Footwear OR apparel Materials Development

Job Title: Materials Development
Location: Beaverton, OR (On-Site)

Job Summary: We are seeking a materials development professional to support color development work for footwear materials within a fast-paced, collaborative team environment. Our team is partnering closely with color development and materials development specialists to help deliver accurate, visually consistent material color outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Support color development for footwear materials, including textiles, leathers, polymers, or printing.
• Interpret color reading reports and review color performance in a light box.
• Measure color using a spectrophotometer and apply findings to development work.
• Collaborate with FW Color Development and FW Materials Development teams on ongoing projects.

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in technical color development for footwear materials.
• Completed a Farnsworth-Munsell Color Acuity test with a superior score of color vision.
• Ability to interpret color reading reports, measure color with a spectrophotometer, and review color in a light box.
• Experience using Smartsheet and Excel.

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