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Design Engineer - Snowboard Boots Job in Des Moines DC_ARC, WA
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Des Moines DC_ARC, WA
Full-time | Engineering
About the job
The snowboard boot design engineer is the catch all for anything that has to do with making of our snowboard boots. The position is managing the process from inception of new boot designs all the way through production readiness as well as sales force and retail education.
Essential Job Duties:
Snowboard
Keep in tune with the product needs and industry direction in footwear to keep the snowboard boot product relevant in the marketplace.
Conduct on snow testing to evaluate current and new product.
Project Management
Keep the product, designs and samples on a proper timeline to hit the applicable gate meetings and sample deadlines to get input and approval from the global markets.
Design
Work with internal teams and manage outside designers to develop all the new aspects of boot line.
Develop new patterns, outsole and lacing designs in the line where we need to improve our position in the market.
Innovation
Work with the global markets and manager to identify industry and line positions where new ideas can be launched
Develop and prototype new designs that give competitive advantage at meaningful price points or give us the ability to reach new market opportunities.
Quality
Receives feedback from the markets and work with the factory to make improvement plans to resolve the issues through process, qc and design changes.
Sets up, manages and filters lab and on snow testing to prove out new designs and improve on current and future designs
Travel
Travel to the factory to work on new development, quality and production readiness
Travel to tradeshows to work get feedback from retail partners and to evaluate industry innovations and direction.
Travel to sales meetings to impart product knowledge to the sales force.
Costing
Develop new cost saving designs
Manage cost sheets from the factories and review to find mistakes or additional cost saving opportunities to hit the targeted prices for each Color SKU.
Delivery
Manage the development schedule to keep on track for hitting the major Delivery milestones of Photo-Samples, Sample/Demo and Production.
Work with manager and the planning team to identify boots that are high, medium and low risk to build a factory production plan that is achievable and provides production to the markets to meet their sales needs.
Manage the factories and the ATC staff with the buyoff schedule so that all new designs are approved for production when the applicable orders are sent by planning to the factory so there is no factory ordering delay.
Education
Work on descriptions and stories with the Marketing team for catalog and make visual aids to communicate the important features in the snowboard boot line. Communicate to the sales force and retail partners at sales meetings, trade shows and retail events.
Communication
Communicate Ideas and concepts effectively with the boot factory, global team, in-house, testers, vendors, retailers.
Accurately communicate through team meetings, virtual meetings, email and calls to progress the understanding and development of the boot line.
Essential Job Duties:
Snowboard
Keep in tune with the product needs and industry direction in footwear to keep the snowboard boot product relevant in the marketplace.
Conduct on snow testing to evaluate current and new product.
Project Management
Keep the product, designs and samples on a proper timeline to hit the applicable gate meetings and sample deadlines to get input and approval from the global markets.
Design
Work with internal teams and manage outside designers to develop all the new aspects of boot line.
Develop new patterns, outsole and lacing designs in the line where we need to improve our position in the market.
Innovation
Work with the global markets and manager to identify industry and line positions where new ideas can be launched
Develop and prototype new designs that give competitive advantage at meaningful price points or give us the ability to reach new market opportunities.
Quality
Receives feedback from the markets and work with the factory to make improvement plans to resolve the issues through process, qc and design changes.
Sets up, manages and filters lab and on snow testing to prove out new designs and improve on current and future designs
Travel
Travel to the factory to work on new development, quality and production readiness
Travel to tradeshows to work get feedback from retail partners and to evaluate industry innovations and direction.
Travel to sales meetings to impart product knowledge to the sales force.
Costing
Develop new cost saving designs
Manage cost sheets from the factories and review to find mistakes or additional cost saving opportunities to hit the targeted prices for each Color SKU.
Delivery
Manage the development schedule to keep on track for hitting the major Delivery milestones of Photo-Samples, Sample/Demo and Production.
Work with manager and the planning team to identify boots that are high, medium and low risk to build a factory production plan that is achievable and provides production to the markets to meet their sales needs.
Manage the factories and the ATC staff with the buyoff schedule so that all new designs are approved for production when the applicable orders are sent by planning to the factory so there is no factory ordering delay.
Education
Work on descriptions and stories with the Marketing team for catalog and make visual aids to communicate the important features in the snowboard boot line. Communicate to the sales force and retail partners at sales meetings, trade shows and retail events.
Communication
Communicate Ideas and concepts effectively with the boot factory, global team, in-house, testers, vendors, retailers.
Accurately communicate through team meetings, virtual meetings, email and calls to progress the understanding and development of the boot line.