Engineer, Product Development

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Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last-for you to be yourself in. Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio - a global house of brands committed to stretching what's possible. A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. Primary Purpose Technically accountable throughout the stages of product development and commercialization to ensure that our product is properly constructed to interpret Coach's Design intent and consequently manufactured to Coach's high quality standards. The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Product Engineering to... - Works with PD Team and Service providers to review prototype sample for quality and accuracy. - Collaborates and supports PD Team in delivering the presentation samples on time. - Works to resolve technical issues, make mock-ups and pattern revisions as necessary. - Responsible for reviewing final samples with PD Team and follow their direction as final owners of the product. - Maintain development pattern library saving final Master Patterns. - Completes/clarify technical comments and distributes to VNWS, SPs, CIL and with a copy to PD Team. This relates to all development sample stages and transfer package to other SPs at CIL. - Maintain, update and share best practices of the collection in charge in collaboration with On Site Engineers as well as Service Providers. - Responsible for product testing during development stage. The accomplished individual will possess... - Must have extended knowledge on paper pattern (CAD is not required) - Handbag manufacturing knowledge is preferred - Sampling experience is a plus - Must be creative and able to find solutions to design and construction problems. - Might require to travel to different cities in region/countries - Good English language skill - Ability to work in a collaborative team environment with multi-cultural members. - Good aesthetic sense of leather goods. - Teamwork, Teamwork, Teamwork. - Communications - Initiative/Pro-activeness Our Competencies for All Employees Courage : Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary. Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. Interpersonal Savvy : Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Learning on the Fly : Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything. Our Competencies for All People Managers Strategic Agility : Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. Developing Direct Reports and Others : Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept develo