Senior, Product Development Engineer Design, Air Manufacturing Innovation

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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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 works on commercializing and manufacturing Nike Air products. The role spans new products, processes, and materials as well as continuous improvement of the existing product portfolio.

The engineer applies expertise in product development, process and tool design, and materials to deliver high-quality engineering outcomes. This individual contributor leads technical work on assigned projects, owns complex design assignments from concept through release, and coaches less experienced engineers. The role requires sound technical judgment in CAD-based part and tooling design, clear cross-functional communication, management of multiple priorities, and practical problem-solving when information is incomplete. The position supports manufacturing operations and may require occasional domestic and international travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, 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.
• Experience using PDM software and an in-depth understanding of revision control.
• Validated project management skills and proven ability to deliver on multiple concurrent engineering assignments.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, with 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.
• Teamcenter experience.
• 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

• Own part and tooling design for new product development and continuous improvement initiatives that increase operational efficiency.
• 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 operational efficiency.
• Apply computational design methods and contribute to design and tooling operational excellence on assigned projects.
• Collaborate with Tooling Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, and other 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 standard work instructions and design standards for the team.
• Share technical knowledge with teammates and communicate design decisions clearly to cross-functional partners.
• Coach less experienced engineers.

Benefits

• Interview accommodations, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.

What This Job Offers

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