Senior Designer Cmf

For over 110 years Aston Martin has made the most exquisitely addictive performance sports cars.

But no one builds an Aston Martin on their own. Behind these legends and landmarks are hundreds of dreamers, darers and doers who make extraordinary happen, every single day. That’s why the name of everyone who has ever worn our famous wings is inscribed on the wall of our factory.

As we embark on an exciting new era for the business, we need the very best people to write their own chapter on our journey to become the world’s most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand.

Join us.

Job Purpose:

As Grade 9 Senior CMF Designer, you will support the Head of CMF and the rest of the design team in developing current and future Aston Martin design programs in varying stages of interior and exterior material development, from early concept ideation through to product launch and beyond into mid cycle impulses. You will be involved / lead material developments as well as exterior and interior material developments – from concept stage creation towards the industrialisation process.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

•Passionate, positive and creative Senior CMF Designer. An ambassador for AML design and our CMF philosophy across the design department and beyond.

•A motivated, organised and highly creative team player with great taste and a great level of understanding of luxury automotive Colour and materials design, with excellent creative instincts and the ability to communicate them effectively.

•Able to perform at both Macro and Micro level within specific programmes or projects – from models’ colour/material strategies, to specific materials or paints developments.

•Great ability to create visual representations of CMF specs / material applications / deco and patterns using VRED and other graphic programmes from the Adobe Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator).

•Great level of expertise in the creation of the specific documentation required for material developments (supplier briefs / feedback etc.) as well as the generation of all the CMF documentation required for programme gateway deliverables (including data, interior / exterior callouts, material spreadsheets).

•Delivering inspiring results within a given gateway/deliverable timeline, on time and to cost targets, with a clear understanding of the impacts of design decisions on the project.

•The ability to break down and tailor complex design information to present appropriately, clearly and concisely to different audiences within the design department, and with the rest of the stakeholders involved.

•Understanding and contributing to decisions throughout the product development process, together with the Head of CMF, other key design stakeholders and beyond.

•Have a great understanding and be always updated on Contemporary and Future Luxury and Performance trends, within and beyond the automotive industry.

•Collaborate with partners and suppliers (Tier 1 & Tier 2) to deliver world class materials, with potential for international travel to visit suppliers / inspect samples and production processes if necessary.

•Positive, proactive and respectful team player, contributing to the team spirit and working environment to facilitate effective cross functional collaboration, supporting other team members when required.

Qualification & Experience:

Relevant experience in the field of CMF. Prior experience working in Automotive CMF design is a requirement. Great understanding of the automotive CMF design process with experience working through production delivery phase. Luxury / premium brand experience would be beneficial. Experience on Production Paint development beneficial. Experience with 3D Generative Design (Grasshopper) beneficial as well.

Bachelor or master’s degree in Textile Design, Fashion Design, Transportation Interior Design, Product Design, Industrial Design or similar design related discipline. English language to a professional working level.

Ability to use the Microsoft Office Package, PowerPoint.

Great / Expert use of VRED, great ability to use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Belong at Aston Martin

We understand that the incredible beauty, craft and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different. Please speak to us if there is anything you need to support making an application with us.