Footwear Product Developer 2

Arc'Teryx • Portland, OR

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Footwear Developer 2 you will manage highly technical and complex footwear products from design phase through to production readiness. Using your technical development expertise, collaborative working style and solutions-oriented approach you will collaborate with our Design, Product Management, Engineering, Materials Development, and Manufacturing teams to deliver the most innovative products to the mountain athlete. This role is based out of our Portland office and is expected to be performed on-location. Our Product Creation team is a dynamic group spread across the globe. It sits within our Supply Chain organization and is a center of excellence partner with our Footwear Business Unit. The Arc’teryx Footwear team creates innovative, aesthetically striking product that exceeds the core mountain athlete’s outdoors needs across climbing, hiking, and trail running categories. We are builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying our athlete’s future needs – then, build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges. We are a passionate collective with a focus on collaborative teamwork, and our vision is to redefine the industry.

Requirements

• Seven years’ experience in footwear product development, materials development, engineering or manufacturing.
• An undergraduate degree in engineering or other technical field OR equivalent industry training, certification, or related business experience
• Familiarity with Centric, Plasma, PCX or other footwear materials management systems
• Proven collaborator and problem solver.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in product costing, cost solutions and negotiation skills
• Fundamental understanding of pattern engineering, tooling engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings in 2D and 3D
• Demonstrate initiative, agility and commitment
• Proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• Goal driven with a results-oriented attitude
• Effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• Remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• Inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• Passion for getting outside and living it
• Thrive in a fast paced, diverse, ever evolving and values led environment
• Seek to execute the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do right

Responsibilities

• Executing the development of product from the initial design phase through product confirmation.
• Closely collaborating with our materials development and engineering teams
• Influencing the product creation process to ensure our performance, costing, and manufacturing targets are hit.
• Focusing heavily on new materials development (uppers and bottoms)
• Working with our Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners to ensure flawless execution of our model-level strategies.
• Creating and maintaining accurate documentation of Bill of Material (BOM) and technical specifications
• Ensuring adherence to our product creation timelines.
• Engaging with functional and extended teams to align with and support engineering best practices to deliver on product performance goals, guest and athlete requirements
• Ensuring accurate cost estimates and verifying that price targets are achievable to meet and/or exceed our financial targets.
• Communicating opportunities for process improvement with a lean-forward attitude to drive evolution within our footwear product creation processes

Benefits

• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Immediately vested 401(k) retirement savings plan matching, eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
• Paid time off and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
• Parental leave for birthing and on-birthing parents, including an option to ease the transition back to work.
• Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events) , Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level