About The Position
At Air Manufacturing Innovation (Air MI), teams engineer, make, and perfect Nike's advanced footwear components. The Senior Product Development Engineer joins the Design Engineering team and helps commercialize and manufacture Nike Air products. The role spans new products, processes, and materials as well as continuous improvement of the existing product portfolio. It applies expertise in product development, process and tooling design, and materials to deliver high-quality engineering outcomes in a manufacturing environment. This individual contributor owns complex part and tooling design assignments from concept through detailed documentation and release, leads technical work on assigned projects, and coaches less experienced engineers. The role partners with cross-functional stakeholders to align design work with manufacturing priorities, support production operations, and deliver production-ready designs. Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or another manufacturing-related degree, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- Minimum 3 years of related manufacturing experience in a high-volume manufacturing production environment.
- Proficiency using CAD tools for complex product and tooling design.
- Validated project management skills and demonstrated ability to deliver multiple concurrent engineering assignments.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills, including the ability to work with associates at all levels.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally on occasion.
Nice To Haves
- NX and GD&T experience.
- Experience using PDM software and in-depth understanding of revision control; Teamcenter experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience with Six Sigma tools, Lean Manufacturing methods, industrial equipment safety, and fabrication and tolerancing for machined and additive tooling.
- Experience with programming languages for scripting and developing applications for the NX Open API.
Responsibilities
- Design parts and tooling for new product development, from concept through detailed documentation and release.
- Develop and implement tooling-related changes for continuous improvement and increased operational efficiency.
- Apply computational design methods and contribute to design and tooling operational excellence on assigned projects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align tasks, timelines, and technical requirements.
- Support development of new Air products and daily manufacturing operations, including hands-on problem solving on the floor when needed.
- Solve problems using limited information, implement practical solutions, and anticipate downstream manufacturing impacts.
- Contribute to documenting and maintaining team standard work instructions and design standards.
- Share technical knowledge with teammates and communicate design decisions clearly to cross-functional partners.
- Lead technical work on assigned projects and coach less experienced engineers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
