D CAD and detailed product briefs that direct manufacturing vendors to correctly produce designs
- Works with design team to establish resource needs, deliverables, and deadlines
- Maintains assigned scheduled and produces agreed-upon deliverables
- Coaches and encourages other team members to product high-quality work
- Collaborates with cross-functional internal and external product teams to ensure design vision, intent, and engagement is maintained
Required Qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in Demonstrated increasing capability in design
- 7 years of Experience leading Product Design and Development programs
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design
- 2 years of demonstrated success leading progressively more complex product design programs from concept through production
- 2 years managing increasingly complex relationships inside and outside of an organization
- 2 years of experience coaching other designers or engineers through the design and development process
- 2 years demonstrated ability communicating effectively visually and verbally
- 2 years demonstrated functional knowledge in technologies and manufacturing of durable hard goods
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 years of prototyping products to varying s of fidelity
- 5 years of experience designing in 3D (product design, environmental design, architecture) with a working knowledge of related 3D software (e.g., Solidworks)
- Online portfolio link
Thank you for your interest. In most cases Lowe’s is not able to provide sponsorship for roles located in the Mooresville SSC, however, we encourage all applicants who meet minimum qualifications to apply so that we can further evaluate their experiences and candidacies.
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 19 million customer transactions a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2021 sales of over $96 billion, Lowe’s and its related businesses operate or service nearly 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
EEO Statement
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Location
Lowes Blvd, Mooresville, NC, USA
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