Lead Yacht Designer
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Position: Lead Yacht Designer, 4.5 day week
Location: Newport Street, Plymouth (with international travel required, including occasional short-notice trips and regular distributor reviews within assigned territories).
Are you a talented designer with a passion for luxury yachts? Here at Princess Yachts, we are seeking an experienced yacht designer with 5+ years of experience to join our design team. You'll play a key role in shaping the interior and exterior components of luxury yachts, working collaboratively to bring innovative designs to life. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our globally renowned brand, celebrated for its meticulous attention to detail and world-class craftsmanship.
What You'll Do:
Your primary responsibility will be to interpret the design intent from project briefs and create designs for interior furniture, fixtures, and fittings, including the integration of engineering systems. Your role will involve using your design knowledge along with critical thinking, aesthetics & design for manufacture, to develop world class products. You will support yacht manufacture by following your designs through in to production with regular visits to both feeder factories and boat lines. You will also need to collaborate with various development disciplines while presenting your work to senior team members.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the yacht interiors and exteriors outfit design post-concept, that suit the creative direction briefed by the concept/creative team & fit with the Princess Brand.
- Design intelligent, space-maximising yacht furniture (e.g., seating, bars, helm stations) that aligns with the creative direction and project briefs.
- Create Detailed 3D Design models in Siemens NX, for review with the Head of Design and Exec Director. Ensuring adherence to Design standard and present excellent Design for manufacture.
- Participate in R&D projects and ensure designs meet both aesthetic and technical standards.
- Contribute to new product development (NPD) and change management during yacht production.
- Support the yachts into production, through regular visits to both feeder factories and boat lines.
- Assist with research and development projects.
- Work collaboratively with Engineering, Tooling, CAD and Naval Architecture departments.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Degree in Product Design / Product Design Engineering or automotive design with experience in technical and aesthetic development.
If you’re passionate about exceptional design and want to see your work brought to life on some of the world’s most iconic yachts, apply now via our careers page and join the Princess Yachts design team. https://princessyachts.careers.adp.com/
Deadline for applications: 12th March 2026