Industrial Design CAD Sculptor, Devices and Services

Industrial Design Cad Sculptor

Driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience modeling (e.g., Alias, Rhino, NX, Solidworks) in an industrial design team.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 2 years of experience leading design projects.
• A great collaborator with a willingness to learn.
• Excellent 3D surfacing skills in Alias.

About the job:

At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Google's Industrial Design Sculpting team uses a craftsmanship approach to deliver beautiful, production-ready Class-A surfaces. We care about surface quality, aesthetics, and mathematical precision. As a CAD sculptor, you'll translate design intent into 3D data for concept development, appearance models, and engineering requirements.

You are enthusiastic about 3D modeling with a solid understanding of manufacturing design, and familiarity with rendering or polygonal modeling. Ultimately, you are a flexible thinker excited to use multiple tools to solve design challenges.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $159000 - $231000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Capture the industrial designer's design intent from sketches, conversations, and reference CAD using 3D software.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to meet manufacturing and tooling requirements.
• Deliver production-ready CAD models with class-A surfaces ready for MP.
• Deliver Class-A surfaces for downstream polygonal modeling, renderings and visualization.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.