Product Developer (Product, Supply and Operations)

Squamish, BC (in-house preferred)
Full-time

About RUX

RUX created and continues to lead the intermodal gear storage category for outdoor, home, and automotive applications.

We build design-first, modular systems that simplify how people pack, move, and protect what matters most.

Our customers value modularity, durability, design, and intelligent system integration. We design systems that feel intentional, technical, and built to last.

We value innovation, design rigour, systems thinking, and unique intellectual property. We hold successful patents and are actively developing new IP as we expand the RUX system.

We're looking for a hands-on Product Designer & Developer to help design, prototype, industrialize, and scale the next generation of the RUX system.

The Role

Hybrid design + execution across product, supply, and operations with a focus on the hard components of the RUX system — structural and hardware elements that interface directly with textiles.

You will be part of the full lifecycle:

Concept → CAD → Prototype → Iterate → Factory → Production → Import → Distribution

You'll work directly with founders, designers, and customers to ensure our products are:

  • Thoughtfully designed
  • Delightful to use
  • Manufacturable at scale
  • Commercially viable
  • Patent-aware and defensible
  • System-compatible

Builder role. End-to-end ownership. Small team, high impact.

What You'll Do

Product Innovation & Development

  • Design modular, interoperable systems — not standalone products
  • Lead CAD development (SolidWorks / Fusion 360)
  • Prototype with 3D printing, machining, extrusion and injection moulding
  • Develop production-ready drawings, assemblies, and tech packs
  • Engineer hardware integration with sewn and welded textiles
  • Apply DFM/DFMA to ensure efficient manufacturing
  • Create select 2D assets (labels, packaging, hangtags) as needed
  • Build and maintain BOMs aligned with margin targets
  • Contribute to the innovation roadmap and new category expansion

You design beyond aesthetics — for usability, scalability, manufacturability, and durability.

Intellectual Property & Systems

  • Design with IP awareness and patent strategy in mind
  • Identify novel mechanisms and integrations
  • Support patent filings (drawings, documentation) with external agents
  • Maintain IP records and support SR&ED where applicable
  • Ensure system coherence and long-term expandability

Protecting what we invent is part of how we win.

Prototyping & Validation

  • Build and iterate on working prototypes
  • Test for moulding feasibility, machinability, weld strength, waterproofing, durability, and compression
  • Coordinate field testing with ambassadors and internal team
  • Oversee pre-production samples and approvals
  • Own tolerances, fit, and quality standards

Manufacturing, Costing & Pricing

  • Source and evaluate factories and suppliers
  • Negotiate MOQs, costing, terms, and timelines
  • Estimate manufacturing costs and landed costs
  • Develop pricing structures across DTC, wholesale, and partners
  • Maintain product data (materials, colorways, dimensions, weights, SKUs, UPCs)

Inventory Planning & Operations

  • Forecast demand based on sales targets
  • Plan production orders with manufacturing partners
  • Monitor inventory to avoid overstock / stockouts

Logistics & Supply Chain

  • Coordinate global logistics with freight forwarders, brokers, and 3PLs
  • Manage import/export across North America and international markets
  • Track shipping timelines and landed costs

You bridge design intent with factory and logistics execution — and hold the standard high.

Who You Are

  • 4–8+ years in industrial design, product development, or mechanical design
  • Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks / Fusion 360)
  • Experience developing physical consumer products
  • Experience with sewn, welded, or technical textiles (preferred)
  • Comfortable working directly with overseas factories
  • Understand DFM, cost engineering, and margin targets
  • Systems thinker; detail-obsessed
  • Comfortable in a small, fast-moving environment

Bonus

  • Experience with patented products
  • Outdoor / automotive / marine / travel gear background
  • RF welding or waterproof construction experience
  • Hardware development experience
  • Adobe Illustrator for product graphics
  • Hands-on prototyping (machining, sewing, 3D printing)

What Success Looks Like

  • Products move from concept to production efficiently
  • Factories execute to spec with fewer iterations
  • Margins improve without sacrificing quality
  • Inventory and supply are planned and reliable
  • The RUX system becomes more cohesive and expandable
  • Innovation is protected and patentable where possible

Who Should Not Apply

  • If you only want to design and not own production realities
  • If you prefer large, highly structured corporate environments
  • If you're uncomfortable negotiating with factories and logistics partners
  • If systems thinking and long-term product architecture don't excite you

Compensation

  • $75,000 – $95,000 CAD base
  • Equity participation
  • Performance bonus
  • Extended health & dental
  • Flexible time off

The Opportunity

You won't just design products.

You'll help define the next chapter of RUX — owning product, supply, and operations, and building both the physical system and the IP behind a category-defining brand.

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*You must be eligible to work in Canada and reside in Canada upon the start date to be selected.