Development Engineer - Garment

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Job Title: Development Engineer  

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Responsibilities:

•  Establish best practice with US on how to execute products development, and feedback/communication mechanism.

• Manage communications with vendors for specification and prototype timelines

• Ensure all tech packages/product specifications are accurately created, maintained, and updated Proto in the tracking system

•  Pre-check the Development Proto sample

• Review prototypes with vendor and developer to confirm amendments required

• Be proactive in applying garment construction and manufacturing processes re-engineering to maximize cost benefits and improve margin.

• Risk assessment at the development stage to ensure bulk commercialization.

• Technical support to Vendor for executing all components application tests, maintaining the application tracking to get mock-ups past in development stages.

•  Review and precheck salesman samples. Handle the SMS comments to final specification and Gold Seal/PP samples for bulk.

• Lead the PP meetings to ensure a smooth transition from development to bulk production. Arrange final inspection where needed.

• Responsible for ensuring product compliance with relevant legal standards in both safety and chemical

• Participate 1st pilot review meeting, In-line meeting, and handling final inspection.

• Drive key vendor self-inspection initiatives. Certified QC program etc., to improve quality and efficiencies.

• Technical support on customer returns and complaints with quality issues.

• Support factory audit with Technical/QA Manager and follow up with vendor on continuous improvement.

Essential Skills:

• Attention to detail is key

• Ability to communicate internally and externally and embrace cross-functional working.

• Ability to work cross-culturally and communicate the product demands

• Good working knowledge of computer packages and technical skills. 
• Pattern CAD, Word, Excel, Power point, Illustrator and Email.

• Ability to understand and drive change where necessary

Experience/Job Knowledge/Education needed:

• Product construction knowledge for garments. 
• Preparation of product specifications and maintaining data to support effective product development translation at overseas vendors

•  Pattern construction and grading knowledge for relevant product categories
• Vendor evaluation experience in terms of product capability and corporate social responsibility
• Both chemical & physical, external & in-house testing & legal requirement knowledge.

Needs to be:

• Strong team player with good interpersonal and communication skills

• Able and willing to work under own initiative. Willing to travel.

• Champion positive attitude and cross-culture working ethics

• Passionate about product development and company success

• Commercially aware, but challenge the norm with regards to product development and costing structure.

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