General Information

Req #
100014326
Career area:
Research/Development
Country/Region:
China
State:
Beijing
City:
北京（Beijing）
Date:
Monday, March 28, 2022
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations: 
* Japan - Kanagawa - Yokohama-shi

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company by further expanding into growth areas that fuel the advancement of ‘New IT’ technologies (client, edge, cloud, network, and intelligence) including server, storage, mobile, software, solutions, and services.

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

Description and Requirements

The Lenovo Experience Design Group is a global group of highly skilled and talented people doing what we love, producing the very best designed world-class products. You will be an integral part of the team, working together across continents and cultures, all comprised in a friendly, fast-paced and inspiring work environment. We’re looking to add fresh, talented individuals who are self-motivated and desire infinite opportunities. We design and deliver technology products to a wide range of customers and use cases with brands such as: ThinkPad, Yoga, Ideapad, and our new Legion gaming products. By joining the Lenovo EDG team, you have the opportunity to make a difference and be challenged to create excellence. 

As the Color, Materials & Finish Design Engineer, your role is focused on the identification, development and implementation of Color, Materials and Finishes, CMF, which is paramount to the success of the innovative Lenovo products. By harnessing technological trends, material innovations and new manufacturing process, you will be developing industry leading CMF solutions for our world class products using an integrated design, engineering, and business approach. You will play an important role in our overall global CMF team as part of an eclectic mix of great designers and craftspeople. 

Overall Role Responsibilities 
As the CMF design engineer you will: 
Identify key technological trends that drive innovative design and cutting edge CMF solutions. 
Craft the CMF design strategy across all Lenovo product lines and customer targets Support all phases of our CMF Pipeline: strategic identification, technical development and implementation 
Drive innovation of new color, material & finish techniques 
Ensure adherence to processes for specifications, color management and quality standards 
Help maintain a color material library for both inspiration and standardization Engaging directly with suppliers, and organizing supplier workshops and prototyping activities. 
Collaborate closely with designers and engineering teams to innovate, develop and implement solutions. 
Travel globally to interact with the global Lenovo Design team, suppliers, and product development teams. 

For consideration, you must bring the following minimum behaviors and skills to our team: 
Strong curiosity for new technologies and material innovations 
Passionate design minded engineer, maker and problem solver 
Highly driven, self-initiated and proactive team player  
Proven ability to perform in a fast paced environment, and to handle multiple assignments simultaneously 
Ability to communicate thoughtful, strategic and professional solutions 
Optimistic "Can Do!" attitude. 
Build relationships and appropriately influence relevant internal teams and direct business contacts to achieve short- and long-term goals. 

Technical skills 
High sensitivity to color, aesthetics, and materiality, and the ability to translate technological trends into feasible CMF solutions 
Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to share technical information to a non-technical audience 
Understand latest CMF technologies and manufacturing processes and how to best implement them 
Proficient knowledge and experience in wide variety of materials and manufacturing processes, including but not limited to: plastic, coatings, metals, and composite technologies 
Organizationally minded, motivated to collect and maintain material samples to exemplify new CMF opportunities 
Capability and experience using standard CMF color calibration and verification testing equipment 

Position Requirements: 
Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in related field or equivalent from an accredited college or university  
6+ years of relevant experience in CMF Design Engineering. 
Portfolio that demonstrates cutting edge CMF innovations, development and implementations. Ability to travel to international sites. 
Good verbal and written skills in English. 
Proficiency in MS Office
* Japan
Kanagawa

Additional Locations: 
* Japan - Kanagawa - Yokohama-shi
* Japan - Kanagawa - Yokohama-shi
* Japan - Kanagawa
* Japan
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