Lead Commercialization Engineer / Lead Commercialization Engineeress

Job Title: Lead, Innovation Commercialization Engineer

As a Lead Innovation Commercialization Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of On's product evolution. This position grants you the autonomy to manage complex projects, challenge conventions, and advocate for innovative approaches that define the next generation of footwear. Your ability to master technical complexities, manage key stakeholder relationships, and transform visionary concepts into scalable, performance-driven products will be essential.

Your Mission

In your leadership capacity, you will independently oversee multiple high-impact footwear development projects from initial confirmation through to production. You will establish methods and procedures for new assignments and may supervise other team members.

• Spearhead upper grading through the computational design process, utilizing your expert knowledge of manufacturing processes, fit, and material properties.
• Apply a strong root-cause analysis mindset to troubleshoot significant and unique issues related to assembly, fit, and wear.
• Act as a critical liaison among On's key manufacturing regions, coordinating with inline development and production teams as well as strategic vendors to uphold product intent while fulfilling commercial and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with computational designers on upper patterns and tooling adjustments to enhance fit and durability, ensuring scalable manufacturing.
• Manage full-size run grading, technical manufacturing operation manuals, initial production trials, ERP system updates, and scalability sign-offs.
• Document complex tooling and upper-related issues, defining and communicating clear corrective actions to all stakeholders as part of the manufacturing guidelines.

Your Story

• 8+ years of progressive experience in the footwear industry, with a strong emphasis on innovation and bringing new technologies to market.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Material Science, or another relevant technical field.
• Deep expertise in computational design and proficiency with both 2D and 3D tools, from early explorations to production-ready 3D datasets.
• Proven ability to lead the scaling of new technologies while assessing their commercial viability and factory readiness.
• Expert-level knowledge of advanced footwear manufacturing processes, including robotics, automation, tooling, molding, injecting, welding, lasting, and assembly.
• A natural technical curiosity coupled with a robust root-cause analysis approach to problem-solving.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to confidently present to senior management and external partners.
• Demonstrated capability to work autonomously, navigating ambiguity and making informed judgments on complex and significant issues.
• Experience in mentoring junior team members or supervising project activities is highly desirable.
• Willingness to travel up to 15-20% of the time.

About the Team

On's Innovation team is an agile, interdisciplinary group of footwear creation, advanced manufacturing, and future-of-sport experts dedicated to driving On's future innovations and athlete-informed technologies, setting our footwear apart in the market. We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to pioneer footwear innovation. As a member of the On Innovation Team, you will think creatively and bring new, innovative ideas to life.

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