Develops and implements designs for commercial and industrial products.

Tasks Include:

• undertakes research and development to determine requirements for products
• develops specifications for product design in terms of cost, availability of materials, methods of production, new technology, safety, marketing and business objectives
• prepares sketches showing style, shape, size and general appearance of products
• creates models of products for mass production
• supervises others making models and patterns of products
• produces technical drawings, schematic diagrams and reports of products to communicate manufacturing details to manufacturers
• uses design software to prepare sketches and specifications on computer
• may modify design to meet manufacturing or cost requirements