Aivan is a leading Finnish design and innovation agency. We help launch, grow, and evolve progressive businesses. We do that by integrating brand, design and communications.

As Aivan continues to grow its Boats & Yachts team, Navia, we’re looking to expand our talented team with a skilled Transportation Designer or a Yacht Designer who combines creative vision with concept creation and exterior/interior design in boat production. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Helsinki-based studio and play a key role in shaping premium leisure craft design.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in the design process. You will be part of a team in charge of the overall design of leisure crafts from pre-concept up to follow-up of construction, making sure that the concept and the visual design of the resulting product is feasible from technical and manufacturing perspectives. Essential in this role is 3D modeling parts for production.

We’re looking for a designer with 3-5+ years of hands-on experience, ideally from a design studio with a strong track record of producing manufacturable, production-ready vehicles. We value agility and adaptability and are looking for a designer with a curious mindset who is open to learning and adopting new ways of working. While prior experience designing boats or yachts is not required, a solid understanding of naval vessels and a genuine passion for the field are essential.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborating with our in-house Naval Architecture team to design boats and yachts from initial concept sketches to production-ready solutions
• Tackling complex design challenges commonly found in boat design alongside a multidisciplinary team of skilled professionals
• Creating detailed 2D and 3D drawings for concept stage. Skills and expertise of understanding production stages, including e.g. FRP molds and milling files, is seen as a plus.
• Creating project documentation and presentations
• Designing and sourcing components for boat projects
• Creating general arrangements / layouts in close cooperation with the design team
• Selecting and placing of standard components and main equipment together with our in-house team of Naval Architects
• Fast communication of ideas through 3D visuals

Skills and Qualifications

• Intermediate to senior-level expertise in yacht or transportation design
• Exceptional ability to communicate visually
• A-class automotive surfacing skills
• Transportation design ergonomics
• Rendering skills
• Basic understanding of a boat construction and production processes
• High proficiency in rapid concept development and production file creation using 3D modeling tools—particularly Blender—is essential; experience with SolidWorks, Siemens NX, or Rhino is also beneficial.
• Competency in using project documentation, presentation, and management tools (e.g. MS Office, iWork, Google Workspace, Adobe CC)
• Project and client management skills
• Open-minded and eager to learn new skills
• Good spoken and written English
• Working on-site at our studio in Helsinki

Please apply by December 7th.

See selected reference works of Aivan at www.aivan.fi and get to know Navia, an official subsidiary of Aivan, focusing on the design of boats & yachts at www.navia.fi