3D Product Developer (Eyewear 3D Printing)

CHROME HEARTS®, the Fine Jewelry, Accessories, Shoes, Fragrance & Home Goods company renowned for its sophisticated life-inspired designs, was conceived in 1988 by Richard Stark in Los Angeles. Honoring a commitment to quality materials and timeless design, CHROME HEARTS® now has thirty stores across North America, Europe, and Asia, and can be found in the most exclusive boutiques around the world.

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

3D Product development position is responsible for taking initial design concepts from 2-dimensional sketches to 3-dimensional design. This includes developing a complete Rhino design file including all 3-dimensional surfaces, low level manufacturing feasibility, general fit correctness and maintaining the overall design feel and flow provided In the initial product sketch or technical drawing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Eyewear and other development projects work directly with head of the eyewear departement.
• Responsible for taking all design concepts provided from the 2-dimesional or concept stage to a working 3-D Rhino file. This process is comprised mainly of evolving a 2D drawing into a 3D model without compromising the initial design concept as well as evolving the 2D concept into 3D model in the spirit of the initial design.
• Rough Design prototyping - Development of 3D printed or metal cast prototypes for designer approval.
• On the fly revisions to bring the idea to a final approved stage.
• Development of a detailed 2-dimensional drawing with all necessary profiles to concisely communicate the approved 3Dimentional design in a 2D format.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 to 5 years rhino experience building complex design models with an ability to understand and or learn a certain amount of general technical eyewear manufacturing concepts.
• An ability to focus for long periods of time and a high level of attention to detail.
• Proficient with adobe Illustrator.
• Proficient in keyshots 3D rendering and animation software. Should be able to take a rhino design model and render all proposed materials to match existing and new colorways.
• Competent in taking 2-dimensional design concepts to a complex 3-dimensional model. Including evolving all radiuses and undeveloped or defined surfaces, developing manufacturable material thicknesses and low-level mechanical functionality and part connectivity.
• Competent with the 3D printing process including setting up models to print and evolving the printed part to a field test worthy piece.
• Competent in taking a 3-d Rhino file to a 2-dimensional cad drawing.
• Ability to learn and retain eyewear design concepts coming from the Head of the eyewear division.
• Ability to learn and retain Chrome Hearts aesthetic for a more effective evolution from 2D concepts to 3D model.
• This is not a design position. However, it is an opportunity to, over a period of time, learn for the 30 years eyewear design experience that rests in the Chrome Hearts design team.
• Key candidates will possess the patience and teachabilty to learn the Chrome Hearts process to mastery which may be a multi-year undertaking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position operates in a warehouse, office, and production floor environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and other electronic devices.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time non-exempt position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. unless approved for an alternate schedule for Friday early end.

BENEFITS

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Chrome Hearts provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The pay range for this role is:

100,000 - 150,000 USD per year (Hollywood, CA)