Principal, Creative Technologist

Lab Summary:

Samsung Design Innovation Center is one of the leading overseas design studios in Samsung, located in San Francisco, CA. Our mission is to understand people and lifestyles to deliver meaningful experiences, through beautiful yet functional design, enabled by innovative cutting-edge technologies.

SDIC is working on various advanced product experiences that can envision and shape the future of Samsung Business, collaborating with various internal teams through an experience-driven approach. Our work appears on smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions, wearables, and other devices we can't describe yet. See some of our work at Samsung Design.

We are looking for talented designers, strategists, and creative technologists to join our group and bring new energy to our process. You should be ready to help at all stages of product design, from identifying unmet and latent needs to discovering new design opportunities, designing new product concepts, and applying technology creatively to solve real user problems and create radically new experiences that re-imagine the way we interact with products.

Position Summary:

As a Principal, Creative Technologist, you will research, design, innovate, and prototype new user experiences across Samsung's product portfolio. The Principal, Creative Technologist understands advanced technology and thinks creatively about how to use the technology in innovative ways that help resolve human needs. This is an individual contributor role, where you will lead projects and ensure a high bar for the work. You will help design, prototype, and build novel experiences that surprise and delight while pushing the limits of design and technology. You will be responsible for developing interactive prototypes to conceptualize and develop innovative approaches. This position works within a startup-style lab and will require wearing several hats, such as serving as a product or project manager as well as the S/W architect when necessary.

We are interested in passionate and self-motivated individuals who are comfortable in a highly fluid environment. You will bring drive, smarts, and curiosity; we will provide the environment for you to thrive and grow.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead projects and engage with a variety of stakeholders to gather input and assess options.
• Define new product platforms, architectures, and strategies to develop the best technical design approach and digital solutions.
• Drive platform research and experimentation, concept exploration, prototyping, and ideation within the creative process for crafting user experiences in software and services delivered through modern web technologies.
• Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications.
• Strengthen partnerships with internal stakeholders and the business as you identify targets and strategic areas of growth.
• Prototype new concepts in both physical and digital design.
• Communicate with other design and business functions, possess excellent presentation skills, and participate as an active member in creative workshops and ideation sessions.
• Offer a differentiated point of view and innovative thinking on various product categories to inspire colleagues.
• Contribute to team development, balancing team versus individual considerations.
• Travel internationally and domestically and work overtime when needed.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree/Master's Degree preferred in Product Design/Design Engineering, SW and HW, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Doctoral degree in a related field is a plus.
• 16+ years of experience in designing and building embedded devices, mobile, web, cloud-based applications, or equivalent.
• Expert in application and software service programming languages; deep knowledge in mobile (Android), web (Java, JavaScript, Python, Node, HTML), embedded (FreeRTOS), analytics, DevOps, and MLOps.
• Strong understanding of design thinking, design principles, and experience design best practices and their applications.
• Creative approach and competency to design and manufacture while being consumer-minded.
• Knowledge of current design software and techniques in both 2D and 3D and experience in tools for integrating new technology into a digital product solution with SW/HW product requirements.
• Broad engineering competence and in-depth technical knowledge of comprehensive software systems, with demonstrated experience in successfully planning, organizing, and conducting software development projects in a dynamic environment.
• Develop new techniques and processes to audit technologies.
• Hands-on approach, flexible & agile, and comfortable experimenting with a fresh, original perspective.

Additional Information:

We will consider qualified applicants for employment with arrest and conviction records.

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

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