Job DescriptionRole purpose: Design polymer bath fittings with the elegance of world-class Italian metal hardware — the aesthetic anchor feeding the NPD team a pipeline of manufacturable, premium concepts.
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n1. Key Responsibilities
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- Study premium Italian/European metal fittings and reinterpret their design cues (proportion, silhouette, finish) in polymer. N
- Create concept sketches, CAD models and renders for recent fitting ranges, balanced against moulding/tooling constraints. N
- Work with NPD, R&D; and tooling teams from concept through prototype to production. N
- Build and maintain a design language/style guide so the premium range stays visually consistent. N
- Build prototypes/mock-ups to validate form and finish, and track global design and finishing trends. N

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n2. Academic Background
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- B.Des/M.Des in Product or Industrial Design (NID, IIT-IDC, Srishti, Pearl Academy, MIT-ID or equivalent), or a B.E./B.Tech with a strong design/CAD portfolio. N
- CMF (colour, material, finish) coursework and prior exposure to sanitaryware,



furniture or consumer-durable design are a plus. N
- A strong design portfolio matters more than the specific degree. N

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n3. Experience Required
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- 3–8 years designing bath fittings, sanitaryware, consumer durables, furniture or lighting, where finish and premium feel drive the sale. N
- Hands-on experience taking a design from concept sketch to tooled, manufactured product. N
- Prior exposure to injection-moulded plastics or polymer product design is strongly preferred. N
- Experience referencing or benchmarking premium international design and adapting it for Indian manufacturing and price points. N
- Exceptional portfolios with 1–3 years‘ experience may be considered for a junior/associate designer level. N

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n4. Skills & Technical Expertise
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- CAD (SolidWorks, Rhino, Fusion 360 or Creo) and rendering (Key Shot/Blender/V-Ray);
sketching and Adobe Creative Suite for presenta

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