industrial designer
Industrial designers work out ideas and develop them into designs and concepts for a wide variety of manufactured products. They integrate creativity, aesthetics, production feasibility, and market relevance in the design of new products.
Also called: toy designer, ceramic products designer, 3D CAD design specialist, packaging designer, CAD design expert, industrial design expert, industrial design specialist, product designer
- 20
- essential skills
- 47
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2163
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- aerospace engineering drafter4 skills in common
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- rolling stock engineering technician4 skills in common
Essential skills
20- aesthetics
- conduct research on trends in design
- copyright legislation
- design management
- design principles
- determine suitability of materials
- draft design specifications
- draw design sketches
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ergonomics
- follow a brief
- industrial design
- liaise with engineers
- manufacturing processes
- mathematics
- meet deadlines
- perform ideation activities
- perform market research
- present artistic design proposals
Optional skills
47- 3D modelling
- adapt existing designs to changed circumstances
- adapt to new design materials
- analyse production processes for improvement
- apply 3D imaging techniques
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- attend design meetings
- build a product's physical model
- build jewellery models
- CAD software
- calculate design costs
- calculate materials to build equipment
- CAM software
- ceramic ware
- collaborate with engineers
- consult with design team
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- cost management
- create a product's virtual model
- design package
- design prototypes
- determine production feasibility
- develop jewellery designs
- draw blueprints
- human-robot collaboration
- hydraulics
- identify customer's needs
- industrial engineering
- jewellery processes
- manage contracts
- monitor production developments
- perform physical stress tests on models
- perform project management
- plan event marketing for promotional campaigns
- pneumatics
- prepare production prototypes
- produce sustainable products
- prospect new customers
- think creatively about jewellery
- types of glazing
- types of packaging materials
- types of toy materials
- use CAD software
- use CAE software
- use specialised design software
- use technical drawing software
- write manuals
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