Senior Industrial Designer

As a Senior Industrial Designer, you will play a pivotal role in defining the product proposition and business opportunities for Nokia's Network Infrastructure group. This group is at the forefront of a global network revolution, aiming to provide faster and more accessible network capacity. Your work will directly impact society's reliance on telecoms networks, ensuring a seamless and user-centric experience.

• Lead the industrial design process for a new category of device products, ensuring a human-centric approach.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, marketers, and user experience designers, to define product requirements and specifications.
• Create and present design concepts, prototypes, and mock-ups to stakeholders, clearly communicating design intent and value.
• Conduct user research and gather feedback to inform design decisions, ensuring the product meets user needs and expectations.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure the design is technically feasible and cost-effective to produce at scale.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and design best practices to continuously improve product design.
• Provide design guidance and mentorship to junior designers, fostering a culture of creativity and innovation.
• Ensure design consistency across the product line, maintaining Nokia's brand identity and design language.

Must Have

• Minimum 6+ years of experience with a degree in Industrial Design or equivalent practical work experience
• Experience with making and shipping a world recognized and acclaimed consumer or professional products; experience working with suppliers.
• Solid 3D skills (Alias/Catia/Rhino/Solid Works/NX)
• Solid sketching skills and ability to make effective presentations and communicate crisply and clearly, at appropriate levels
• Solid Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills
• Solid on Key Shot or similar
• Mastering skills for prototyping workshop tools for Rapid Design Prototyping
• Self-starter, fast learner, and strategic thinker, with good critical thinking skills and problem-solving ability
• High ethical standards; able to manage very confidential information and project.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Knowledge of the highest standards of Industrial Design practices in a consumer or professional driven business
• Design strategy & concept creation experience as well as good business, market, consumer, and marketing understanding
• Hardware technology understanding and prototyping experience
• The ability to take and drive decisions to prioritize product design requirements by directly and indirectly influencing stakeholders
• A dynamic, enthusiastic, creative, and innovative style with the humility of a team player collaborating well in complex international environments