Sr. Industrial Designer​/Developer Sporting Go

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Full Time Professional Costa Mesa, CA, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

SUMMARY OF POSITION :

We are seeking an experienced Senior Industrial Designer to join our Product Design & Development team and serve as the design and development lead for the emerging Performance Recovery and Therapy category and the industry leading Sports Medicine category. You will create the design vision, identify opportunities for innovation across a diverse range of products.

The vision is to be the most trusted authority on injury prevention, recovery, and therapy for athletes. The business includes products under both McDavid and Shock Doctor brands.

This is a senior-level, hands-on role with end-to-end ownership of both product design and product development, from initial concept and design through prototyping, factory development, testing, validation, commercialization, and production.

The ideal candidate combines strong industrial design capabilities with deep knowledge of product development, construction, ergonomics, materials, manufacturing, costing, testing, quality, and commercialization. Candidates who thrive autonomously, deliver against briefs and bring innovative ideas to life will thrive in the position.

This position will work across a diverse range of sporting goods, wearable products, and consumer products utilizing soft goods, molded components, mechanical assemblies, and electronic or powered functionality.

The Senior Industrial Designer will work closely with Product Management, Sourcing, Quality, Regulatory/Compliance, Marketing, and overseas manufacturing partners while providing day-to-day leadership and mentorship to a Technical Designer/Developer reporting into this role.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Own the design vision, product design language, and aesthetic direction for the category, from initial research, ideation, and concept development through final production
• Create sketches, renderings, CAD models, presentations, technical drawings
• Design products with a strong understanding of ergonomics, anatomy, fit, comfort, performance, and usability across combinations of soft goods, textiles, foams, plastics, molded components, hardware, mechanical assemblies, and other materials
• Identify opportunities for innovation – new materials, differentiated product experiences, including incorporating electronic, powered, or interactive functionality
• Own the product development process from concept through production approval, with support from Tech Designer/Developer following iso 13485 standard
• Review samples each round and provide clear, actionable revision direction back to the factory
• Select materials, construction, and manufacturing methods; partner with Sourcing on costing and value engineering without compromising design intent
• Troubleshoot development issues directly internal team (developer, sourcing), etc

Team & Documentation

• Work day-to-day with the direct report from a Technical Designer/Product Developer, ensuring all outbound communication properly translates your direction into tech packs, specs, BOMs, and factory communication
• Creating and reviewing technical documentation before it goes to manufacturing partners
• Make sure design intent carries through accurately as products move through revisions

Quality, Compliance & Design Controls

• All the products in this category require documentation through our ISO 13485 quality system. In practice, this is a part of our design and development commercialization process.
• Provide design input that supports design control documentation and traceability
• Participate in design reviews and support verification/validation activities
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory, who own compliance throughout product development.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION SPECIFICS:

• This is a full-time position
• Typical work hours and days are Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• This position is based out of the Costa Mesa, CA office
• This position is expected to travel (domestic & international)…