In addition, you will work closely with the Mechanical Process Program Management (MPPM) team on giving timely feedback of technical risk, and continuous communication of the status of engineering issues throughout the textile product development cycle to a cross functional audience. You will be the primary contact window for textile technical issue resolution across the textile supply base.The Role:
· New textile material development, including knitting/weaving structures, coloration, finishing, coating, laminating and setting processes to meet engineering specifications, and achieve reliability requirements
· Develop and document the textile manufacturing process setup, in-process quality control, cosmetic requirements, and other metrology requirements
· Review product requirements with industry design, marketing and product design engineers and recommend optimal materials specifications to meet product design requirements and quality goals
· Maintain relationships with textile suppliers, drive innovations on materials, manufacturing processes and identify opportunities to improve quality and competitive cost
· Sharing the best practice and grow team knowledge on textile manufacturing process, textile application, and wrapping-subassembly
· Identify technical risks and define mitigation plan
· International and domestic travel as required to achieve product and technology development, including visits to supplier sites and US headquarters
- 7+ years experience in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing or Textile Engineering
- Able to lead a project with minimum guidance, and escalate risk or issues clearly to the management team.
- Experience in High Volume Production (1M + annual production).
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills including working knowledge of data analysis and statistics. Familiar with GR&R and DOE.
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills including effective presentation of complex data.
- Experience working onsite with manufacturers and suppliers.
- Familiarity with Pro/Engineer and MS office suite
- Advanced technical degree
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
- Familiar with statistical analysis and processing tools such as Minitab
- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of all phases of product development lifecycle
- Fluent in Chinese
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