Senior Industrial Designer

Our Company

Vuly is an Australian owned outdoor play company that provides fun, safe, and healthy play for all. Pioneering the outdoor play industry with our creative and innovative product ranges, Vuly is a company like no other. This position offers a chance to join a creative and hands-on team that brings children's products to life. Come join our collaborative team and make a difference!

The Role

We’re looking for someone with big dreams and big ideas to become an integral part of Vuly’s dynamic and ever-growing R&D department. Working alongside a team of Industrial Designers and reporting to the Head of Research & Development, the ideal candidate will be passionate about enriching people’s lives through product design and motivated by a hands-on, practical approach to executing Vuly’s product vision. You’ll play a pivotal role in helping shape that vision and bringing it to the world.

Responsibilities

• Design of Vuly play products from concept through to mass production.
• Market research and consumer trend analysis
• Collaborating on product strategy and vision.
• Assisting and mentoring junior designers.
• Working with offshore suppliers to bring products to mass production.
• Prototyping of design concepts using a variety of methods, including mock-ups, 3D printing and working with the in-house fabrication team.
• Ensure that all products meet Vuly’s high standards of safety and quality
• Work within established brand guidelines and design language, while bringing a unique point-of-view and “design voice” to your work.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Design or a recognised equivalent.

Requirements

• This role requires an innovative thinker who can push boundaries and help take Vuly to new and exciting places.
• Minimum 4-6 years experience in a similar role designing quality consumer products, either in-house or agency-based.
• Experience designing injection-moulded parts for mass production is essential. Experience designing for steel fabrication is also highly desirable.
• Ability to work collaboratively or autonomously, as required.
• A fundamentally modernist approach to design, demonstrating intuitive understanding of balance, line, proportion, colour and finish. 
• Advanced level Solidworks CAD skills, including demonstrated ability to produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Ability and willingness to travel overseas is a requirement of this role.

We’re a company with a great work culture! Vuly rewards success as well as provides employee benefits, like lunches, haircuts and team building activities. The role is full time Monday - Friday based in our Wakerley office. Come join our exciting team!

If you would like to be considered for this role please apply directly through SEEK. Please provide a PDF portfolio (10mb max) or link to an online portfolio. Candidates who do not provide a portfolio will not be considered for this role. Experienced candidates will be contacted, please only apply if you feel you meet the requirements and expectations for the role.