Industrial Designer - Road Category

A bit about us

Trek is an awesome place to work with amazing benefits for all employees. We build only products we love provide incredible hospitality to our customers and change the world by getting more people on bikes. When youre on our team youre taken care of encouraged to learn and grow and given lots of opportunities to do so. Give us your best and well give it right back. Sound pretty sweet Then come join us!

Job Description

Trek is currently hiring for a talented Industrial Designer in the Road category. As a designer at Trek your purpose is to create beautiful bikes that foster great ride experiences. You work together within a world class product development team to provide forward thinking concepts and design direction for bicycles and components. A designer in this position is engaged in rider research concept development design refinement and production support. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional design problem solving communication and visualization skills and excel in a multifunctional team culture. Experience with both surface modeling in 3D CAD and Adobe systems are highly desired awesome visual communication skills are a necessity.

Position Responsibilities:

• Aggressively pursue rider insights to inform design solutions.
• Prepare and present new product concepts internally and externally as needed.
• Communicate concepts developmental work and finalized design solutions by methods meeting the specific needs of each project. Communication formats can include but are not limited to: artistic renderings CAD models physical models multimedia presentations and written reports.
• Define aspects of form geometry aesthetics mechanical parameters fit function end user interface and meet defined expectations for product features cost manufacturability and production schedules.
• Initiate and direct the development of models and prototypes to test and qualify key product characteristics manufacturability and aesthetics.
• Maintain a working knowledge of material and process technologies applicable to new product development.
• Collaborate effectively with teammates and internal and external resources to ensure new product development success.
• Follow the Product Development process.

Requirements

• 2 years of postgraduate professional design experience.
• Bachelors degree/diploma in Industrial Design or Product Design
• Proven ability at solving complex design problems with simple and elegant solutions
• Good mechanical and structural aptitude and knowledge of various materials and their associated manufacturing processes.
• Strong sketching and 2D communication skills
• Proficient in all phases of product development: research ideation sketching concept refinement.
• Proficient in 2D and 3D CAD (parametric modeling and subD is a plus). OnShape Rhino Digital sketching (Sketchbook Pro/Procreate) Adobe skills are a big plus
• Selfmotivated and ready to take the initiative to get things done
• Willingness to travel for research development and inspiration
• A work hard/play hard attitude. This is a fun place to work and we expect you to love what you do!

Trek Benefits:

Flexible and fun company culture
Competitive health care
PPO & HDHP medical plan options Dental insurance Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Free life insurance & optional term life insurance
Competitive vacation package
401(k) with match and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
12 weeks of maternity leave with 100 pay
Flexible holiday schedule 10 company holidays
Tuition Reimbursement up to $15000! (Undergraduate & Masters programs)
Employee discounts on all product
Deep partner retail discounts

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. Trek strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color creed religion gender gender identity pregnancy marital status partnership status sexual orientation age national origin veteran or military status disability medical condition genetic information or any other characteristic prohibited by federal state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including hiring promotion demotion compensation training working conditions transfer job assignments benefits layoff and termination.

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