Senior Product Designer

4 days ago


Oakville, Ontario, Canada GVA Lighting, Inc. Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Product Designer to join our team at GVA Lighting, Inc. As a key member of our product development team, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and launching new lighting products and solutions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Product Design and Development: Take ownership of assigned product design throughout the new product development (NPD) process, from concept to manufacture, ensuring proper release of documentation and adhering to product release schedules.
  • Design Optimization: Consider factors influencing product design such as cost, selection of materials, production methods, new technology, safety, fashion trends, ergonomics, and the environment.
  • Design Tools and Software: Produce and modify 3D models, detailed drawings, final specifications, including Bill of Materials and costing, using dedicated computer software (SolidWorks, ERP).
  • Collaboration and Communication: Assist in creating and maintaining configurator roadmaps of products and coordinate entry into the ERP system.
  • Design Testing and Validation: Design, model, and test optical systems, making sample and/or working models by hand or using computerized prototyping equipment.
  • Supplier Management: Work with suppliers to research, quote, and prototype new parts, processes, and materials, occasionally traveling to off-site facilities to do so.
  • Design Reviews and Implementation: Participate in engineering and manufacturing design reviews to evaluate design concepts and implement product customization orders (PCOs) and engineering changes (ECs), ensuring on-time completion of activities.
  • Team Leadership and Collaboration: Supervise design work of junior designers, fostering a collaborative and innovative design culture within the team.
  • Continuous Improvement: Refine existing product portfolio through a process of continuous improvement and stay up-to-date with emerging design tools, software, and trends to enhance design capabilities and efficiency.
  • Market Research and Analysis: Support product lead and/or marketing by conducting technical market research and assist marketing department in creating marketing materials (e.g., specification sheets, installation guides).
  • Reporting and Compliance: Report for SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) and IRAP (Industrial Research Assistance Program) programs.
Requirements
  • Education and Experience: 5+ years of related experience - product design in a manufacturing environment preferred; degree in mechanical engineering, industrial design, electronics design, or related field.
  • Design Skills and Software: Excellent knowledge of SolidWorks with a minimum of 3 years of working experience; ability to read and create 2D and 3D drawings (SolidWorks a must); knowledge and experience with PDM standard or professional (Enterprise).
  • Design Process and Manufacturing: Experience with new product introduction (NPI) and design for manufacturing (DFM); some knowledge of electronic and/or LED systems preferred (optics, LEDs, form function).
  • Materials and Processes: Experience with the following processes is an asset: aluminum casting and extrusion, polymeric injection molding and extrusion, CNC machining, and sheet metal forming.
  • Creativity and Problem-Solving: Creativity and ability to love creating new things and solving problems.
About GVA Lighting, Inc.

We are a dynamic and growing organization that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We offer a competitive salary based on skills and experience, room to grow your career, and opportunities for professional development, employer-sponsored health benefits, and retirement savings plan.

We are an exceptional and talented team who believe in the GVA vision and share GVA values. Our passion and enthusiasm are contagious, and they have helped us attract great talent, partners, and clients. If you want to be part of a young, dynamic, and growing organization, then you are the candidate we are looking for.



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