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)