As a FW (Footwear) Product Engineer II, you will primarily work at our Partner’s Product Creation Center (PCCs) with cross-functional teams to drive, lead, consult, and ensure product/process excellence during development, report to Manager, FW Product Engineer Vietnam. You will collaborate and communicate with Nike Headquarters (PHK) Product Engineers to align for decision-making, driving Best Practices, owning quality, meeting design intent, and ensuring correctness.
Nike is looking for a FW Product Engineer II to join its team in the southern part of Vietnam. The candidate is expected to have experience and knowledge in footwear development and manufacturing processes. They should be able to work with different Field of Plays (Dimensions/Categories) at PCCs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure excellence in product and process during the creation phase. The candidate should also have the ability to work with other functional teams to reach agreements, assist in decision-making, and promote Nike’s best practices in product and process development while maintaining manufacturability.
Minimum 3 years of experience combined footwear manufacturing and technical capability experience.
A University degree in related technical/engineering.
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of lasts, footwear patterns, tooling, chemical engineering (basic), manufacturing processes and various footwear constructions.
Demonstrate knowledge of footwear manufacturing machinery, understanding of material properties, test methods, applications, proficiency in interpreting technical drawings, sketches and digital files in 2D/3D.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize workload and critical thinking and analytical skills
Ability to communicate (both written and spoken in English) proficiently with multiple stakeholders in high-level communication with positive energy.
Ability to drive and coach teams with courage, and influence on mastering the fundamentals.
As a FW Product Engineer II, you’ll be expected to work daily with our Product Creation Center’s team and Nike engineer to build the best footwear product.
Key responsibilities includes but not limited to:
Support driving footwear engineering’s best practices, utilize technical capabilities and knowledge to influence product and process excellence during development and manufacturing.
Resolve product issues in development, commercialization, and post-production with the manufacturing team.
Lead engineering initiatives, mentoring and influencing our Product Creation Center’s engineers as well as work closely with our manufacturing teams to help transition our products into manufacturing.
Understand and identify engineering gaps at Nike and the factory, and to drive the use of data-driven process development and project management tools.