Senior Digital Modeler

About Fisker Inc.  

California-based Fisker Inc. is revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing the most emotionally desirable and eco-friendly electric vehicles on Earth. Passionately driven by a vision of a clean future for all, the company is on a mission to become the No. 1 e-mobility service provider with the world’s most sustainable vehicles. To learn more, visit www.FiskerInc.com – and enjoy exclusive content across Fisker’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Download the revolutionary new Fisker mobile app from the App Store or Google Play store.

Tasks

• Create, develop, maintain, and validate high quality surface data.  (Component, assembly, and total vehicle).
• Ensure relative aesthetic adjustments are incorporated under the direction of CAS leadership, while working with Studio Designers.
• Ensure relative criteria issues are resolved in a timely manner and updated within the issue management system.
• Assist department leadership with digital design reviews and support total vehicle design reviews as needed.
• Support the Design Studio with concept projects and general studies, under the guidance of the Digital Design leadership team.
• Support the Engineering Department with relative studies and criteria establishment involving surface data, under the guidance of the Digital Design leadership team.

 Responsibilities

• Ability to create and evaluate high quality Class A Surface data, while incorporating criteria and process standards.
• Ability to ‘Sketch Model’ early design concepts in 3D using Alias software accurately representing design intent.
• Ability to maintain component and assembly CAS data in the relative PDM system.
• Ability to evaluate all associated tasks and apply accurate completion timing.
• Ability to identify problems, elevate concerns, recommend solutions, and resolve issues.
• Ability to accept personal responsibility and accountability for assignment execution and quality of work.
• Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with internal and external departments and work equally well within a team or individually as required. 
• Knowledge of concept to launch program execution and automotive vehicle systems.

Required Education and Experience 

• Minimum 8 years in CAS and/or concept surface development, with 5 years in Automotive environments.
• Autodesk Alias software experience preferred – other software may be considered.
• Knowledge of poly modeling/algorithm modeling/rendering/animation preferred.
• Knowledge of automotive vehicle systems with an emphasis on automotive interiors and exteriors.
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing, Exterior/Interior Development Processes, Global Safety Requirements, Regulations and Zones (including FMVSS and ECE/ECC), packaging, and Dimensional Engineering.
• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or design preferred but not required with equivalent extensive experience.
• Ability to travel.