Product Design Engineer

Company Description

Jerry's Artarama is a trusted leader in providing high-quality fine art supplies and materials. We offer a vast selection of top-brand products, including oil paints, acrylics, watercolors, easels, canvases, frames, and more, catering to the diverse needs of artists. Our exclusive brands, such as Lukas, Charvin, Turner, SoHo, and Creative Mark, are curated to ensure superior quality and performance. Additionally, we specialize in professional custom canvas and framing services. We remain deeply committed to supporting artists with the tools they need to create and excel.

Role Description

Jerry’s Artarama is seeking a curious, creative, and technically minded Product Design Engineer to join

our Product Development team. This is an exciting opportunity for upcoming or recent NC State

graduates who enjoy CAD, hands-on prototyping, and the challenge of turning ideas into real,

innovative art products.

You don’t need to be an artist to thrive here; just bring a willingness to learn, a fascination with how

things are made, and a genuine curiosity about the world of art supplies. This role blends creativity,

engineering, and hands-on making. You’ll design, prototype, test, iterate, and communicate directly

with manufacturers to ensure our products meet high standards of usability, durability, and aesthetic

appeal.

Key Responsibilities:

- Assist with product design for a wide range of art supplies and furniture for beginner, student,

and professional artists

- Create mock-up CAD models for design appearance and detailed CAD models for manufacture

(DFM)

- Communicate product design requirements to manufacturers and vendors using rendered

images, CAD models, technical drawings, and/or technical writing

- Present sketches and/or renders of new product ideas at product development meetings

- Work with 3D printer for small prototypes and our craftsperson to produce larger prototypes

and aesthetic store displays

- Provide detailed images, drawings, and written specifications for patentable products to our

patent law firm to protect novel product concepts

- Aid with instruction manuals by creating line drawings with CAD and Illustrator if familiar

Skills:

- CAD (Onshape preferrable or willing to transfer Solidworks skills to learn Onshape)

- Knowledge of common manufacturing methods (injection molding, CNC, laser cutting, vacuum

forming)

- Strong technical writing (vendor emails/communication)

- Sketching and/or experience with fast CAD mock-ups for early design renders

- 3D printer experience (using and maintaining)

- Knowledge of construction materials, fasteners, and fit tolerance

- Prior internship/professional work experience is a plus

- Experience with design for user experience and ergonomics

- Previous experience building with wood, sheet metal, and or acrylic is a plus

- Knowledge of patentability and what makes something a good candidate for design/utility

patents is a plus

- Sewing experience, knowledge of textiles, and/or fabric construction principles is a plus

- Basic Adobe Illustrator Skills (instructions) is a plus

Characteristics:

- Ability to self-direct through design process after initial concept and constraints are given

(market research, sketching, iterations, prototype ideation, final CAD for manufacture)

- Ability to self-direct through a few projects at a time (move on to next pertinent project or ask

for next most urgent project to work on after current task is completed)

- Ability to use critiques to improve designs and prototypes prior to manufacture

Education:

Bachelors’ degree in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Communications (technical) or

similar.

How to Apply:

Please submit the following:

• Your resume

• CAD render sample

• Technical writing sample

• Any other documents that show skills in product design related projects