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As a member of the YETI Soft Goods Industrial Design Team, a successful candidate willpossessadeep understanding of the YETI brand,haveextensive experience designing soft goodsand luggage, andhaveaproven history of bringingproductconcepts to market. The Sr.Industrial Designer- Luggagewill champion industrial design efforts of new YETIBags and Luggageproducts throughan innovative and consumer first lens.They will lead projects withcreative problem solving,technical experiencewithin hard andsoftgoods, excellent communication skills,andcollaborationwith internal and external teammates to executeunique and progressive products for the YETI Bags category.A high levelof teamwork and collaboration is paramount to the success of our organization, "No One SucceedsAlone!"

Responsibilities:

• Lead industrial design effortsfor the YETI Bagscategory,specifically luggage,through all phases of the design and development process.

• Analyze and translate consumer insights into tangible YETI design solutions.

• Develop competitive product evaluations and benchmarking.

• Conceptualize compelling ways of providing new value and innovation for YETI users.

• Guide design intent frominitialconcept through production.

• Create initial tech pack drawings for handoff to soft goods developmentteamandsuppliers.

• Maintain and develop brand identity via the established YETI visual design language.

• Design, prototype, and develop new concepts in hardware for theYETIBagscategory.

• Collaborate with product creation team to ensure comprehensive design and product solutions that live up to YETI product values and customer needs.

• Guide the research and development process for seasonal and long lead-time projects fromconcept to commercialization.

• Create innovative toolbox solutions that advance product performance, manufacturing technologies, and processes.

• Innovate, improve, and guide development of new or existing manufacturingtools andprocesses.

• Document findings and collaborate with QC to create and ensure consistent product performance and repeatability standards.

• Contribute to building the Design program throughcreationof global design and outdoor industry trend reports inspired by immersive experiences and/or independent research.

• Influence design outcomes through mentoring junior staff and educating cross-functional partners.

• Exercise judgment while working on strategic assignments that may have a long-term impact.

• Collaborate with management toidentifyand pursue opportunities for innovation.

• Work with minimal direction, seeking assistanceonnew or unusual situations.

• Regularly interact with leaders up tosenior leadershiplevel.

Qualifications and Attributes:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Designor similar.

• Minimum 8 years relevant experience in industrial design and development of commercialized consumer products, and providing design and technical engineering solutions for manufacturing. 4 of those years of experience desired to be in luggage design and development.

• Engaging storytelling ability through 2D sketching and 3D physical and virtual modeling.

• Proficient inSolidworks, Fusion 360, or Rhino3D CAD modeling. Advanced surfacing and assemblya plus.

• Advanced Adobe CS skills, with an emphasis on Illustrator for tech pack creation.

• Rapid prototyping and finishing experience.

• Strong understanding ofsoftgoodspatterning, techniques, andcommon challenges.

• Strong understanding of hardgoods modeling, manufacturing, materialsselection, and techniques.

• Experience in creating paper and/or sewnprototypesa plus.

• Strong communication, storytelling, organization, presentation, and collaboration skills.

• Strong creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

• A deep understanding of the product development process.

• Experience working withand developing products withglobal manufacturing partnersincluding tier 1 factories,textilemills, hardware suppliers(buckles, trims, zippers, wheels, bumpers, frames, etc.), forming suppliers (compression, vacuum, thermoforming),etc.

• Ability to travel internationallymultiple timesper year.

• Personal interest and experience with outdoor pursuits is a plus.

• Strong cross-functional,project management capabilities.

• Ability to manage multiple work streams in a dynamic global environment across multiple seasons.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate requirements and work cross-functionally in a dispersed work environment.

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