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Sr CMF Specialist, Asia Development Center

Project Kuiper
Full-time
On-site
Shenzhen, China
Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

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

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or experience in an industry role
- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
- Experience using one or more of the following CAD technologies: AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, SolidWorks, CREO, BIM360, SketchUp or KeyShot
- • 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

- Master's degree or above
- • 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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