Job purpose

Effectively engage in all aspects of the footwear product development process, while maintaining accepted craftsmanship, quality & performance attributes (of the product)
Coordinate accepted product development / commercialization procedures, executed according to established engineering best practices
Able to work within established development / commercialization timelines, ensuring customer expectations and product integrity is maintained to the highest level (sample size, fit/wear testing, extreme sizes, through production trial)
Is competent in providing sustainable engineering solutions within all aspects of his/her responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities

Serve as technical support to the category (s) during new product creation / development
Manage the commercialization process (model size thru full size grading)
Maintain on time commercialization targets
Evaluate, develop & improve manufacturing processes by in depth understanding of product & manufacturing processes
Continually seek solutions to engineering & in line manufacturing issues
Actively & effectively coach and mentor colleagues
High level communication

Direct reports

Product Engineers report into aligned PDC Heads
Engineering SOPs & Best Practices coordinated through Sr. Manager QA (Indirect Report)