Job Description:
Do you like following a design project from the initial concept to the finished, mass-produced article? Are you an innovative designer who gets excited about creating products that are beautiful and functional? Join my client specializing in Tool making and design, in-house moulding facilities in the plastics industry.

Location: Killarney Gardens, Cape Town

Job Responsibilities:
• Research industry literature, attend industry-specific tradeshows, and build a knowledge base of product trends through conversations with production, engineering, and sales professionals which will lead to new product design ideas
• Work with clients to understand design parameters within defined product categories and research the demographics of consumer product use
• Create preliminary artistic drawings in the form of illustrations and storyboards of product concepts, present them to clients for feedback and creatively use the feedback to refine product design
• Use CAD software to refine designs and create virtual models of products
• Utilize 3D printing to create product prototypes that are both non-functional and working to evaluate their practicality
• Collaborate with a team of manufacturing professionals and engineers to evaluate product prototypes to determine production feasibility and costs