Product Design Expert
This role involves taking ownership of existing and new product developments, researching and developing ideas and concepts for new products and processes, and planning and developing prototyping, fabrication, tooling, fixtures, compliance, CAD/CAM, etc.
* Develop manufacturing drawings and confer with production departments and other personnel.
* Specify designs and components to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
* Continually strive to update your own technical knowledge, as well as your understanding of the company's products, services and customer needs.
* Constantly promote awareness of best industry practices, providing training as required.
* Engineering Degree, preferably Mechanical/Product Design/Industrial Design.
* Excellent knowledge of industrial materials and processes, manufacturing methods, and engineering principles.
* Creativity and technical knowledge is essential – understand the technical aspects of how products function.
* Strong sense of the aesthetic – an eye for colour and detail and a sense of balance and proportion.
* Be imaginative and persistent and must be able to communicate their ideas visually, verbally, and in writing.
* Proven ability to communicate design and product concepts through 2 and 3 dimensional media, e.g. hand sketching, rendered images, CAD, model making.
* Proven ability to work with AutoCAD Inventor for part modelling and assembly creation.
* Strong knowledge of Agriculture/Dairying desirable.
* Excellent IT skills must be proficient in the use of MS Office.