Business development manager

Our firm is looking for a business development and sales manager to help our team to manage client relationships and develop new sales opportunities.

• Primary responsibilities involve commissioned sales from both new and existing accounts.
• Engage with client contacts on a daily basis with the goal being to engage in new project development, innovation, and research & development projects for client companies.
• Set up capabilities presentations with clients’ senior management, engineering, and marketing contacts.
• Uncover leads for new project contracts.
• Lead the development of new accounts as well as the growth of existing accounts.
• Serve as the primary client contact during the development of the initial cost estimates and proposals, the presentation of proposals, related negotiations, contract execution, and initial project kick-off.
• Drafting of the initial work estimates (budgets) and proposals for review and collaboration with company managers.
• Final proofing and submittal of paperwork including contracts to clients, with assistance from managers within the company, to ensure that the proper contracts are in place before each project starts.
• Responsible for the processing of change orders (amendments to contracts), timely payment of open invoices from clients, and the expediting of late payments.
• Check in with clients as project work progresses including participation in project meetings to ensure that client needs and expectations are being met.
• Travel as required to meet with clients at their off-site locations.
• Support company marketing efforts, as needed.

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in a technical field or in business administration. For those with technical degrees, a BSME or BSEE degree would be preferred.
• 5 years or more of sales and business development experience, preferably in a technical or consulting field.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of the new product development process for mechanical and electro-mechanical devices and systems would be beneficial.
• Computer proficiency including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Working knowledge of ACT! contact management software would be beneficial.

Send your resume to: resume@designintegrity.com

electrical systems engineer

Our firm has expanded to include significant electro-mechanical and IoT projects. This has created opportunities for us to increase our staffing levels. We are currently looking for an electrical systems engineer with hardware and firmware experience to help our team to develop new electrical systems from concept through production launch.

Ideal candidates are talented, innovative, and hard-working individuals who prefer to work in a fast-paced environment where they will see a wide variety of product categories and challenges.

Our culture is collaborative, creative, and professional. Our team members all love new product design and development, and we love taking on new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate effectively with internal mechanical engineering, industrial designers, and marketing team managers as well as client contracts across all departments.
• Design products and systems while meeting project schedule and budget milestones.
• Create Systems, Hardware and Software architectures based on the client’s requirements.
• Develop concepts and design specifications and present them in design reviews.
• Participate in other project design reviews and provide design feedback for other team members.
• Assist business development team with sales activities including sales calls, client communications, project budget estimating, proposal writing and closing of contracts.
• Contact with clients on various technical and project management topics.
• Project management responsibility on small-to-mid-sized projects.

Qualifications

• BSEE degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in design and development of new electrical hardware and firmware systems.
• Experience designing and developing new, durable (tangible) consumer, medical, and/or industrial products.
• Solid understanding of analog and digital systems, including control and sensor systems.
• Design new electrical hardware including custom PCBs, power management components (AC/DC), displays, etc.
• Board design and schematic capture experience a plus (Altium preferred)
• Ideal candidate has extensive experience and technical knowledge in the field of electrical system design from concept to production, including some of the following areas: control systems, power, motor controls, various microprocessor platforms, battery management, WiFi, Bluetooth, firmware, embedded systems, displays, sensors, and common software applications.
• Fast learner with the ability to navigate new technologies.
• Innovative thinker open to trying new things.
• Strong presentation and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Strong verbal and written skills necessary to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Proven analytical skills, innovative thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

Desired Skills:

• Self-starter / motivated / multitasker.
• Familiar with hardware and software architectures and implementations.
• Experience working in an Agile environment a plus.
• Familiar with embedded systems including OS/RTOS development.
• Experience developing in Linux.
• BLE and WIFI experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of IoT strategies, standards, and protocols.
• Familiarity with I2C, SPI, USB, CAN Bus, and industrial communications.
• Layout new system architectures that meet product requirements.
• Experience with submitting a product for compliance testing a definite plus (FCC, UL, CE)
• Oversee fabrication, assembly, integration, and debugging of rapid prototypes using various hardware platforms (custom PCBs, Arduino kits, Raspberry Pi, Beagle Bone, etc.).
• Develop system / functional requirements and specifications.
• Strong experience in rapid prototype hardware development and iteration.
• Experience writing firmware.
• Design of FPGA algorithms and code a plus.
• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills a plus.

Send your resume to: resume@designintegrity.com

Industrial designer

Design Integrity is searching for an experienced industrial designer to join its in-house design team. Our client list is continually expanding; come join a growing creative team that is building a portfolio of compelling, advanced products.

Responsibilities:

 At Design Integrity we value the diverse, complementary skills, strengths, and perspectives of our award-winning creative team. We strive to create innovative, user-centered solutions to meet client objectives.

 The industrial design team is primarily responsible for developing insightful solutions to meet client objectives. Each project entails an empathetical understanding of the target demographic, along with an inquisitive and creative assessment of function and form based on user interaction with a product or service.

Develop and document conceptual direction with a mix of sketching, technical illustration, 2D & 3D renderings, foam models, 3D CAD modeling and printing, and fabricated appearance / working models. Creative exploration utilizing other tools and processes is encouraged where warranted. Design proposal stages are reviewed as part of a sequential process to obtain cross-functional consensus.

Design team members are responsible for managing design solutions through to the point of production. This includes monitoring schedule, cost, and performance alternatives related to proposed material, manufacturing method, and assembly procedures. In addition, the designer creates specifications detailing CMFL requirements aligned with brand VBL requirements.

Collaborative engagement with cross-functional engineering and project management teams is an essential process element at Design Integrity. The industrial design team participates in project meetings and plays a leading role in conceptual presentations with partners and clients.

Qualifications and Requirements

 Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in industrial design.

• Minimum of 4 years professional experience designing in a product development environment. Preference for experience with a mix of commercial and consumer products.
• Take a collaborative approach on research projects and participate to develop key insights that translate into design solutions.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strategic thinking and the ability to translate research insights into compelling ideas. Proficient communication of process through visual thinking, mock-ups, sketching, 2D and 3D rendering and 3D CAD modeling.
• Demonstrated skill with Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) and digital rendering using Sketchbook Pro or similar.
• Knowledge of common manufacturing processes such as injection molding, machining, casting, rapid prototyping, traditional ID prototyping methods, stamping, etc.
• Effectively communicate product design intent to ensure design language is maintained throughout the entire product development cycle.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and verbal communication skills
• Experience with UX/UI development is beneficial but not required.

Send your resume to: resume@designintegrity.com