Textile Engineer

• Conducts⠀research⠀and⠀testing,⠀to design⠀and⠀develop⠀new⠀textile⠀materials⠀and⠀products⠀and⠀optimize⠀existing⠀textile⠀materials⠀and⠀products⠀as⠀approved.
• Researches⠀and⠀studies⠀textile⠀materials,⠀including⠀fibers,⠀yarn and⠀fabrics,⠀to design⠀quality⠀products⠀and⠀determine⠀new⠀production⠀techniques
• Coordinate⠀R&D⠀efforts⠀with⠀Marketing,⠀Manufacturing,⠀and⠀Quality⠀Assurance⠀regarding⠀product⠀and fabric⠀feasibility⠀and time⠀frames for⠀product⠀development⠀and⠀maintain⠀updates on⠀project⠀status⠀utilizing⠀approved⠀project⠀management⠀tool.
• Chooses⠀and⠀implements⠀analysis⠀and⠀testing⠀techniques⠀used in⠀the test⠀characterization⠀of⠀materials⠀and⠀coordinates⠀physical⠀testing⠀and⠀evaluation⠀of raw⠀materials⠀and⠀finished⠀products⠀in order⠀to⠀establish⠀comprehensive⠀new⠀product⠀specifications⠀and is⠀also⠀responsible⠀to⠀maintain⠀current⠀product⠀specifications.
• Evaluates⠀competitors’⠀products⠀and⠀materials,⠀including⠀patent⠀information,⠀to⠀contribute⠀to the⠀establishment⠀of⠀benchmarks⠀for new⠀products.
• Investigates⠀and⠀resolves⠀work-in⠀process⠀problems⠀and daily⠀operating⠀variances,⠀troubleshooting⠀for⠀resolution.
• Train⠀managers/associates⠀on new⠀products,⠀including⠀raw⠀materials,⠀manufacturing⠀procedures,⠀product⠀specifications⠀and⠀properties,⠀and⠀applications⠀related⠀characteristics.
• Support⠀new⠀business⠀development⠀efforts⠀throughvleading⠀application⠀development,⠀projects⠀and⠀customer⠀contact.
• Lead⠀textile,⠀fibre and⠀film⠀application⠀development⠀and⠀support⠀for Sports⠀&⠀Recreation⠀based on⠀next⠀generation⠀products.
• Directinvolvementandtraveltoexistingandpotentialcustomersfordesignofnewproducts.⠀Interacts⠀with⠀Suppliers,⠀Consultants,⠀Customers,⠀Universities,⠀etc to⠀support⠀duties⠀above⠀Collaboration⠀with other⠀members of⠀R&D⠀personnel⠀worldwide.
• Responsible⠀for⠀product⠀and⠀material⠀certifications⠀/⠀approvals⠀by⠀appropriate⠀agency⠀when⠀required.
• Focusing⠀on⠀understanding⠀the impact⠀of raw⠀materials,⠀processes⠀and other⠀external⠀factors on⠀the⠀durability⠀of final⠀product⠀performance.
• Linking⠀the⠀chemical,⠀physical⠀and⠀mechanical⠀properties⠀of fibres,⠀textiles,⠀and⠀flexible⠀composites⠀to apparel⠀performance.
• Partnering⠀with team⠀members⠀and⠀cross-functional⠀stakeholders⠀to⠀identify,⠀develop⠀and⠀utilize⠀textile⠀characterization⠀and aging⠀capabilities.
• Leveraging⠀forensic⠀analysis⠀tools to⠀understand⠀textile⠀impact on⠀product⠀failure⠀and⠀durability⠀risk.
• Any⠀other⠀duties as⠀assigned⠀by⠀Management.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum⠀Bachelor⠀in Textile⠀Engineering⠀or related⠀fields.
• Extensive⠀experience⠀with⠀fabric⠀development,⠀strong⠀knowledge⠀of fabric⠀and⠀polymer⠀science.
• Experience⠀sourcing⠀for⠀apparel⠀and⠀textile⠀manufacturing,⠀especially⠀yarn
• Excellent⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From AED3,000.00 per month