Harman

About the Role:

We are looking for an adventurous, passionate, and accomplished Sr Industrial designer with world class design sensibility to join our design team in Shenzhen, China.

The right candidate loves music as we do, brings a fresh perspective on design & innovation and has the ability to understand and translate latest fashion, interior and cultural design trends into iconic product experiences for Harman’s iconic brands, including JBL, Harman Kardon and AKG.

You will take a lead role with hands-on responsibilities working in a very fast-paced, collaborative environment. You understand that great design can amplify the lives of real people and how this builds a strong brand. As a key member of the design team, your role will involve overseeing the strategic product design for the brand.

What You Will Do:

• Take a lead role with hands-on responsibilities.
• Conduct design brainstorming sessions.
• Create concept designs in 2D and 3D formats.
• Prototype designs using in-house and 3rd party resources.
• Develop detailed product design specifications and CMF documents.
• Present design solutions.
• Participate in user research activities.
• Investigate and propose new fit and finish options and CMF trends.
• Work on innovative and trend defining product concepts in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary creative teams across the globe.
• Be part of the team that is creating and delivering innovative and groundbreaking design experiences across various product categories.
• Work with design leaders in all phases of the design thinking process from concept, to strategic, to tactical, and implementation.

What You Need:

• Love for Design & Music.
• 5+ years of experience in the field of industrial design with an impressive portfolio.
• Experience in designing products for the world of consumer or professional markets.
• Solid knowledge of the design process­ from trend research and design strategy to concept development and manufacturing execution.
• Excellent 2D and 3D skills: fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite and 3D such as Rhinoceros and KeyShot.
• Experience defining Materials, Colors, and Finishes.
• Ability to create photorealistic renderings.
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication and presentation skills.
• The ability to work seamlessly with leaders across functions.
• Ability to multi-task many projects and products at once.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Industrial/Product design.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes, tooling methods, and assembly methods.
• Able to quickly generate visual and physical definitions of new products that convey key attributes of function and layout.
• A proven structured approach to creative problem solving.

What is Nice to Have

• Self-starter, goal-oriented and result driven
• Strong team player
• Customer focus
• Deadline oriented and able to work under pressure
• Self-awareness, willing to learn and open to changes

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to travel 10% of the time
• Willingness to work in an office in Shenzhen
• Willingness to submit to a background screen and a drug test.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work one day per week that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development