Work Flexibility: Onsite
Industrial Design Engineer
Position Summary:
You will work within our world-class industrial design team based in the Innovation Centre Cork, Ireland. You will be dedicated to supporting our business working with interdisciplinary teams globally to research, design, and develop next-generation aesthetic, ergonomic, and functional prototypes, devices, and systems with the best user experiences.In this highly collaborative role, you will work closely with a team of talented designers, researchers, engineers and marketers who are driven to deliver innovative, human-centered solutions for the healthcare industry. You will be a part of a design team that is responsible for driving the vision for the future of Stryker products.
What You Will Do
* Act in the role of the product development team's synthesizer, using a diverse set of design tools and methods to gain valuable feedback from the team and our customers.
* Assure product concepts proposals are inclusive of market winning attributes consistent with, or inspired by, global design and technology trends.
* Responsible for defining Stryker product offerings, form development, human factors and ergonomics, material selection, finishes, color, brand language and graphical user interfaces.
* Implement the product visual brand language in accordance to the business's product line and portfolio.
* Inform the project team of key trends in design related topics such as product design, color, materials and finishes.
* Work to support a product development team with visual communication in all phases of the product development process.
* Responsible for realizing concepts through sketching, visual storytelling and physical prototypes, CAD, 3D rendering, 3D printing, prototyping, finishing, painting and testing.
* Conduct, interpret and present design research and findings.
* Work collaboratively within a team of talented designers.
What you will need:
* Bachelor's Degree is required in Industrial Design / Product Design / Interaction design (1:1 strongly preferred)
* Masters in design, Medical Device Design or Human Factors or Interaction design is highly advantageous.
* Analog and or Digital sketching and visualization skills.
* Working knowledge of design process, design principles and engineering principles.
* Understanding of design research methods, analysis and design input refinement.
* Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Experience in the medical field is a plus but not required.
* Must have excellent communication skills to lead conversations, solve technical challenges and participate in discussions with other global SME's on design related challenges and innovative opportunities.
* Have a designer portfolio that demonstrates your process, research methodologies, concept designs and more about you.
* Demonstrable experience working as part of a team.
* Good Industrial design sketching and oral and visual presentation techniques to communicate your ideas.
* Very good model-making skills are required to communicate the product look and feel of your designs.
* High level of competency using in Solidworks or Creo (Rhino, Blender, Fusion 360 also considered)
* High level of competency using in the Adobe Create suite software programs like Illustrator and Photoshop.
Travel Percentage: 10%