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Hyundai America Technical Center

Senior Interior Designer

Hyundai America Technical Center, Irvine, California, United States, 92713


Key Requirements in addition to Designer II: Be an Expert in your field. Have 5-7 Years of Relevant Experience in the Automotive Design Field or have Significant Concept Cars and\or Production Cars to his or her name. Ability to digitally model a Design to a level where it can be milled. Be able to take over a design from another designer and objectively complete it. Ability to lead a program from start to finish including traveling to Korea solo for model Builds. Ability to Mentor less experienced designers.

Tools: Photoshop Illustrator Alias Sub-D VRed Powerpoint Clay

Base Requirements: Be able to work self-sufficiently with a minimum of direction. Be able to Sketch Model your Design, primarily using Alias software. Be able to understand and react to Engineering Requirements Create compelling and appropriate design proposals for various concept and production car programs in the form of sketches, renderings and 3D digital models. Be able to create Digital Line Plans (3D Tape Drawings) of selected Themes. Research and analyze trends in overall packaging, dimension, materials, products and trends using online and print resources and by attending auto shows and other events. Report on these trends to Management using PowerPoint presentations. Meet with Management, Engineering, Marketing and Design Team to discuss design criteria. Incorporate design criteria provided. Develop design over engineering package using ALIAS and/or Maya software. Oversee the development of models by clay and CAS sculptors and fabricators.

Consult with Engineering and Manufacturing to meet styling and manufacturing requirements. Create high-quality ': Publication Images' for use in Press Releases and Design Brochures using Photoshop, ALIAS and/or Maya and VRed, and photographed images. Provide oversight, guidance and support to vendors producing one-of-a-kind ': Concept Vehicles' for auto shows worldwide. Travel to Korea to oversee further product development by working with Namyang Design and Engineering teams and offsite vendors for model builds. Benchmark competitive vehicles to aid design direction. Travel up to 20% of time domestically and internationally. Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Automotive, or Transportation Design