The Product Cost Engineer at Knix will optimize production costs and processes, ensuring quality while identifying efficiencies in the manufacturing workflow. Responsibilities include collaboration with teams on cost-saving practices, sustainability training, and vendor performance reviews.
Knix is an award-winning intimate apparel and activewear brand that is re-inventing intimates for real life. Through our innovative products and our engaged community, we are empowering people everywhere to be unapologetically free. Launched in 2013, we are one of the fastest-growing intimate apparel brands in North America and are globally recognized as an innovator within the apparel space. We reach over 3 million customers through our online stores, Knix retail locations across North America and channels such as wholesale and Amazon. We are revolutionizing the apparel industry with our best-in-class customer experience, innovative products and brands Knix and Kt by Knix. Come join us if you are looking for a purpose-driven and authentic career!
At Knix, we’re reimagining intimates to make every body feel unstoppable. As our Product Cost Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our products are not only innovative and high-performing, but also produced with maximum efficiency and minimal waste. Based remotely in Asia, you’ll work directly with our factory partners and internal teams to identify cost-saving opportunities across materials, processes, and construction — without ever compromising on quality.
About You:
You’re a cost-conscious engineer with a passion for process and precision. You thrive on digging into the details, uncovering inefficiencies, and implementing solutions that drive real impact. With deep technical expertise in apparel manufacturing — from raw material usage to time studies and workflow optimization — you're always looking for ways to deliver high-quality products more efficiently. You’re collaborative, solutions-focused, and just as comfortable working with CAD software as you are speaking with factory floor teams.
The Opportunity:
- Identify opportunities to improve raw material utilization and drive efficiencies while maintaining Knix product quality
- Recommend best practices for marker creation and fabric utilization to minimize waste at the factory level
- Execute techniques that drive meaningful change to existing production processes (cutting, bonding, flocking, sewing, finishing) to reduce material consumption while maintaining KNIX quality standards.
- Conduct work studies, time studies, and motion analysis to optimize workflows and improve productivity
- Take ownership over bulk processes including cutting, bonding, silicon, flocking, and other manufacturing applications
- Map out end-to-end manufacturing workflows and identify areas for cost improvement
- Collaborate with Product Development, Technical Design, and Sourcing teams from early development through production to inform cost-effective construction and marker strategies
- Build and maintain reports capturing efficiency metrics and improvements implemented
- Ensure sustainability of process improvements through training, quality standards, and ongoing performance tracking
- Support quarterly vendor performance reviews focused on cost metrics in collaboration with Sourcing and Production teams
- Contribute to broader cost-saving initiatives and special projects alongside internal stakeholders and offshore vendors
Qualifications
- Apparel or Fashion Degree (or equivalent experience)
- 8–10 years experience working with apparel manufacturers or managing relationships with offshore factories
- Expert knowledge of pattern-making, marker efficiency, and CAD software (Gerber, Lectra, etc.)
- Deep understanding of intimates or apparel production processes (cutting, bonding, silicon, flocking, molding, sewing, and innovative techniques)
- Strong analytical skills and a data-driven, systems-based approach to identifying opportunities and solving problems
- Experience evaluating new and existing styles for potential process and cost improvements
- Skilled in Excel, PowerPoint, and PLM systems
- Ability to manage multiple cost optimization projects across cross-functional teams and international partners
How we Hire
Our people are what make Knix, Knix! Our people are passionate and have a strong belief in our mission. Our people are naturally curious and ambitious by nature. Employees feel respected and supported at Knix. We take an inclusive and equitable approach offering the same interview experience to every candidate we meet with. Knix is an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate everyone and their intersecting identities. We know and believe that diverse and inclusive teams empower us to make better decisions and inspire innovation so that we can better serve our customers and community. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out! We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.
Top Skills
Cad Software
Excel
Gerber
Lectra
Plm Systems
PowerPoint
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