Industrial designer (hardware)
Nature
The industrial designer is an inventor, an artist, a technician and an ergonomist. He puts his talents at the service of the brand, while worrying about the improvement of the products and the potential markets. His field of action in the field of board sports consists of the hardware part: technical equipment (surfboards, snowboards, skis, skateboards etc.). An excellent knowledge of board sports is essential in order to offer a product adapted to the consumers and respecting the quality standards. The main constraint of this job consists in combining creativity and functional requirements: it is necessary to take into account the contingencies of marketing, ergonomics, manufacturing, environmental standards and the aesthetic dimension. The quality approach, the search for innovation and performance as well as the ethics of sustainable development are prerogatives that the industrial designer must take into account at each stage of his work.
Mission
Choice of materials for the design of the products
Manufacturing of a model from a drawing proposed to the whole project team
Validation of the model and realization of the prototype of the future commercialized product
Negotiation of the best rates relative to the production cost
Skills
Knowledge of industrial constraints
Good overview of industrial processes
Curious about tomorrow's trends
Mastery of industrial design software
Access
Art schools, engineering schools with "industrial design" specialties