Product Designer - Tennessee

Job Summary The Product Designer primary responsibility is developing new Product/ideas through customer / project scopes. Interpret and convert our customer’s product specifications, technical drawings into information that is usable to produce a prototype. You will work together with our engineering, quality and production teams to help lead new product through all aspects of its production life. Job Responsibilities · Develop new product concepts based on customer and project requirements · Taking part in daily, specialized and multidisciplinary team meetings. · Design, model and test prototypes. Use CAD to design concepts. · Meeting with customers to go over new/existing design criteria and function. Travel may be required as per customer location. · Accountable for producing/updating drawings, instructions and specifications to produce each product. (Documenting/photographing) · Work in our operating system · Working overtime or longer hours maybe required to meet customer/production deadlines. Job Skills and Qualifications · Experience in the canvas, awning, or marine manufacturing industry · Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and time management skills · Excellent communication and collaboration abilities · Associate’s degree preferred · Related on-job experience - 3 years. · Vocational school training · CAD, Solid Works Design/Drawing software · Digitizer/Plotter classes or related experience · Team Player- respect and work with team members, respect their thoughts and knowledge of each instance. Be good natured and have a cooperative attitude. · Initiative/persistent- have willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Be persistent when faced with obstacles · Active Listening- giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, do not interrupt speaker until appropriate. · Comprehend/Learn- understanding implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision making. · Creative Thinking- developing, designing or creating applications, ideas, relationships, systems or product, including artistic contributions. · Computers- using computers and computer systems to program, digitize, enter data and/or process information. · Mechanical- understand how something works and have the ability to add to design for better function or adapt a new design.