Arden Companies is seeking a motivated & talented Technical Services Engineer, who is passionate about consumer-centered design. The Technical Services Engineer will help engineer, specify, and manage product data to help bring quality products to market in the Indoor and Outdoor Soft Home Category.
Reporting to the VP of Global Sourcing, Asia Ops and Engineering, this key role requires a candidate with a strong work ethic, an appreciation for details and data accuracy, and a collaborative mindset. To be truly successful this position will require the ability to develop and implement world-class data and process solutions by leveraging our global capacities and supply chain network and being excited about performing the day in and out technical work.
We are a skilled and respected manufacturing company with a design twist. The journey of a single patio cushion or pillow to someone’s backyard involves hours of planning, hard work, and effort from teams across the globe.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Program set up and Item specification management using Product Line Management software
- Item Specification Drawing creation using CAD software
- Fabric Utilization and Packing Evaluations – Perform analysis around fabric layouts and efficient yield considerations.
- Item spec Management and updates
- Collaboration with Product Development and Engineering on new item creation
- Collaboration with Quality and Engineering to offer insight to Quality issues
- Post-Development Production Support
- Production Rate Evaluations – Perform Time Studies and provide rate guidance
- Manage documentation for product design change implementation
- Process Control – Help build and maintain Workmanship standards, SOP, Quality Standards documentation.
Required Skills
- 3+ years’ experience creating product specification drawings using Auto CAD, Turbo CAD, or Similar software
- Highly detailed individual who values accuracy in communication and documentation
- Soft-lines experience – Home Soft-lines, Fabric, Cut N Sew, Bedding, etc.
- Excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and drawn
Helpful Skills:
- Product Line Management software experience
- 3D software, helpful but not required