New Product Development Engineer

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New Product Development Engineer

Req Id: 2271

State/Province: Guangdong

Business: Gore Fabrics

Category: Engineering, Scientists & Technicians

Sub-Category: Engineering

Work Arrangement: On-site

Posting Start Date: 9/15/26

Posting End Date: 11/16/26

About the Role

We are looking for a New Product Development Engineer to join our Fabrics NPD Team in Shenzhen FTZ plant who will work with global & local cross functional teams to drive new product (composite fabric) development from concept through commercialization.

This role will be located at our facility in Futian Free Trade Zone, Shenzhen, China.

Responsibilities

Partner with Gore customer facing team & customers to verify new product opportunities

Develop, assess product alternatives and fabricate prototypes for internal and external evaluation

Analyze and troubleshoot product performance gaps by collaborating with process & quality team, design & run experiments to validate processes & products

Collect customer’s feedback, finalize the product spec and officially transfer them for mass production

Apply disciplined project practices to define, execute, and document your project work, including effectively communication of the progress and outcome

Work with cross functional teams to develop and validate new testing & prototyping equipment, new testing methods & procedures to assess product performance

Identify unique product & process innovation opportunities for patent application and supporting the enterprise IP processes

Required Qualifications

Bachelor or advanced degree in engineering or science (Textile, Polymer, Chemical, Mechanical, Material, etc) with solid experience on new product development or new process development

Self-motivated and self-directed, comfortable working in a rapid paced environment, good at multi-task and prioritization

Good project management skills, ability to create, communicate project plan and uncertainties with cross-functional team effectively, deliver result timely.

Good troubleshooting skill, able to identify technical uncertainties, propose resolving hypothesis and build plans to verify

Excellent communication in both English and Mandarin (Written and Verbal).

Ability to travel up to 5%

Desired Qualifications

Textile (fiber/yarn spinning, fabric weaving/knitting/dyeing and finishing…), non-woven, garment or paper development/manufacturing knowledge & experience

Experience in applying statistical tools, example of DoE, validation process, etc

Creative thinking with hands-on working style

What We Offer

Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.