Interactive Exhibit Detail Designer at Creative Machines

Job Title: Interactive Exhibit Detail Designer

Job Status: Full-time

Location: Tucson, AZ

Salary: $60,000 – $80,000


Description

Interactive Exhibits Detail Designer  

Creative Machines is a design and fabrication company specializing in large scale art and interactive exhibits located in Tucson, AZ.

The company is seeking a detail designer focusing on interactive museum exhibits to join the team. All candidates must have a basic working knowledge of mechanical assemblies, have strong problem solving skills, bring a willingness to learn, and a professional attitude.  This position is suited to people with an industrial design, engineering, or fabrication background.

Work Hours are 5 days a week, 9am -5:30pm (including a 30 minute unpaid lunch), Monday through Friday.  Remote work is possible for this position depending on qualifications. Contract work is also possible.

All candidates must be able to occasionally travel out of town on project installations. 

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Employer matching simple IRA retirement account
  • Discounted dental and vision plans
  • Long term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • PTO
  • 10 Paid Holidays 

 

Requirements

  • 3D modeling skills using Solidworks (primarily) and Rhinoceros
  • Able to produce fabrication and assembly drawing for clients and fabricators
  • Create BOMs and material orders for purchasing
  • Experience working in fabrication or with fabricators
  • Able to work on challenging and open-ended problems
  • Able to incorporate aesthetic/visual feedback alongside functional requirements
  • Able to coordinate with other members of the company (electronics, fabrication, project managers) and sometimes outside professional clients. This includes clearly communicating design intent, progress updates, and seeking guidance when needed.
  • Able to be flexible and work on multiple short and long-term projects at the same time
  • Able to design toward a set of fabrication techniques and tools available in our shop or specific subcontractors
  • Self motivated, able to stay on task, and organized

Ideal candidates may also have any of the following:

  • College degree in mechanical, industrial, drafting, or related engineering/design field
  • Experience running Solidworks Simulation on parts or small assemblies
  • Experience producing multiple design iterations dependent on prototyping and testing
  • Experience detailing climbing structures

To Apply:

Send a resume, salary expectations, work samples/portfolio/link to a website, and three professional references to careers@creativemachines.com.

Subject Line: Designer

Do NOT call regarding this application or submit an application in person.

Creative Machines is not able to provide work visas at this time.

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