Product Engineer

ARC'TERYXPortland, OR, US

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Product Engineer

As a Product Engineer, you'll have footwear product experience to bring products from development to manufacturing and utilize tools and systems to ensure high quality and cost-effectiveness across multiple functions. We seek someone with footwear experience in a role that requires gaining buy-in from a broad range of product creation teams and / or factory partner stakeholders to improve product manufacturability by leveraging analytics, problem-solving decision-making, and communicating to simplify the complex. Leverage consumer insights to optimize business and product performance through the lens of sustainable growth. Someone who has innovation experience driving and pursuing trade-offs that have the greatest benefit to business and product. The ability to consider all critical inputs and impacts of decisions. Involve the right stakeholders from the beginning to bring a new tech to life. We seek a self-motivated, quick learner, a strong communicator, positive thinking and a teammate with great self-awareness and strong leadership skills.

This role is based out of our Portland office and is expected to be performed on-location. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US.

Your role will involve collaborating with both onshore and offshore teams, from Design (Industrial, Material, and Color), Marketing, Innovation, and Product Creation (Product Engineers, Developer, Material, Costing, FW Product Testing, Chemical Engineer, Tooling Engineer, Innovation).

If you were the Product Engineer role now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for :

Working on product creation, from brief through commercialization, on adult products, with a relentless focus on product excellence. (Craft, Fit, Comfort, Performance, Quality, Sustainability, Cost / Value, Innovation)
Providing early recommendations and technical expertise to cross-functional teams on Tooling, Outsole and Midsole compounds, Plates, Thermoplastic injection, product construction techniques, materials, manufacturing processes, sustainability, cost, and chemical engineering solutions (processes, lab testing, MCS, MPS, etc.)
Proactively identifying concerns to prevent potential manufacturing, sustainability, or costing issues
Providing a multi-solution path approach and creative problem-solving to deliver sustainable product excellence for our consumers
Using innovative approaches to new concepts, design new products and processes, read and interpret technical drawings with confidence, and analyze process data to create refined product specifications
Working on innovation projects and reviewing samples during product creation and commercialization, providing feedback to ensure cost-effective, high-quality deliverables that meet consumer expectations
Partnering to help develop new engineering best practices and update existing practices to improve quality, craftsmanship, performance, and efficiency

Are you our next Product Engineer?

You have a bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training

You have a minimum of 4 years directly relevant work experience

You have a degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Footwear Product Creation, Product Testing, Development, or a related field

You have industry experience in a footwear manufacturing or research and development field (mechanical, chemical, manufacturing, product testing, plastic molding, industrial or mechanical engineering)

You have knowledge of footwear construction, tooling, pattern engineering and manufacturing processes

You can balance Product Creation, Innovation & Manufacturing

You have strong creative problem-solving skills

You have project management skills, working with various stakeholders with competing priorities

You can read and interpret technical drawings, sketches, and / or 3D digital files

You have digital literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Office, Miro Board, spreadsheets, database management, and proficiency with 2D / 3D CAD / CAM tools, and pattern engineering software, is a plus

You have strong written & verbal communication skills

You can travel internationally up to 10%, as needed

You are detailed and accuracy oriented, with strong organizational skills

You demonstrate initiative, agility, and commitment, while balancing autonomy and collaboration

You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and develop the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do right

Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

82,000 - $112,000 a year

A reasonable estimate of the pay range is USD$82,000 - USD$112,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as market location, job-related skills, relevant experience, education and / or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.

Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer.

Arc'teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate. All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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Product Engineer • Portland, OR, US