CMF Engineer

Job responsibilities

• Work with Color, Material and Finish (CMF) Design team to create color and material goals.
• Manage CMF developments with vendors and suppliers from design intent to material planning, driving communication and iterations to achieve quality standards established by the CMF team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Industrial Design, Product Design, Global Supply Chain, Supplier Quality Engineering) to ensure CMF development and implementation.
• Organize and communicate development status, sample reviews and highlight risks as needed with the teams.
• Work with engineers to define parameters to control color consistency across different materials in one product, when applicable, and control CMF consistency across different suppliers of the same part.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in product design or UX design.
• 4 years of experience in CMF execution (color and finish development/color matching).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience collaborating with team members in the other regions.
• Knowledge of materials and finishes, detail and color acuity.
• Ability to develop new and innovative materials.
• Ability to travel internationally as needed.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment managing CMF development and tracking on multiple programs.