Tiffany & Co. Engineering Technician

About Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany & Co., the legendary New York jeweler founded in 1837, offers employees the opportunity to contribute to a house synonymous with timeless elegance, exceptional craftsmanship, and cultural influence. As an employer, Tiffany & Co. cultivates a refined, client-centric environment where creativity, precision, and service excellence are highly valued. Its teams span retail, design, manufacturing, merchandising, corporate functions, and sustainability, united by a commitment to innovation and responsible luxury. With the strength of a global maison and the heritage of an American icon, Tiffany & Co. provides a distinctive setting for professionals seeking to shape moments of beauty, celebration, and lasting meaning.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support Jewelry Design and Innovation with technical and data requirements for new product development; collect, validate, analyze, apply, and archive product data management information, and build professional working relationships across Design, Product Development, Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, Jewelry Supply Planning, and other corporate teams.
• Complete assigned projects under the guidance of New Product Engineers, including maintaining Critical Requirement documentation, defining prototype material needs and ordering and delivery milestones, supporting development timelines and status updates, and executing test plans.
• Coordinate timely prototype execution with cross-functional teams in accordance with systems and procedures; review prototypes against Critical Requirement documentation and service level agreements to meet the Product Development time-to-market calendar.
• Assist with evaluating, designing, and building prototypes and processes, verifying and validating alignment among Critical Requirement documentation, prototypes, CAD models and drawings, and manufacturing requirements; expedite prototype and component transfers and pickups.
• Measure, collect, analyze, present, and communicate data and comparative documents supporting product design, prototype fabrication, and transition to manufacturing.
• Maintain product data and project requirements, including part-number setup, bills of material and routes, costs, specifications, and work instructions, following SOPs and best practices.
• Create and maintain project folders containing product documentation, including Critical Requirements documents, CAD models and drawings, estimated product and tooling costs, purchase requisitions, work instructions, testing and time studies, quality evaluations and reports, reference documents, and prototype transfers; follow file-management protocols for naming and transfer.
• Support the accuracy, collection, and reporting of department metrics by documenting relevant activities promptly and systematically.
• Generate, maintain, track, close, and report project work orders, including material adjustments, location transfers, inventory reconciliation, and final disposition; track work-order movement and product costs.
• Track and maintain CER/expense billing and files.
• Maintain milestone documents for weekly meetings and promptly update product-status documents and reports; communicate scarcity, shortages, and excess-inventory issues.
• Facilitate new-product planning meetings, including agendas, recaps, and follow-up actions; maintain project-document repositories and ensure completion at project close.
• Process and communicate rapid costing scenarios for design concepts and production “should” costs for prototypes, identifying primary cost drivers.
• Follow organizational safety policies and safe work practices, improve the safety of current and developing processes, and demonstrate safety leadership by reinforcing safe behavior and giving immediate, specific, constructive feedback on unsafe behavior.
• Research and develop innovative processes, manufacturing techniques, and tooling during design, concept, and prototyping stages to improve throughput, reduce scrap and rework, and improve product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
• At least 2 years of related experience; minimum 3 years.
• CAD skills.
• Experience with a document management system, such as Adept.
• Knowledge of GD&T and basic measuring skills.
• Ability to understand, communicate, and create technical manufacturing documentation, including reading bills of material and routes and relating them to drawings.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Minitab or equivalent skills preferred.
• JDE or equivalent enterprise resource planning software preferred.

Skills

Experience

At least 2 years of related experience; minimum 3 years.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 77,010 to USD 85,000 per annum.

Culture

Tiffany & Co. fosters a refined, client-centric workplace where craftsmanship, creativity, and a deep respect for heritage shape the employee experience. As an employer, the Maison encourages collaboration, inclusivity, and excellence, offering teams the opportunity to contribute to moments of meaning within one of the world’s most iconic luxury brands.

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