Technical Developer, Soft Goods - HoChiMinh City

Position Overview

The role is responsible for engineering the development of Stanley’s Soft Goods collection, ensuring it is functionally viable, meets design intent, is efficient in production and within margin objectives.

The role is also responsible to assess product designs and offer suggestions to structurally enhance the product. At the same time, this role will work closely with the manufacturing partners to ensure they are optimizing the plant for efficiency, employing tooling, reducing production bottle necks and minimizing minutes on the line.

This role also leads innovation research for Soft Goods and introduces best practices from the industry to both the Stanley brand and the manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Stanley design and product development teams on existing and new projects. Provide input from engineering aspect to guide the product teams on construction and raw material choices.
• Partner closely with Stanley Quality team and together lead critical milestone events such as Pre-Production runs, Pilot runs, Test Orders and similar. Identify weaknesses and trouble shoot solutions.
• Partner closely with Stanley sourcing team to engage and train the manufacturing partners on industry best engineering practices for Soft Goods.
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing partners ensuring optimization of the welding and sewing lines.
• Attend regular meetings with cross functional teams and be able to provide updates, relay actions and improvements made, and point out risks and plans to offset.
  
  

Proficiencies

• Engineering background with experience in textile cut and sew and RF welded soft goods.
• Working knowledge of Six sigma methodology preferred.
• Expert with Adobe Illustrator, 3D Modeling Preferred , and other professional software.
• Excellent communication skills - written, spoken, listening.
• Out of the box thinker, yet analytical and with a bias for process.
• Strong planning & implementation skills, adherence to timelines a must.
• Ability to influence to gain the best outcome for Stanley products.
• Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints and maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.
  
  

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or above, major in Engineering Discipline, preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in soft goods engineering for a consumer goods brand with global reach.