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