Requistion ID: 80323
Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.
Bringing out the best in people
As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we’re looking for the best to join us.
Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:
Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.
Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.
Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.
Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.
Industrial Designer (m/f/d)
We are looking for an experienced and talented Industrial Designer to join our team. This individual will work with the global in-house User Experience & Design team. We are a global multidisciplinary team, distributed across various locations, responsible for all Dentsply Sirona product solutions. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to contribute to the design of our cutting-edge dental products, empowering dental practitioners and revolutionizing the way dental care is delivered. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product/solution managers, designers, developers, and clinicians, to ensure that our products meet the highest standards of usability, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Your responsibilities:
* Collaborate with other design team members and stakeholders to scope design requirements
* Plan, execute and facilitate multidisciplinary design thinking and ideation workshops
* Act as a design advisor on behalf of users and customers
* Collaborate closely with product managers, design team members, software developers, and clinical experts to ensure seamless integration of design solutions into the product development process.
* Plan, execute and facilitate user feedback sessions constantly testing and validating design concepts
* Communicate design ideas with conceptual sketches, compelling CGI visualizations and physical prototypes
Leadership & Growth:
* Provide design mentorship across multifunctional teams and mentor junior designers
* Guarantee and maintain industrial design excellence across teams
* Connect industrial design requirements to business needs
* Keep abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in tech and dental care to continuously enhance product design and push the boundaries of innovation.
* Keep abreast of design methodology and development trends to help foster the design process
* Additional responsibilities as assigned
Your Profile:
* Bachelor’s or master’s degree in industrial design, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
* 6 – 8+ years of experience as an Industrial Designer.
* Experience leading the design transfer from design studies to manufacturing ready design concepts
* Experience working with hardware engineers and parts suppliers
* Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and design implementation with a focus on:
• Metal Forming
• Plastic Injection Moulding
* Experience with additive manufacturing processes is a plus
* Experience working with a global multi-disciplinary team of designers, product/solution managers, and architects/technical leads throughout the design process.
Key Skills, Knowledge & Capabilities:
* Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and advocate for design best practices.
* Mentorship and guidance on design thinking and ideation methodologies across multidisciplinary teams
* Advanced surface modelling skills
* Business English Fluency is a must. Mastery of German or any other languages is a plus.
* Preferred: Experience in CAD surface modeling and CGI visualization
* 10 % of travel is expected in this role
Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.
If you need assistance with completing the online application due to a disability, please send an accommodation request to careers@dentsplysirona.com. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Request” in the subject.