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As a CMF specialist on our team, you will be responsible for ensuring our products meet quality levels set in specification documents agreed to by ID, PD and production teams. You will own product and sample evaluation prior to mass production. You will work with designers, engineers, and suppliers to ensure CMF feasibility and appropriate trade-offs.

Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
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Color Material Finish support:

1. Sample checking for builds
2. Sample tracking
3. Color Matching and material adjustment for achievement RF performance
4. Create CMF documentation across all programs
5. Create LED lighting behavior documentation across all programs
6. Creation of Step/Gap documentation
7. Create cosmetic inspection guidelines
8. Investigate new materials and methods for our product family

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of CMF related experience on consumer products
• Proficient in using spectrophotometer, gloss meter ability to analyze read out, share results, trouble shoot which values need adjustment
• Ability to take macro photography of samples when needed.
• Understand end-to-end process of ensuring products closely match ID intent for colors, finishes and materials. Ability to troubleshoot with vendors and ensure quality, cost and schedule are maintained. extremely detail oriented and ability to insist on highest standards.
• Familiarity with variables in resin that may affect color accuracy: metamerism, additives, inorganic vs organic dies etc.
• Familiar with resins (PC, PCABS, TPU, TPE etc), understanding of injection molding defects and troubleshooting to limit blush, flowmarks, sink and other defects called out in cosmetic inspection guidelines.
• Familiar with Paints/Coatings-, plantings-e-coating, metallic and mica flake, various effects, troubleshooting color matching, and ensuring quality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• 100% color acuity vision- 100% pass for Farnsworth Munsell color test. test must be with physical samples, not screen.
• Knowledge in Hydrophobic film and coatings- PTFE or alternates
• Good program management skills
• Experienced in creating specification document
• Be familiar with file management system (Agile)

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