Product Developer II

Jr286 Careers•Torrance, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

JR286 is seeking a Product Developer II in Torrance, California. The role is responsible for driving the innovation and technical execution of product concepts through research, ideation, prototyping, and development. The Product Developer II communicates with cross-functional partners to support successful delivery of ENI-JR286 accessories and equipment. The position leads product development from concept through mass production, owning critical products and innovation projects, managing milestones and documentation, and partnering with internal teams and overseas factories. It applies engineering fundamentals and testing to deliver products that meet performance, cost, quality, and regulatory requirements. The role also contributes to wear-testing improvements, commercialization readiness, cross-functional project leadership, and mentoring other Product Development team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in product development, industrial design, engineering, textiles, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience in sporting goods or soft goods.
At least 3 years of experience in a product engineering, development, design, or innovation role.
Strong communication, organization, and calendar-management skills.
Ability to work productively with diverse groups and as a strong team player.
Ability to lead by example, mentor, and motivate others.
Proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft applications, including Illustrator, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project.
Experience with full product life-cycle development and bringing products to market.
Experience delivering multiple projects in parallel on different timelines.
Results- and deadline-driven approach, including willingness to spend the time required to meet department and company deadlines.
Ability to work independently with limited direction, multitask, and manage multiple projects productively and punctually.
Ability to work cross-functionally, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with sporting goods accessories, such as cut-and-sew bags or gloves equipment, including size grading, wear testing, and cost engineering.
Experience with MS Office/Project skills or related Product Data Management Systems.
Continuous Improvement or Lean project implementation experience.
Experience using Monday.com or other web-based project management tools.
Ability to foster innovation by developing new products or practices and driving necessary change.
Ability to manage project complexity and execute minor, major, and platform-level projects from start to finish.
Leadership skills, including taking ownership, making decisions, and considering project scope, budget, resources, and global impacts.
Problem-solving skills, including analyzing issues, gathering data, consulting others, making informed decisions, and communicating them appropriately.
Ability to promote teamwork and value collaboration between Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design.
Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external customers in written and verbal formats and across language barriers.
Self-sufficiency, sound judgment, self-direction, and accuracy.

Responsibilities

Lead product development from concept through mass production, meeting calendar milestones and deadlines.
Own development of critical products and lead innovation projects that deliver measurable performance improvements.
Use the web-based project management platform to execute tasks and milestones, organize documentation, and collaborate with global teammates and leaders.
Build value-driven partnerships with internal and external product groups.
Apply engineering fundamentals, including critical thinking, problem solving, design for manufacturing (DFM), and design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA), to identify failure modes and reduce risk.
Create technical product specifications, including product views, critical dimensions and tolerances, bills of materials, functional requirements, color, quality requirements, and product-specific details.
Execute performance and regulatory testing, develop custom tests and post-test reports, troubleshoot issues, and improve products to exceed requirements.
Partner with overseas factory partners to lead prototyping and deliver samples that meet performance and cost criteria and realize designed features.
Improve wear testing by combining verbal feedback with qualitative and quantitative data to understand athlete needs and translate them into product features and tech-pack dimensions.
Lead the cross-functional Triad, representing project management, product performance, product cost, and risk reduction to support business growth and commercialization readiness.
Support management by keeping development tasks and documentation current in the web-based project management platform, including status and comments for reporting.
Mentor Product Development team members and help them address challenges.
Deliver special projects as assigned.