<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[IDC / Contact / Recruitment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://idc.uk.com/about/recruitment/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright IDC / Contact / Recruitment]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial Designer for IDC China]]></title><description><![CDATA[  IDC needs a talented and experienced industrial designer to join its energetic and expanding Shanghai studio.  

  IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy) has a 40-year history in the UK, littered with awards and incredible projects. These days we’re multinational and our fresh China studio needs you. Do you have the skills and ability and to be part of what we are becoming?  

  Our full-service product development consultancy meets clients’ needs, from pre-concept to implementation, specialising in the medical sector. Check   idc.uk.com   and   idc.cn.com   for more.  

    The Role    

  Guided by our Head of ID and the client, you undertake product design activities throughout the NPD cycle. As IDC China grows, so will you, providing leadership and design guidance to the team. You will be joining us at a really exciting and challenging period of growth, where you will regularly collaborate with UK staff, travel within China and potentially the UK.  

    You Are:    
  
  Motivated and passionate about exceptional products  
  A creative, tenacious, and flexible team-player with flair and heart  
  Empathetic for users, with outstanding skills in form, aesthetics and creative insight  
  Experienced with research, ergonomics, user interface, CMF, engineering  
  Able to pitch and present at the highest level, with excellent English (Mandarin desirable)  
  Self-motivated, non-precious and you effectively manage your time and goals  
  Switched-on to trends in design, lifestyle, technology, materials, manufacturing…  
  
  
    You Have Evidence of:    
  
  3+ years commercial design experience, ideally client-facing  
  A relevant degree   
  Skills in 3D CAD, detailed surfacing  
  Skills in Adobe CS and manual sketching to top presentation standard  
  
  
    To Apply:    

  If you have the ability and desire to succeed in IDC’s exciting and stimulating environment then please email your English CV and portfolio to   careers@idc.cn.com  . Only applications by email will be considered. Thank you and good luck!  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:14:42 +0000</pubDate><link>http://idc.uk.com/about/recruitment/recruitment/industrial-designer-for-idc-china/</link><guid>http://idc.uk.com/about/recruitment/recruitment/industrial-designer-for-idc-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Exciting Graduate Mechanical Design Engineers Opportunities (UK &amp; China) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[  What we do      
    

Industrial Design Consultancy   (  www.idc.uk.com)     is a leading, dynamic product development consultancy credited with many internationally recognised awards such as Red Dot Best of the Best, iDea, Medical Design Excellence Award, and Greendot. Founded in 1972, we are one of the most established design agencies in the UK serving national and overseas clients. 

Due to our expanding far-east client base, we have opened a design office in central Shanghai in 2011 to be part of the dynamic growth happening in China.    
We deliver the full package of product development services from user research, concept generation, ergonomic study, design, testing, to transferring our innovative work into production. Our team of product designers, engineers, model makers and project managers closely collaborate to not only reinforce our positive working culture but to ensure that we design commercial, technically robust and desirable products.
    
  What we could do for you      

Variety is certainly one of the things that define us. Whether for large or small projects, our client base ranges from SME’s to large multinational companies across many market sectors such as medical, consumer and capital goods.    
With this diversity of work, you will enjoy being constantly exposed to new materials, techniques and technologies during the development stages. You will also be able to develop your creative and engineering skills with our broad and fast-moving projects - which will always keeps things exciting for you.     
Along with the varied and exciting work in a vibrant and friendly environment, IDC offer a competitive salary, pension and bonus schemes, life insurance, permanent health insurance (income protection plan) and basic health cover.    

  What you would be doing      

•	Creative technical idea generation based on preliminary research and sound engineering principles  
•	Detailed design from concept to production with high attention to detail  
•	3D CAD modelling   
•	Managing prototype production and testing to prove out principles and production solutions  
•	Liaising with different manufacturers and suppliers to ensure solutions are easily transferred into production   
•	Interfacing with clients from report generation to demonstrating your production-ready solutions.   
•	Help us identify how we could improve - as that is a key element on how we’ve achieved so much over the past years.    
Our team at IDC would work closely with you to support your effort, whilst ensuring that your desire to create inventive solutions is realised.    
 
  What we need from you
      
•	Current grades indicating achievement of 1st or 2:1 degree in Mechanical Engineering  
•	Creative problem solving with an aptitude for researching and applying different technologies  
•	Some knowledge of manufacturing processes (for plastic/metal) and its design requirements   
•	Strong analytical skills including performing engineering calculations   
•	Having a keen, pro-active and flexible approach   
•	Good presentation and communication skills   
•	CAD modelling and preferably software coding skills   
•	To join us in our social activities once in a while     

  What about applying      

The positions are open to Mechanical Engineering students graduating in summer 2012 – with employment starting in Autumn 2012 or possibly earlier.     If you have the necessary skills and the desire to succeed in a high profile environment, please write with CV and a portfolio document (PDF) of your project work to careers@idc.uk.com. Please include a cover letter indicating whether you prefer working in the UK, China, or both.

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:19:41 +0000</pubDate><link>http://idc.uk.com/about/recruitment/recruitment/-exciting-graduate-mechanical-design-engineers-opportunities-uk-china-/</link><guid>http://idc.uk.com/about/recruitment/recruitment/-exciting-graduate-mechanical-design-engineers-opportunities-uk-china-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lead Industrial Designer for IDC China]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are experiencing rapid growth in our business in China. To meet increasing demand, in May 2011 we opened a new studio in Shanghai. Situated in the desirable downtown Luwan district, the office undertakes industrial design and engineering development projects for Chinese and international clients. We need to build a team of the highest calibre.    
We need an exceptional Senior Industrial Designer to lead our creative and energetic, multinational ID team in China. You will be responsible for giving leadership in design, and managing the creative talent of your team.     

      The role    
Working as part our international team of designers and engineers, the Senior Industrial Designer will add to our creative problem-solving abilities in delivering effective design solutions. You will be joining the team in it’s infancy at a really exciting time, where you can help evolve and grow the company from 5 people to double that over the next 12 months and onwards. There may be opportunities for travel both domestically and internationally, and there will be regular collaboration with UK staff.    
 

      What we need from you    
You must be highly motivated and passionate about the creation of exceptional products. You must relish the challenge of working in a collaborative environment and possess an appetite for combining problem solving and rigour, with a deep empathy of user needs and outstanding skills with form and aesthetics.    

You can see projects from concept to manufacture and must be able to manage the design process from end to end and champion the design intent throughout. You will oversee others in this process and be responsible for the quality of all output of the China studio. You will be responsible for nurturing excellent client relationships and delivering outstanding product designs on time and on budget.    

Fluency with a sketchbook and 2D and 3D software and ability to articulate your ideas to the team and to clients in English and Mandarin are all essential.    

  You must have evidence of the following:    
· Fluently bilingual in Mandarin and English to an outstanding level  
· 5+ years experience in product design consultancy or in-house design teams  
· A degree in Industrial or Product Design
· Project management, leadership and direction  
· Experience with client relationships  
· Ability to pitch and present projects to clients at the highest level  
· Chinese and international experience  
· Creative, self-motivated team member with strong communications skills  
· Ability to manage time and meet deadlines whist maintaining world-class quality and having fastidious attention to detail  
· A keen interest in current trends in design, lifestyle, technology, manufacturing processes and materials  
· Good presentation and communication skills  
· Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite applications  
· Strong 3D skills in at least one of the following: Rhino, SolidWorks or Pro/E  
    

  To Apply    

If you have the necessary skills and the desire to succeed in a high profile environment, please email us stating which positions you wish to apply for in the subject box, and include your CV, Portfolio of recent work samples, (PDF format), and current salary to careers@idc.uk.com.
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