Job Description Take a new home range from a blank page to people's living rooms, and own every design call on the way. You'd lead industrial design on everything outside the core product, including a connected range already in hundreds of thousands of homes, and help shape how the team designs, not just what it makes. You'll be joining a long-established sports and gaming brand with over 400 people across the UK, Asia and the US, and its own factories in China. Owning the manufacturing means ideas get to the shelf fast. You'll own industrial design across the connected range, the new home setup system, accessories, lighting and cabinets. It starts with finding the problems worth solving, through user and market research and time with players, then running ideation and concept development through to a design proposal. Form, ergonomics, user experience, surface modelling, CMF and the visuals that sell the idea internally all sit with you. You'll work alongside product managers, R&D and a mechanical design engineer, who takes your design intent into detailed engineering with the China team. There's a junior designer in the UK and a design team in China to support, and room to build the design culture. Pure industrial design skills across form, ergonomics, user experience, CMF and visuals, shown in a portfolio with real attention to detail in its layout and storytelling. Proven experience designing consumer products that went on to be manufactured and sold. Strong sketching, surface modelling and rendering skills, for example in Rhino, KeyShot and Adobe CC, and the confidence to present ideas to senior stakeholders. The details Reporting to the Product Design Lead Small UK team in a well-established company, with a design team in China Occasional trips to suppliers and factories in China Easy reach from north and east London, Herts, west Essex and Cambridge Right to work in the UK required, no sponsorship available Company bonus scheme 25 days holiday Private Medical Insurance What it isn't This isn't hybrid. Engineers own DFM, you own the design intent. And it isn't a big design department. The team is small, there's no formal ladder yet, and you work to a commercial brief with checkpoint reviews, so you're expected to drive it.
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Creative Industrial Designer in Essex, Harlow employer: Kodu
Vax is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in Droitwich. As a Project Lead, you will benefit from competitive compensation, including an annual bonus and generous holiday allowance, while being part of a team dedicated to rebuilding product development with a focus on curiosity-led design. With opportunities for professional growth and a supportive environment, Vax is committed to empowering its employees to drive meaningful change in the floor care industry.
