R&D Technician, Hard Product Innovation

Flamingo is an award-winning body, hair, and care brand delivering high-performance, thoughtfully designed products at an accessible price. Since launching in 2018, we’ve become the #3 player in women’s shave in the U.S. and expanded our assortment to offer products for every routine: razors, wax steps for face and body, shave gel, and body lotion. Our products and campaigns have been covered by Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, and InStyle, and we’ve won major beauty accolades from Allure  and Essence. With a mission to empower women, Flamingo is committed to partnering with nonprofit partners working to help women and girls build healthy relationships with their bodies and has helped connect over 200K people to quality mental health and wellbeing resources. 

Flamingo is part of Mammoth Brands, the modern CPG company behind category-leading brands Harry’s, Flamingo, Lume, Mando, and Coterie. Driven by a mission to “Create Things People Like More,”  the company is creating a new model—and home—for brands, founders, and talent looking to solve unmet needs, improve peoples’ lives and ultimately change the status quo. Even as we grow, we take extra care to maintain the small, scrappy, entrepreneurial culture that helped to get us where we are today: a company that people like more, that better serves its customers, employees, and community. Mammoth Brands is committed to making a positive impact and donated over $20 million through our network of nonprofit partners to date. 

Are you a product enthusiast who loves making cool stuff? R&D is at the heart of product creation for our global Harry’s and Flamingo brands. Join our team of passionate engineers, scientists, researchers, technicians, program managers, and more who are on a mission to create insightful, innovative products that fulfill the unmet, sometimes unspoken, needs of our customers. Within R&D, the Hard Products team is the engine behind our shaving business, developing razors, handles, and accessories; anything made from metal or plastic, in any product category. We start the process with customer-focused concept development and take ideas through design, engineering, prototyping, technical testing, user testing, demonstration, and validation, eventually bringing products like our new Harry’s Plus razor to market.

Are you a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for innovation? We're seeking an R&D Technician to join our Hard Product Innovation team. In this hands-on role, you'll play a vital part in the development and testing of our next-generation products and technologies. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter with solid experimentation and testing skills, an inquisitive mindset, and a commitment to producing high-quality results in the laboratory.

• →Laboratory Testing: Operate a variety of lab equipment to perform critical tests on materials, components, assemblies, and products. Accurately record and report test data with basic analyses.
• →Prototyping & Assembly: Assemble and inspect prototypes. Assist in the design and fabrication of custom fixtures to aid in measurement, inspection, testing, and evaluation.
• →Lab Upkeep: Ensure a safe, clean, and organized lab environment. Manage the inventory of lab tools and supplies.
• →Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to support product development and consumer testing. 
• →Logistics: Coordinate the shipping and receiving of lab materials and test products.

• Associate’s degree or certification in a relevant technical field (e.g., Mechanical Technology, etc.) or equivalent practical experience (e.g. model shop, toolmaker)
• Experience in a laboratory or R&D setting, with a strong emphasis on adhering to testing protocols and accuracy of results. Operates in a safe and reliable manner.
• Proficiency in operating lab equipment for component or product testing. Solid computer skills for equipment operation, and mechanical aptitude with equipment. Familiar with measurement and inspection equipment and tools.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Creative, dynamic, and operates with flexibility
• Self-starter; you own your work
• Drives tasks and actions to closure

• Reporting to the Head of the Hard Product Innovation team
• Project work and tasks will be assigned by lead Reliability Engineer
• You’ll be a team member of the Hard Product Innovation team
• You will work cross-functionally with Product Design Engineering, Quality, and other in house teams. 

If visa sponsorship is required for work authorization, please note that Mammoth Brands in collaboration with immigration counsel will manage and submit all necessary legal filings on behalf of the candidate.