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Senior Industrial Designer

Napoleon leads the way with innovative engineering, advanced manufacturing techniques, unsurpassed customer service and remarkable product quality. Our award‑winning products offer a best‑in‑class experience for all customers’ home comfort needs. While we are proudly Canadian, Napoleon is also fortunate to operate on a world‑wide scale.

The warmth and experience that a Napoleon product brings to the homes of our customers transcends borders, language, and cultures to enhance everyday living across the globe. Throughout North America, Europe, South America and Asia, Napoleon creates memorable moments through our stunning designs and innovative technologies.

Reports to : Product Design Supervisor

Job Purpose

The Senior Industrial Designer is the design team(s) specialist to create innovative new designs which fulfill the company's strategic goals while integrating the needs of marketing, sales and manufacturing departments. Their responsibilities include the design and development of new products from concept through to production, drafting specifications for components, assemblies and manufacturing, consulting on the creation of prototype models or samples and fine‑tuning designs to prepare for New Product Launches, Special Projects, and Passthrough Products as required.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Define concepts or ideas, considering competitive products, benchmarking, trends & lessons learned.
• Sketches and simple 3D concept models, rendered images, and technical scope documents suitable for obtaining project approval.
• Focus on aesthetic design and appearance of finished units and accessories.
• Provide insight to the design team on new concepts and trends through own research and ongoing collaboration with Product Marketing team.
• Photo‑realistic 3D renderings to clearly communicate design intent to key stakeholders (internal and external).
• Detailed 3D models suitable for prototype and mass production, including Design for Assembly, Manufacturing and Serviceability.
• Design for cost, robustness, reliability and quality; considering project targets and deadlines while collaborating with other departments, sites and outside vendors.
• Validate the design concept using recognized design tools, including design reviews, functional analysis, tolerance stackups, and active participation in Stage Gate runs.
• Create and maintain detailed 2D drawings and specifications; bill of materials; drawing release; ensuring latest 2D and 3D data is maintained in company CAD database.
• Update or support changes to existing models and drawings based on Continuous Improvements and Change Notices.
• Provide drawings and data to support creation of product manuals, work instructions, compliance / certification, service parts, and marketing information.
• Assist Product or Engineering Manager with specifying market requirements for current and future products through comprehensive market research.
• Make recommendations for the development and ongoing maintenance of a detailed product portfolio strategy and roadmap.
• Provide and maintain an in‑depth analysis of market, industry, regulatory environment, and competition.
• Develop hands‑on knowledge of competitive products, maintain technical analysis, and assist market assessments and competitive analyses.
• Research conducted both independently and collaboratively with cross‑functional teams.
• Ensure new product introductions meet WSL expectations for aesthetic appearance, consistent fit and finish, and robust operation, using tools such as “test to failure”, survey data, early phase field testing, and design checklists.

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Benefits

The Napoleon Group of Companies is committed to fair and accessible employment practices that attract and retain Associates with disabilities. This includes providing accessibility across all stages of the employment cycle. Accommodation is available upon request.

We thank you for your interest in The Napoleon Group of Companies and for participating in our competition. Only those candidates selected for consideration will be contacted.

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