Designer - Architectural Acoustics
About the role
TECHLITE, a division of The Zippertubing Company, is seeking a creative, customer-focused Designer - Architectural Acoustics to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in an architectural or interior design firm who wants to see their ideas become real products used in built spaces.
Responsibilities
- Architectural Acoustics Design & Development
- Create product concepts, layouts, finish combinations, and presentation materials.
- Develop renderings, product mockups, and visualizations to communicate design intent.
- Recommend materials, colors, textures, and finishes that support both design goals and acoustic performance.
- Curate finish assortments, material palettes, and sample programs that simplify product selection for architects and interior designers.
- Customer Design Consultation
- Partners with architects, interior designers, contractors, and customers throughout the design process.
- Help customers select products and finishes that meet both aesthetic and acoustic objectives.
- Interpret architectural drawings, finish schedules, and specifications.
- Present design concepts, renderings and product recommendations.
- Provide design guidance and product consultation during project development.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Product Management, Sales, Engineering, Customer Support and Manufacturing.
- Assisting with customer presentations and specification support.
- Collaborate with Marketing on product launches, website, catalogs, photography, and trade show materials.
- Support development of new architectural product offerings.
- Product Innovation
- Research emerging design trends, finishes, materials, and workplace environments.
- Monitor architectural and interior design trends influencing acoustic products.
- Recommend new product concepts, finished collections and material offerings based on customer feedback, market opportunities and design trends.
- Participate in prototype reviews and product testing.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design, Industrial Design, Architecture, Product Design, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in: Interior Design, Architectural Design, Commercial Design, Product Design, Architectural Products or 4 years of equivalent professional experience.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating commercial or architectural projects.
- Experience presenting design concepts to customers.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.
- Experience with SketchUp, Revit, AutoCAD, CET, Rhino, SolidWorks, or similar design software.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Benefits
- 80 hours of vacation
- 48 hours of sick time
- Paid Parental Leave
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flex Spend (Allegiance)
- 401K w/match
- Life / AD&D insurance
Schedule
- Full Time, in office position – Tempe, AZ (near Priest and University)
- Monday to Thursday (6:00am – 3:30pm) and Friday (6:00a - 10:00a)
- Off on Saturday’s & Sunday’s, most of the time.
Compensation
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Pay
DOE
Schedule
Full Time, in office position – Tempe, AZ (near Priest and University)
Benefits
- 80 hours of vacation
- 48 hours of sick time
- Paid Parental Leave
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flex Spend (Allegiance)
- 401K w/match
- Life / AD&D insurance
Equal Opportunity Employer
Zippertubing® is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Zippertubing® is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Zippertubing® are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Zippertubing® will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Zippertubing® encourages applicants of all ages. Direct Applicants Only:** The company is handling all recruitment for this position internally. Third-party recruiters or staffing agencies are asked to refrain from contacting the company at this time. Unsolicited submissions will not be considered. For more information about Techlite, please visit our website: www.techlite.com. Techlite, a division of Zippertubing® uses E-Verify.