Job Title: Footwear Tooling Engineer
This role serves as the main point of contact for the bottom unit in the footwear development process. As a Footwear Tooling Engineer, you will closely collaborate with designers, developers, and our sourcing hub in Asia to ensure a smooth transition from concept creation to prototyping and production. Additionally, you will work with our Innovation and Sport Engineering teams to validate and launch high-performance products and technologies in the market.
Your Mission
- Provide technical design constraints and solutions for footwear, including material choices and product construction insights, leveraging your expertise in material science, mold construction, and manufacturing methods.
- Act as the bottom unit leader across multiple verticals and projects, encompassing both Inline and Innovation segments.
- Analyze and enhance product designs for manufacturability and durability by offering solutions that meet quality and performance targets, utilizing your skills in 2D-3D modeling to support these initiatives.
- Utilize your understanding of cost implications related to various molding methods and tooling designs to provide valuable recommendations.
- Assist product management and design teams with tooling-related inquiries or challenges, while collaborating with our Asian counterparts to support mold shop teams.
Your Story
- Possess a higher education degree in Engineering or Design fields.
- Bring 5+ years of experience in an engineering role, particularly within footwear development and production.
- Have proficiency in working with 2D and 3D CAD files, preferably Rhinoceros. Experience in Simulation (FEA) is a bonus.
- Demonstrate excellent time management skills and the ability to handle multiple deadlines efficiently.
- Show technical knowledge in materials, manufacturing processes, and plastic molding, particularly within the footwear sector.
- Exhibit expertise in project management, cost analysis, and quality assurance, with a proven ability to provide solutions within complex constraints.
- Be 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 thrive in a culture of relentless discovery, directly influencing the future of our product offerings.
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