Technicon Design is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Exterior Designer to support a project in the Metro Detroit Area, MI. This role is on-site in a studio environment, where the Designer will develop production-focused concepts.
Portfolio is required to apply.
Job Duties:
Exterior theme development
Generate original exterior concepts
Develop proportion, stance, silhouette, body-side architecture, front and rear identity, graphic strategy, and aerodynamic appearance
Create and refine alternatives through design reviews
Maintain consistency between approved design intent and subsequent development
Sketching, rendering, and visual communication
Produce hand and digital sketches, renderings, overlays, paint-overs, line drawings, orthographic and perspective views, detail studies, color/material/gloss/texture callouts, design rationales, and review narratives
Digital model and surface development support
Provide direction to Digital Modelers and surface-development teams
Review models, sections, highlight behavior, transitions, parting and shut lines, and feature relationships
Issue markups and redlines
Feasibility and cross-functional collaboration
Participate in package, engineering, aerodynamics, manufacturing, studio, supplier, program, and milestone discussions
Identify risks and dependencies
Develop alternatives that resolve conflicts while protecting approved design intent
Design reviews and program support
Attend required daily reviews, work sessions, program meetings, milestone reviews, and leadership presentations
Document direction
Maintain current proposals
Support rapid-turn priority studies
Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in automotive exterior design
Proven ability to develop production-intent design proposals, feasibility, design quality, and brand character
Advanced sketching and visualization capabilities
Leadership skills
Strong decision-making skills
Proficiency with PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator