Job Description: Product Design Summer Internship
Title: Product Designer
Location: ICON Aircraft, 12511 Beatrice, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Company: ICON Aircraft is a consumer sport plane manufacturer founded
in response to dramatic regulatory changes by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). ICON has received wide attention and numerous
design awards for its innovative A5 amphibious aircraft. The company
has received over 700 advance orders and is rapidly moving towards
production. ICON's company culture blends extremely high work
standards with a fun powersports mindset. It's a highly stimulating
environment for those with the smarts and energy to keep up.
View the company website to learn more: www.iconaircraft.com
Compensation: Dependent on candidate qualifications
Role: The Product Design intern will take on a variety of
design-focused projects related to the production refinement of
ICON's A5 amphibious aircraft. Possible project areas include
cockpit ergonomics, component specification, user- interface design,
and ergonomic refinements of exterior touchpoints. The role requires
bridging the needs of engineering, industrial design, manufacturing,
branding, ergonomics and human factors. It demands highly structured
thinking to navigate back and forth between technical engineering
information and more subjective disciplines like aesthetics,
graphics, color and materials.
The Product Design intern will work closely with the company's
Usability Design Engineer and industrial designers at the company's
office in Los Angeles. He or she will also work with the company's
engineers at ICON's development facility in Tehachapi, CA. A
successful intern will earn the high confidence and trust of both
designers and engineers. In some cases, the position will require
interfacing with outside component suppliers to gain more detailed
technical information or to manage the development of custom component designs.
Required Experience:
* Undergraduate or graduate student in Product Design or Engineering.
Recent graduates will also be considered.
* Superb analytical thinking skills. This person will be held to an
extremely high standard of structured thinking by his or her peers
and managers.
* "A builder" - Direct experience with prototyping. A personal need
to rapidly mock up solutions in 3D in order to answer questions
quickly. Excellent craftsmanship coupled with an understanding of
when speed should trump refinement.
* A body of work, student or professional, that demonstrates his or
her understanding of good design practices
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent computer skills
* Extremely detail oriented
* Deadline and completion driven
* Performs at the highest standard of quality and integrity
Ideal Experience:
* Skilled in CAD software, Rhino or equivalent
* Skilled in Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
* Passion for motorsports (motorcycles, Jet Skis, cars, boats, etc.)
* Passion for aviation and flying
* Familiarity with small aircraft
* Familiarity with composite manufacturing techniques
For more information and to apply contact:
Mike Schumann
mike.schumann_at_iconaircraft.com
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Received on 2012-04-23 15:49:59