textile product developer

Textile product developers innovate and perform product design of apparel textiles, home textiles, and technical textiles (e.g. agriculture, safety, construction, medicine, mobile tech, environmental protection, sports, etc.). They apply scientific and technical principles to develop innovative textile products.

Alternative Labels

fabric product development specialist

print design development assistant

technical application manager

textile and apparel product developer

textile business developer

textile product development engineer

textile product engineer

textile product specialist

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

conduct textile testing operations decorate textile articles design warp knit fabrics design weft knitted fabrics design woven fabrics develop specifications of technical textiles distinguish accessories distinguish fabrics draw sketches to develop textile articles draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares maintain work standards measure yarn count use textile finishing machine technologies use textile technique for hand-made products

Essential Knowledge

braiding technology challenging issues in the textile industry health and safety in the textile industry nonwoven machine technology portfolio management in textile manufacturing properties of textile materials research and development in textiles textile marketing techniques textile printing technology textile technologies

Optional Skills and Competences

check quality of products in textile production line control textile process develop textile colouring recipes evaluate textile characteristics finish processing of man-made fibres manufacture braided products test physical properties of textiles use warp knitting technologies use warp preparation technologies use weaving machine technologies

Optional Knowledge

knitting machine technology textile chemistry textile finishing technology

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6833077e-e521-4605-bc1a-893f4b3d811c

Status

released

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