Senior Specialist - Innovation Mechanical Engineer / Senior Specialist - Innovation Mechanical Engineeress

In Short:

Take the leap and redefine the future of sports goods production with us. Invent, build, optimize, automate, and develop machines to shape the future of manufacturing. You will engage in concept development and prototyping of new manufacturing technologies on a lab scale, while working on technology engineering to scale up towards commercial production.

Your Team:

The Innovation team is responsible for On’s future products, driving out-of-the-box thinking and athlete-informed technology that sets On’s products apart in the market. We aspire to become the most premium global sportswear brand, built on performance, design, and impact.

Your Mission:

Your mission is to develop disruptive processes that enable unprecedented product performance and facilitate more efficient, sustainable, and agile manufacturing within a group of innovation engineers. As an expert in translating and developing ideas into scalable manufacturing technologies and machine constructions, you will collaborate with team members exploring process and product innovations. By leveraging your interdisciplinary mechanical and process engineering expertise, you will construct innovative manufacturing solutions—drawing inspiration from other industries—to overcome challenges in ease, speed, agility, and sustainability of sports goods manufacturing.

With an entrepreneurial mindset and a hands-on mentality, you will work independently and flexibly, tackling challenging projects from concept through to practical implementation and scale-up. Through continuous innovation, you will push the boundaries of materials, technology, and processes while maintaining a big-picture perspective.

Your Story:

• Passion for process and product development, as well as robotics.
• Proven track record of successfully completing projects involving machine building, process automation, and more.
• Advanced knowledge in applied mechanical engineering (including CAD) and automation (PLC programming), or a related field.
• Understanding of polymers and their processing techniques; experience with extrusion is a plus.
• Familiarity with industrial multi-axis robots.
• An innovative mindset with a strong drive to push the boundaries of product and process engineering.
• Over 3 years of experience as an engineer in the tech industry.
• Experience managing external development stakeholders to scale up new manufacturing technologies; flexibility and willingness to travel when required.
• Ability to work independently under deadlines on multiple projects, requiring innovative thinking and engineering problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt your communication style between engineers, designers, product experts, and cross-functional non-product creation partners.

Apply Online:

If you see yourself as a key player in this innovative journey, apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.