Job Title: Footwear Tooling Engineer
This role serves as the primary point of contact for the bottom unit in the footwear development process. As a Footwear Tooling Engineer, you will collaborate closely with designers, developers, and our outsourcing hub in Asia to ensure a seamless transition from concept creation to prototyping and production. Additionally, you will work in partnership with our Innovation and Sports Engineering teams to validate and launch high-performance products and technologies in the market.
Your Mission
- Provide footwear technical design constraints and solutions, material choices, and product construction input by leveraging your extensive knowledge of materials, mold construction, and manufacturing methods.
- Act as the bottom unit leader for products across multiple verticals and projects, including both Inline and Innovation sectors.
- Analyze and enhance product designs for manufacturability and durability, offering solutions that achieve quality and performance targets. Your skills in 2D-3D modeling will play a crucial role in this process.
- Utilize your understanding of cost implications related to individual molding methods and actual tooling designs to provide informed recommendations.
- Assist the development product management and design teams with tooling-related inquiries or issues while collaborating with our Asian counterparts and supporting moldshop teams.
Your Story
- You hold a higher education degree in Engineering or Design.
- You have over 5 years of experience in an engineering role, working closely with development and production, preferably in footwear.
- You are proficient in working with 2D and 3D CAD files (preferably Rhinoceros), with simulation (FEA) experience being a plus.
- You possess excellent time management skills and the ability to handle multiple deadlines effectively.
- You have technical knowledge in materials, manufacturing, and plastic molding, with a deep understanding of the footwear industry.
- You exhibit demonstrated expertise in project management, cost analysis, quality assurance, and the ability to deliver solutions within complex constraints.
- You are fluent in English.
The Team
You will be joining our growing team of five Tooling experts, a specialized group at the core of our global Footwear Engineering team. Here, you will be energized by a culture dedicated to relentless discovery, directly influencing the future of our products.
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.