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Senior Industrial Designer (multiple positions) – Atlanta, GA – Requires Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Design from NASAD accredited university. Requires 5 years of industrial design experience with 2 years experience developing aircraft interiors. To include 5 years of model shop experience and 2 years of experience with Solidworks, Siemens NX CAD Software, Corel Painter and BunkSpeed. Must have 2 years of soft goods design and prototyping experience. International travel up to 20% per year. Experience may be gained concurrently. Resumes/Portfolios to: Formation Design Group

Description:
Will work in all aspects of the Industrial Design process, including: open ended creative brainstorming, concept development, sketching and rapid idea visualization, creation of descriptive 2D renderings, geometrically accurate 3D CAD Data and detailed physical mock-ups. Will identify and act on trend, consumer, market and merchandise opportunities to create successful concepts for Formation’s clients.  Will conceptualize, develop, refine and communicate proprietary, new concepts for goods and services based on client’s business requirements and defined parameters.  Will develop products for use in commercial aircraft interiors, develop and prototype soft goods products, use standard model shop equipment and methods to develop design concepts.  In the performance of job duties, will apply an intuitive sensitivity to form, detail and color and the ability to develop concepts through computer-aided models. Due to Formation’s frequent involvement in global product development programs, will be required to work in Asia and will apply a deep understanding of Asian cultures and business etiquette. Will focus on client liaison, outreach and communication, including presentation and explanation of both Formation Design Group collateral material and project specific concept presentations to clients.  Will use Solidworks v10, Siemens NX7 CAD Software, Corel Painter and Bunkspeed to develop complex, geometrically accurate parametric CAD models to serve as inputs to toolers and manufactures.  Will use relevant specialized software programs such as Illustrator, PhotoShop, In-Design, as well as common office applications such as MS Excel, Powerpoint and Word.

Contact
Careers@Formationdesign.com

Formation Design Group
555 Dutch Valley Road
Atlanta GA 30324

T 404.885.1301
F 404.885.1302

The SPICE Galley system was a featured part of the Airbus display during the 2010 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg Germany. The Aircraft Interiors Expo is the world’s largest trade fair exclusively concerned with airline cabin systems.

The two Spice Galley monuments on display were designed and built at Formation’s prototype lab in Atlanta GA USA and represent an important milestone in Airbus’s SPICE Galley program. The prototype galleys were fitted with doors, carts and a transfer table built by Dansk Technologi in Denmark. Close collaboration between Airbus, Formation and Dansk was required to efficiently deliver completed units in only a few months time to Airbus for testing.

SPICE, which stands for SPace Innovative Catering Equipment, is the result of nearly 7 years of research and conceptual development that began as collaboration between Formation Design Group, Ergonomic Systems Design and Airbus. The early research on the overall catering process, concept development and user testing conducted in Atlanta resulted in the SPICE project being awarded an IDSA IDEA Award for Design Research in 2008 as well as the coveted Crystal Cabin Award in 2007.

The system has been tested with 11 airlines and has been well received. For more information please visit Airbus’s Innovation & Technology Website.

The 8th annual TechBriefs – “Create the Future” design contest is now accepting submissions. The contest features a $20,000 grand prize as well as other great prizes from Hewlet Packard and 3Dconnexion. The contest is free to enter and is open to students and professionals alike, team entries are also permitted. 

Winning entries will be featured in a special supplement to NASA Tech Briefs magazine to be published fall 2010. Top prize winners will be invited to a special awards reception and dinner in New York City. Please visit http://contest.techbriefs.com/ for the latest information.

The contest begins March 1, 2010 and ends June 30, 2010. They must receive your entry by 11:59 pm ET on June 30, 2010. Thanks to the Sponsors for continuing to support product developers and inventors through the 2010 competition. Primary sponsors include Tech Briefs Media Group, COMSOL, Inc. and PTC.

Formation Design Group is located in Midtown Atlanta adjacent to Piedmont Park, approximately 20 minutes by car from Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson Memorial Airport. For commercial flights, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport is the closest option. For private aircraft please use DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK).

Directions From Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
1. Exit terminal area and follow signs to I-75 / I-85 North to Downtown Atlanta

2. Continue on I-75 / I-85 through downtown

3. Exit at Tenth 10th street. At the top of the exit ramp turn right onto 10th street

4. Continue east on 10th street through 5 traffic lights to the “T” intersection of 10th Street & Monroe Dr – Turn left onto Monroe Dr.

5. Continue on North on Monroe Dr through 3 traffic lights to the “T” intersection of Monroe Dr and Dutch Valley RD. Turn left onto Dutch Valley RD.

6. Formation Design Group is halfway down Dutch Valley RD on the left side.

Formation Design Group
555 Dutch Valley Road
Atlanta GA 30324
T    404.885.1301

For additional informarion detailing Atlanta hotels and resturaunts please download the Formation Design Group Map

Formation’s GPS Coordinates
Longitude 33° 47’ 31.52” N
Latitude    84° 22’ 8.55”  W

Formation’s Mark Londborg and Robert Henshaw will participating in GA Tech’s visiting critic program between March 28th and April 30^th. They will be teaching a senior Industrial Design studio course at GA Tech’s college of Architecture.

The iMTECH device was recently featured on CNN. Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta discussed mild cognitive impairment and the iMTECH System.

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 The iMTECH system is a cognitive assessment tool comprised of a head mounted display and handset. The device is used to carry out early testing for Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI). MTBIs include sports related concussions and combat head injuries such as those caused by IED detonations.

To complete studies, patients don the headset then use a two button handset to answer a series of spatial and reasoning questions. Answers and response times are evaluated to provide an accurate means of cognitive assessment.The diagnostic information provided can immediately enhance the quality of life, level of care and clinical outcomes for the system’s users. The iMTECH system has garnered considerable media attention and stands to revolutionize the early detection of Alzheimer’s and Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries. Formation provided industrial design and engineering services during the development of the iMTECH system.