Senior CMF Designer

What you will do

Our Product Design team plays a vital role in helping to shape a best-in-class Mack Trucks experience. As the Senior SMF Designer, you’ll bring self-driven, imaginative leadership to understand business needs, transform insights into action, and deliver desirable, measurable, and impactful experiences for Mack customers. 

In this role, you will:

• Lead the CMF (Color, Material, and Finish) Design Process: Oversee the full lifecycle—from trend research and forecasting to strategy development and production execution—for both the interior and exterior of Mack vehicles.
• Drive CMF Vision and Innovation: Develop and champion a compelling CMF vision that aligns with product design strategy and strengthens the Mack brand identity.
• Research and Apply Trends: Analyze material innovations, competitive landscapes, cultural influences, human factors, and consumer data to ensure customer-focused and future-forward CMF solutions.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with engineering, product, and brand teams to ensure cohesive design direction and successful implementation of CMF strategies.
• Partner with Suppliers: Manage global supplier relationships to ensure high-quality, impactful production of CMF elements.
• Visualize and Present Design Solutions: Create and present compelling CMF strategies and visual concepts for current and future product lines—both physical and digital.
• Ensure Design Feasibility and Quality: Balance innovation with feasibility, ensuring all solutions are producible and meet high standards of quality.
• Maintain Industry Expertise: Stay up to date on trends, technologies, and customer needs to continuously evolve the CMF offering.
• Support Product and Brand Consistency: Help guide product and brand experiences through effective communication of the design vision and timely decision-making materials.
• Lead 3D & Physical Model Development: Leadthe CMF vision for both digital visualizations and physical prototypes.
• Support Design Quality Management: Assist the Design Quality Manager in ensuring CMF design outputs meet quality and project requirements on time.
• Oversee Sample Development: Initiate and manage the creation of master samples, ensuring surface materials meet desired quality levels.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring: 

• A creative and innovative thinker who brings fresh insights and ideas to the table.
• A confident problem-solver, skilled at generating and evaluating multiple solutions—especially in ambiguous situations.
• Experienced in planning, leading, and delivering complex design proposals with clarity and impact.
• Resilient and optimistic, able to perform under pressure and stay focused on results.
• An excellent communicator, with strong skills in presenting ideas visually and verbally to diverse audiences.

Requirements

• 3+ years of industrial experience as CMF designer.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Automotive/transport experience is a plus.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Competitive base salary + company bonus pay structure.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and others.
• 401(k) with employer match, plus additional company contribution.
• Generous Employee Time Off, additional company holidays and volunteering hours.
• Onsite facilities and activities that make everyday living easier, including a cafeteria, fitness center, health services, and more.

In addition to the above, you will also enjoy:

• An inclusive organization that prioritizes employees’ health and well-being.
• Volvo Group University for professional and personal development.
• A global organization with expansive career growth opportunities.
• Modern workspaces that allow agility and collaboration.
• Competency development through established competence based career pathing. 
• Multiple automotive electric charging stations.
• Bike racks, walking paths, outdoor dining/seating.
• Employee discounts and perks.

Ready for the next move?

If you are curious to explore how we put our words into actions, follow us on LinkedIn and volvogroup.com. If you like what you see, apply today and join our team on this exciting journey!