Jewelry CAD Designer

Summary: The CAD Designer at VRAI is tasked with creating fine jewelry products using Rhino software and maintaining the 3D model library. This contract role involves collaborating with product development, quality, and production teams to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet aesthetic standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in fine jewelry CAD design and a strong understanding of jewelry engineering and trends. This position supports the enhancement of existing collections and the development of new custom designs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize and maintain the 3D file library; manage file sharing with internal partners and manufacturers.
• Translate fine jewelry design concepts into 3D files conforming to manufacturing tolerances with limited supervision within the established project time frame.
• Participate in weekly product development meetings, preparing status updates on designs, CADs, etc for review and approval.
• Review Vendor CAD files for technical viability and provide concise technical feedback to the product development team.
• Support Custom order CAD creations for orders from time to time during high volume periods and analyze custom order projects that could be integrated into the fine jewelry collection.

Key Skills:

• Four-year BA or BS degree in Design with an emphasis in 3-D Jewelry Design preferred or a minimum of 5 years in jewelry industry CAD work experience.
• Proven ability to manage 3D projects from concept to production successfully in Rhino CAD design software creating solid, workable polysurface files, with a portfolio showcasing successful fine jewelry launches.
• Extensive knowledge of fine jewelry construction, gemology, precious metals, and materials, as well as various stone setting techniques, mechanisms (clasps/hinges) engineering, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to read and interpret design rendering and engineering documents; experience with creating custom designs for customers for custom-made orders is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work effectively in a team environment, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other