Senior Lead Color, Material & Finish (CMF) Designer

Senior Lead CMF Designer

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Mentor CMF team for innovation, continuous process improvement taking different initiatives. Continuous research of design trends for automotive, product, fashion, lifestyle & technology for global & local context.
Understand in totality the brand & design vision, product concept, target customer, program perimeters, vehicle architecture, USP's, technical & commercial parameters of the project.
Create multiple design concept for CMF based on the above with objective of complete self-explanatory understanding of volume & design expression by the audience. For production cars, concept cars & demonstrators.
Collaborate closely with Digital and Visualisation team to create future CMF Designs. Collaborate closely with DPQ function to implement the CMF Design themes.
Collaborates and strategizes with cross functional teams, including design and manufacturing, to implement production of final CMF and graphic designs.
Work closely with suppliers and vendors to identify new resources for material and ensure innovative designs. Work on creating future library for internal CMF samples.
Make design presentation to Design top management at various stages.

Experience

Bachelor’s degree or above in Textile Design/Lifestyle accessories design/Apparel design/Transportation Design/Product Design
3+ years of automobile styling related development experience; more than 3-5 vehicle project development experience.
Professional ability: excellent CMF design ability, familiar with automotive design and development process, and proficient in the usage of Photoshop, Illustrator, VRED and MS office. Fluent English communication skills and teamwork.

Industry Preferred

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or above in Textile Design/Lifestyle accessories design/Apparel design/Transportation Design/Product Design
3+ years of automobile styling related development experience; more than 3-5 vehicle project development experience.
Professional ability: excellent CMF design ability, familiar with automotive design and development process, and proficient in the usage of Photoshop, Illustrator, VRED and MS office. Fluent English communication skills and teamwork.

General Requirements

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Experience Level

Senior Level