The Rejuvenation product development team needs an Associate Product Engineer for Finishes to ensure consistency and quality of finishes across various product categories and materials, from concept to launch, by managing new finish onboarding, recalibrating existing finishes, and resourcing finishes with vendors.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3-5 years engineering and product development experience with a focus in hard goods for home products and home retailers.
- Knowledgeable in all aspects of manufacturing for Hard Good products, including metal, wood, glass, ceramics, marble, and more.
- Domestic and overseas manufacturing experience is required.
- Working proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
- Ability to produce technical drawings proficiently.
- Working proficiency in 3D programs, Rhino and Keyshot, are a plus.
- Experience employing design strategies to achieve business goals.
Responsibilities
- Onboard new and core finishes with existing vendors across the brand’s vendor network.
- Lead resourcing of core finishes with new vendors across the brand’s vendor network.
- Ensure new and core finishes pass brand testing protocol and quality expectations.
- Follow the brand’s SOP for finish development, proposing amendments to processes as needed.
- Create accurate documentation for comments, inclusive of objective feedback and photographs, for vendors overseas.
- Partner with the Director of Engineering to ensure core finishes continue to meet quality and consistency within the brand’s lighting factory in Portland, Oregon.
- Collaborate with the Senior Lighting Designer to refresh seasonal color palette for indoor and outdoor lighting, assisting with painting in-house prototypes for presentation and review.
Other
- Highly detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and naturally collaborative.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to operate, both, independently and with a team.
- Ability to inspire cross functional partners by presenting creative solutions that align with business objectives and market trends.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present solutions and design strategies efficiently and effectively.
- Strong communication skills, both, written and verbally.
- Ability to make thoughtful engineering decisions that align with “good, better, best” pricing tiers and quality standards of the brand.
- A positive attitude, remaining flexible and solution oriented to be a successful leader and team player.
- Travel overseas to meet with international vendors and finish engineers to solve problems in-person on an as-needed basis.
- Participate in building a creative culture that inspires others by offering a wide knowledge of materials and manufacturing techniques.
- Ensure deliverables are delivered efficiently and on time, building strong accountability within the Product Development team.
- Ensure sustainable goals and are being met by making intentional design choices that align with the brand’s sustainable initiatives.
- WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration).
- This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.
- Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.
