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Position Summary

The Senior Industrial Designer at Embraer Executive Aviation is responsible for leading the design and development of interior and exterior designs for executive jets. Reporting to the Supervisor of Industrial Design, this role plays a pivotal part in creating transformative interior experiences and ensuring alignment with engineering, maintainability, assembly, manufacturing, and certification requirements from the early stages of product design.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design Leadership: Lead the design and development of interior and exterior designs for business jets, serving as a visionary leader in creating innovative and transformative experiences.

• Integration and Alignment: Act as a catalyst for integrating and aligning design initiatives with various departments including product strategy, programs, engineering, maintainability, assembly, manufacturing, and certification requirements from the early stages of product design.

• Collaboration and Influence: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that design concepts meet the requirements and objectives of different departments, leveraging insights from product strategy, engineering, and market research.

• Quality Assurance: Ensure that design concepts adhere to quality standards and regulations, conducting thorough reviews and evaluations to maintain the highest level of quality and compliance.

• Project Management: Coordinate and manage design projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with program schedules and overall project goals.

• Feasibility Checkpoint Process: Guarantee that our Feasibility Checkpoint (FC) process is followed and serves as the guideline for day-to-day decision-making and ongoing progress, ensuring alignment with design leadership and project objectives.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the design process, implementing best practices and innovative methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Design Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of design concepts, specifications, and standards, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and regulatory requirements.

• Innovation and Creativity: Foster a culture of innovation and creativity within the design team, encouraging experimentation and exploration of new ideas and technologies to push the boundaries of design excellence.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to gather feedback, address concerns, and ensure alignment with strategic objectives and customer expectations.

• Professional Development: Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in design, continually enhancing skills and knowledge to remain at the forefront of the field.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Education:

• BS/BA Degree from an accredited college or university in Industrial Design or Aviation or Engineering-related degree

Experience:

• 8-10 years of Industrial Design experience – Aviation-related preferred
• Experience in design rendering, technical writing, and/or report creation.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge in a specialty area and in all other interrelated tasks and responsibilities of the job function.
• Role takes leadership for applying new processes and skills to improve the function's status quo.
• Able to utilize Computer Aided Design software (CAD)
• Customer-focused with good relationship-building skills
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers.
• Knowledge of executive aircraft and the executive aviation market
• Must possess good written and oral presentation skills and the ability to communicate ideas effectively to both customers and senior management.
• Proficient computer skills with use of Microsoft Office applications and 3DMax/Photoshop or related photo quality rendering software preferred. Experience with CATIA helpful.
• Effective time management and organizational skills; ability to become involved in several projects in a fast-paced work environment.

Working Conditions / Environment/ Special Requirements

• Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all regulatory requirements including, OSHA, EPA, State and Federal regulations.
• Employees will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations.
• Frequently travel to Customer locations is required.

GENERAL COMMITMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES

• Commitment to company values and compliance with department norms, policies, directives, and procedures.
• Incorporates Lean and P3E processes and concepts into daily activities.
• Strive for continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
• Honors and protects confidential and proprietary documents and information.
• Satisfies work schedule requirements.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required by the employee. Performs other duties as assigned.

Embraer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.