Lead Product Engineer, Footwear

Nike • Beaverton, OR

133d

About The Position

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team. NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. We are looking for a Lead Product Engineer to join the Footwear Engineering Team at WHQ. We seek someone with Footwear product experience to bring products from development to manufacturing and utilize tools and systems to ensure high quality and cost-effectiveness across multiple functions. We seek someone with Footwear experience in a role that requires gaining buy-in from a broad range of product creation teams and/or factory partner stakeholders to improve product manufacturability by leveraging analytics, problem-solving decision-making, and communicating to simplify the complex. Leverage consumer insights to optimize business and product performance through the lens of sustainable growth. Someone who has Innovation experience driving and pursuing trade-offs that have the greatest benefit to business and product. The ability to consider all critical inputs and impacts of decisions. Involve the right stakeholders from the beginning to bring a new tech to life. We seek a self-motivated, quick learner, a strong communicator, positive thinking and a teammate with great self-awareness and strong leadership skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• A minimum of 6 years directly relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of footwear construction, tooling, pattern engineering and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to balance Product Creation, Innovation & Manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong creative problem-solving skills.
• Project management skills, working with various stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, sketches and/or 3D digital files.
• Digital literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Office, Miro Board, spreadsheets, database management, and proficiency with 2D/3D CAD/CAM tools, and pattern engineering software, is a plus.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Work on product creation, from brief through commercialization on products with a relentless focus on product excellence.
• Provide early recommendations and technical expertise to cross-functional teams on Tooling, Outsole and Midsole compounds, Plates, Termoplastic injection, product construction techniques, materials, manufacturing processes, sustainability, cost, and chemical engineering solutions.
• Facilitate continued growth for the team and the business by preventing potential manufacturing, sustainability, or costing issues.
• Share expertise with junior team members to help them understand Footwear construction methods and manufacturing, chemical, and lab testing procedures.
• Provide a multi-solution path approach and creative problem-solving to deliver sustainable product excellence.
• Use innovative approaches to new concepts, design new products and processes, read and interpret technical drawings, and analyze process data to create refined product specifications.
• Review samples during product creation and commercialization, providing feedback to ensure cost-effective, high-quality deliverables.
• Develop new engineering best practices and update existing practices to improve quality, craftsmanship, performance, and efficiency.

Benefits

• Generous total rewards package.
• Casual work environment.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.
• Electric atmosphere for professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Apparel Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree