Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. We are looking for a passionate and talented Industrial Designer to help bring our products to the world.
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Industrial Designer at Kuiper team, your mission will be to define and design innovative new product categories that delight and inspire our customers around the world. These consumer facing products include different outdoor antennas, WiFi routers and other related products. In this role, you will collaborate with product designers, engineers, researchers, business leaders and production teams. You will be part of defining Industrial Design and CMF (Color, material, finish) strategy for Project Kuiper. You will leverage your expertise in ideation, CAD surfacing, CMF, and manufacturing to find sophisticated design solutions for highly technically constrained products. You will take a user-centric approach towards concept development, build rapid prototypes, and collaborate with user researchers to test and iterate on your designs.
Key job responsibilities
• Demonstrate great design advocacy communication and collaboration skills with cross functional teams
• Own and deliver CMF documents, Cosmetic Inspection Guides and Step Gap documents
• Design for manufacturing considering DFM, cost, scale, brand, and usability
• Research new materials and manufacturing methods applicable to our range of products.
• Work with vendors and manufacturers to ensure quality and design intent are maintained
• Excellent organization skills and ability to track multiple design programs
• Produce concept sketches, 3D Renderings, and prototypes ranging from quick low fidelity models to high fidelity cosmetic or functional prototypes
• Execute and deliver CAD surfacing/parametric models
• Utilize user-centric thinking and good aesthetic sensibility to align with customer needs and preferences
• Thrive and be passionate about innovating new category defining products under ambiguity
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 7+ years of professional industrial design experience.
• 7+ years of experience in a highly technical hardware domain, for example outdoor and indoor devices for consumer and enterprise customers.
• 5+ years of experience with one or more ID surfacing and parametric CAD tools, preferably a combination of Rhino, SolidWorks, Creo, Keyshot.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Outdoor,