Industrial Designer Job Los Angeles area,California USA,Design & Architecture

Who We Are:

WHY Brands Inc., a parent company of Munchkin, Inc., focuses on creating, incubating, and growing the next generation of consumer lifestyle brands. Founded in 1990, Munchkin is the leading consumer product company and most loved baby lifestyle brand behind the innovative gear and products for children, mothers, and caregivers. Munchkin has sold billions of dollars of products through our key retail partners:
Target, Walmart, and Amazon and has global distribution in over 50 countries. With over 350+ patents under our belt and over 250 international product and brand design awards, we continue to create solutions that leave our customers asking, "how did I ever live without this?" Innovation is the core of our company DNA and has been driving our designs for over 30 years!

Recognized as #8 on America’s Most Innovative Companies list by Fortune Magazine, innovation is the core of our company DNA and has been driving our designs for 30 years!

Who We Are:

What You'll Do:

As an Industrial Designer, you will work with a cross-functional team of Marketing, Product, Brand, and business leaders to bring our ideas to life with your creative execution and good product design judgment. You will have a critical role of concepting and developing new products. In this role you will contribute to all aspects of industrial design and product innovation, taking products from concept through production.

Contribute to all aspects of industrial design and take products from concept through production
Developing new products and improving existing items
Manage all aspects of the product development process on assigned projects from initial concept to generating new product innovations
Conceptualize new product concepts through ideation sketching, mockups, 3D CAD, and presentation
Perform competitive assessments, product research, and study customer reviews
Participate in user testing to collect consumer insight and analyze feedback to determine if designs meet customer needs and safety requirements
Make recommendations for product function and feature specification.
Must possess knowledge of hard goods and soft goods
Responsible for working closely with the Engineering, Marketing, Costing, and Compliance departments to establish key product features
Analyze and help define color, materials, and finishes. Collaborate with the Branding team to drive brand consistency across all products
Assess product obstacles and use design skills to complete the project successfully
Coordinate with PMO to complete project tasks and meet shipping schedule
Other duties may be assigned

Bring It!

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Industrial Design or Product Design from four-year university or equivalent preferred and 1-3 years’ experience
Must possess knowledge of hard goods, soft goods, and electronics
Ability to work on all phases of the design process, including trend research, innovate, and develop products
Must possess some knowledge of manufacture and molding techniques, including injection molding, blow molding, rotocast, compression / liquid injection molding
Must be proficient in Solidworks, Key Shot, Illustrator and Photoshop.
Self-motivated, enthusiastic, with excellent time management
Ability to…