About Peak Design

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you passionate about building the best possible hard goods?

We are looking for a driven, creative, and fun-loving Manufacturing Engineer to join our team and help us redefine the world of hard goods.

As a engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful mass production of our existing and new hard goods product designs. You will collaborate closely with our hard goods product operations team, designers, Project Managers, external manufacturers, and suppliers to ensure that our lifetime guaranteed products are built to last. You will also be responsible for assisting inspections per outgoing shipment, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving our existing product lines.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building top-of-the-line gear that is functional, beautiful, and cost-effective. You will also be responsible for staying up-to-date on the latest trends in soft goods design.

We believe that hard goods can be both functional and beautiful, and we are committed to creating products that meet the needs of our customers while also pushing the boundaries of design. If you are someone who is passionate about goods and who is excited to be a part of a team that is redefining the world of hard goods, we encourage you to apply.

Join our team and help us make the world a better place, one carry solution at a time.

Here are some of the things that make this role unique and exciting:

• You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, from small tweaks to major overhauls.
• You will be able to collaborate with a talented team of designers, engineers, and manufacturers.
• You will have the opportunity to make a real impact on the quality of our products.
• You will be part of a company that is committed to sustainability and social responsibility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with PD team, design team, and global colleagues on new product introduction, understanding the requirements of the goods, and providing suggestions to improve
• Making recommendations for DFM, sourcing for suppliers, cost and terms negotiations and feedback improvements to design team
• Review manufacturing programs for factory and major vendors, and identify areas for improvement. This includes ensuring that their manufacturing processes are in place, proper controls, and documentation
• Work on golden samples, sign off the details, and maintain revisions
• Update engineering documents to reflect changes in production or ECOs. This includes updating documents to reflect any changes in production or engineering change orders (ECOs), and ensuring that all relevant documentation is up to date and accessible to the appropriate personnel.
• Assist in root causes of development  issues and implement corrective actions. This includes working with the factory to investigate the root causes, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring that the corrective actions are effective and that issues do not recur in MP
• Organize and maintain critical documentation and communications related to product manufacturing. This includes organizing and maintaining critical documentation and communications related to product manufacturing, ensuring that all relevant documentation is up to date and accessible to the appropriate personnel.
• Communicate with Peak Design product operations on the status of production and identify potential issues early on. This includes communicating regularly with Peak Design product operations on the status of production, providing feedback on the quality of our products as they are being manufactured, and identifying any potential issues early on.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in hard goods design and manufacturing, and work with designers and engineers to implement improvements. This includes staying up-to-date on the latest trends in goods design and manufacturing, and working with our designers and engineers to implement improvements that will help us to create the highest quality products possible.
• Develop test plans, execute them, and analyze results to ensure new product designs meet performance requirements. This includes developing test plans that are specific to each product design, executing the test plans, and analyzing the results to ensure that new product designs meet our performance requirements.

ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• Basic English proficiency with clear verbal and written communication skills for Zoom and email collaboration.
• 3D CAD design experience with real parts or fixtures; SolidWorks or Onshape preferred but not required.
• Step into an exciting and important role where you will be responsible for transforming ideas into reality and collaborating closely with sewing factories to bring products to mass production for consumers.
• Embrace the thrill of working with goods vendors and bringing top-of-the-line, functional, beautiful, and cost-effective products to market.
• Be passionate about your work and be someone who is detail-oriented and analytical.
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, and be willing to travel.
• Be up-to-date on the latest trends in goods design and manufacturing.
• Be creative and innovative, with a keen eye for quality.
• Be a problem-solver with a proven ability to identify and resolve quality issues.
• Be a team player with a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence.
• Be dedicated to creating the highest quality products possible.

Preferred Qualifications

• You use and care a lot about gear (photography, outdoor, or other passion areas). 
• You have strong opinions about the products that you use in your life and enjoy debating what makes these products great.
• You’re a systems thinker and love optimizing workflow and efficiency - you are capable of navigating surprise roadblocks with rational thinking and problem solving.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must legally reside and work in China
• Ability to work on-site at our factories

About Peak Design

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you passionate about building the best possible soft goods? We are looking for a driven, creative, and fun-loving Quality Control Specialist to join our team and help us redefine the world of soft goods.

As a Quality Control Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful mass production of our existing and new soft goods product designs. You will collaborate closely with our soft goods product operations team, designers, Project Managers, external manufacturers, and suppliers to ensure that our lifetime guaranteed products are built to last. You will also be responsible for AQL inspections per outgoing shipment, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving our existing product lines.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building top-of-the-line gear that is functional, beautiful, and cost-effective. You will also be responsible for staying up-to-date on the latest trends in soft goods design. We believe that soft goods can be both functional and beautiful, and we are committed to creating products that meet the needs of our customers while also pushing the boundaries of design. If you are someone who is passionate about soft goods and who is excited to be a part of a team that is redefining the world of soft goods, we encourage you to apply.

Join our team and help us make the world a better place, one carry solution at a time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspect all outgoing shipments to ensure they meet our quality standards. This includes conducting visual inspections of all outgoing shipments, using AQL (Acceptable Quality Level) standards to determine the number of defects that are acceptable in a shipment, and documenting any defects that are found.
• Review IQC/OQC programs for factory and major vendors, and identify areas for improvement. This includes ensuring that our incoming quality control (IQC) and outgoing quality control (OQC) programs are in place and being followed, and identifying any areas where the programs can be improved.
• Update quality control documents to reflect changes in production or ECOs. This includes updating quality control documents to reflect any changes in production or engineering change orders (ECOs), and ensuring that all relevant documentation is up to date and accessible to the appropriate personnel.
• Investigate root causes of quality issues and implement corrective actions. This includes working with the factory to investigate the root causes of quality issues, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring that the corrective actions are effective and that the quality issues do not recur.
• Organize and maintain critical documentation and communications related to product manufacturing. This includes organizing and maintaining critical documentation and communications related to product manufacturing, ensuring that all relevant documentation is up to date and accessible to the appropriate personnel.
• Communicate with Peak Design product operations on the status of production and identify potential issues early on. This includes communicating regularly with Peak Design product operations on the status of production, providing feedback on the quality of our products as they are being manufactured, and identifying any potential issues early on.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in soft goods design and manufacturing, and work with designers and engineers to implement improvements. This includes staying up-to-date on the latest trends in soft goods design and manufacturing, and working with our designers and engineers to implement improvements that will help us to create the highest quality products possible.
• Develop test plans, execute them, and analyze results to ensure new product designs meet performance requirements. This includes developing test plans that are specific to each product design, executing the test plans, and analyzing the results to ensure that new product designs meet our performance requirements.

ABOUT YOU

Required attributes

• Passionate about your work, detail-oriented and analytical.
• Able work independently and as part of a team, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, and be willing to travel.
• Up-to-date on the latest trends in soft goods design and manufacturing.
• Creative and innovative, with a keen eye for quality.
• A problem-solver with a proven ability to identify and resolve quality issues.
• A team player with a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence.
• Dedicated to creating the highest quality products possible.

Skills

• Proven team leadership and communication skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Understanding of quality assurance standards and statistically-based quality control standards (AQL, GRR).
• Experience with mechanical design and manufacturing 
• Passion for gear (e.g., photography, outdoor products) and strong opinions on product quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• You use and care a lot about gear (photography, outdoor, or other passion areas). 
• You have strong opinions about the products that you use in your life and enjoy debating what makes these products great.
• You’re a systems thinker and love optimizing workflow and efficiency - you are capable of navigating surprise roadblocks with rational thinking and problem solving

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must legally reside and work in the China
• Be able to work on-site at our factory

About Peak Design

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you passionate about building the best possible soft goods?

We are looking for a driven, creative, and fun-loving In Region Soft Goods Product Developer to join our team and help us redefine the world of soft goods.

As an In Region Soft Goods Product Developer, you will be responsible for ensuring the successful mass production of our existing and new soft goods product designs. You will collaborate closely with our soft goods product operations team, Project Managers, external manufacturers, and suppliers to bring new colorways, product updates, and line expansion designs to production within tight timelines.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building top-of-the-line gear that is functional, beautiful, and cost-effective. You will also be responsible for staying up-to-date on the latest trends in soft goods design.

We believe that soft goods can be both functional and beautiful, and we are committed to creating products that meet the needs of our customers while also pushing the boundaries of design. If you are someone who is passionate about soft goods and who is excited to be a part of a team that is redefining the world of soft goods, we encourage you to apply.

Join our team and help us make the world a better place, one carry solution at a time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive product improvements by testing and implementing sustainable fabrics, specialty zippers, or custom webbing, making a difference in the world.
• Ensure seamless project execution by coordinating with project managers and hitting milestones, delivering outstanding results.
• Set the bar high for quality by establishing comprehensive quality control documents and inspection plans with our trusted suppliers.
• Organize and maintain critical documentation and communications related to product manufacturing, playing a vital role in our success.
• Collaborate with designers to bring their visions and product updates to life through technical drawing packages that wow our manufacturing partners.
• Identify opportunities for cost-down and functional improvement by exploring new methods, technologies, materials, and vendors.
• Research and identify areas for technical improvement relating to soft goods product design.
• Facilitate communication with overseas materials and contract manufacturers.
• Manage and execute testing plans to ensure new product designs meet performance requirements.
• Reviewing samples against tech packs on their specifications and execution prior to sample delivery.
• Manage sample tracker closely by working with project managers and tier 1 & 2 suppliers.
• BOM review and management. 
• Be able to provide suggestions to designers/project managers on perfecting products with cost saving ideas, ​​features and benefits, constructions..ect.
• Help transition to QC team after approval samples.

ABOUT YOU

Skills

• 5 years of experience working with soft goods vendors to bring products to mass production for consumers
• Able to transform ideas into reality, collaborating closely with sewing prototypers, sewing factories, fabric weavers, coatings factories, and more
• Proficiency in building soft goods drawing packages, also known as "Tech Packs," using the power of Adobe Illustrator
• Hand sketching ability
• Able to work within structured product development systems, ensuring every crucial step is followed on the path to final mass production
• Able to set up quality control expectations and documentation, ensuring the highest level of product quality at our manufacturing partners.
• This is a remote position based in Vietnam, our soft goods design team will be visiting 2-6 times per year for on-site visits.
• Proven team leadership and communication skills

Note that while these skills are valuable, they are not absolute requirements. If you possess the necessary drive and determination, we're open to being convinced of your capabilities.

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Solidworks or other product development CAD packages
• You use and care a lot about gear (photography, outdoor, or other passion areas)
• You have strong opinions about the products that you use in your life and enjoy debating what makes these products great
• You’re a systems thinker and love optimizing workflow and efficiency - you are capable of navigating surprise roadblocks with rational thinking and problem solving

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Fluent in English, both written and verbal
• Must legally reside and work in Vietnam
• Ability to work on-site at our factories