Product Development Engineer

Hope Global; Cumberland (RI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope Global in Cumberland, RI, is seeking a Textile Product Designer to join our engineering team. You will develop and cost new textile concepts, work with vendors, and ensure products meet quality standards.

The role involves analytical thinking, project management, ECO processing, and cross-team collaboration to deliver samples from concept to production in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree and 3–5 years of textile industry experience.
• Experience developing, costing, and launching textile products.
• Strong analytical, design, and project management skills.
• Familiarity with ECO processing and QA standards.
• Ability to document estimates and ROI/payback information.

Responsibilities

• Develops, evaluates, improves, and launches customer concepts into finished samples.
• Documents production time estimates and related costs for decisions.
• Collaborates with vendors to define specs and procure equipment/materials.
• Provides technical support to textile manufacturing divisions.
• Maintains ECO documents and monitors changes.
• Performs testing and records data for projects.
• Assists in forecasting future manufacturing requirements.
• Ensures compliance with EMS 14001 & QMS 16949 systems.

Skills

Teamwork

Analytical

Creative/critical thinking

Interpersonal communication

Mathematics

Product Design

Project Management

Education

Bachelor of Science degree

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

** JOB SUMMARY:**

Develops, measures, designs, costs, and determines feasibility of textile products.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops, evaluates, improves, and launches customer concepts into a finished sample or product.
• Documents estimates on production time and other related costs to provide information for proper management decisions.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Works with suppliers on technical issues for materials and equipment based on Company need.
• Assists in the selection of yarn vendors for all assigned projects.
• Writes and reviews ECO’s for processing; monitors existing ECO’s for changes.
• Provides Capital Expense calculations for management approval including ROI and payback information.
• Performs testing on all assigned projects; maintains data from testing.
• Works with outside entities and uses statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential for future growth.
• Assists in launch and follow through on all assigned projects.
• Provides technical support to the Textile manufacturing divisions.
• Attends meetings and seminars as needed to keep up to date on the latest trends and topics within the discipline.
• Performs other duties at or above the same skill level at the discretion of the Supervisor.
• Overall awareness and understanding that Hope Global operates within the EMS 14001 & QMS 16949 management systems.
• Additional training over the course of the employee's tenure will be given as needed or required and in accordance with the criteria specified in ESP7.2/QSP 7.2.1Training Awareness and Competence.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience :

• Bachelor of Science degree
• Three (3) to five (5) years work experience within the textile industry.

Skills/Abilities:

• Teamwork
• Analytical
• Creative/critical thinking
• Interpersonal communication
• Proficiency in Mathematics
• Product Design
• Project Management

PHYSICAL DEMAND/WORKING CONDITIONS:

The position is primarily within an office environment. Some time is spent in an Engineering Laboratory. The noise level is considered moderate. A combination of sitting and standing for an eight-hour day is required. In addition, some bending and stooping is needed to perform some functions.