Product Development Technical Hardware Textile Internship (M/F)

Product Development Technical Hardware Textile Internship (M/F)

Date: Jan 11, 2025

The Oberalp Group is a management driven family business - a house of brands that creates high quality technical mountaineering products. We have 6 own brands Salewa, Dynafit, Pomoca, Wild Country, Evolv and LaMunt. As an exclusive partner of other brands in the sports sector we offer our entire know how in communication, sales and image building.
We are a team of more than 1000 employees in 11 countries worldwide – a group of adventurers and dreamers, mountaineers, looking for their next peak.

We are seeking an intern with a creative mindset, who enjoys the product creation process from design to technical development, with the aim of supporting the Technical Equipment Team for at least 6 months.
You will support the Product Developer Technical Hardware Textile for our brands Salewa, Wild Country and Dynafit in the development of harnesses, via ferrata sets, ropes and slings from the creation of new styles to concept phase and salesman samples. This includes creating designs, color combination, tech sheets and comments during the development process.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Support the creation of design proposals based on Product Manager’s briefing and according to Brand Vision and DNA
• Help to translate the approved design into technical detailed drawings for vendors
• Assist the creation of colorway documentation
• Support in preparing tech sheets and documentation for vendors
• Support the communication to vendors during the development process
• Collaborate with field testing team, and other inputs to ensure the products are exceeding our customers’ needs

Profile

• Studies in Textile Technology, Design or a similar field
• Ability to use graphic software such as Photoshop and Illustrator
• Knowledge of 3D design software
• Very good Italian and English skills
• Teamwork orientation and good communication skills
• Passion for climbing or mountaineering

If you are interested to work in a challenging, international and dynamic environment then apply now!