Product Designer ; Footwear On-Site Job Beaverton area,Oregon USA,Engineering

Position: Product Designer 3 (Footwear) On-Site

Title: Product Designer 3 (Footwear)

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 3 months contract

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO

WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As part of the engineering pillar in the Bowerman Footwear lab, we are looking for creative and technical individuals to help bring new footwear concepts to life. Working closely with your cross functional teammates, you will employ your technical skills to determine aesthetic and functional design solutions and help overcome design challenges. Highly self-motivated with a solution-oriented approach, you are capable of producing high-quality work on very fast deadlines.

If you are passionate about footwear and solving problems, then we’d love to talk to you.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

In a Product Design 3 role, you will design by driving digital creation from ideation to prototype. Deliverables range from digital assets to physical samples. You will work closely with other teams to produce a successful deliverable. Additionally, you will build and present assets that effectively communicate design intent to a variety of audiences such as product designers, developers, engineers, technicians, mold makers, and more.

WHO

YOU WILL WORK WITH

In the Product Design 3 role, you will be working on a team under the Bowerman Footwear Lab organization on early footwear concepts and ideas for various teams across global footwear. These teams can range from Nike innovation or performance and lifestyle teams within the Fields of Play. You may also collaborate with other members from design teams including product, materials, color, and computational designers as part of a creative collective on projects.

You will also work closely with several other teams within the Bowerman Footwear Lab who are helping support other parts of the same project such as concept creators, engineers, mold and tooling designers, tool makers, programmers, and technicians.

WHAT YOU BRING

Role 1 with Product Design --

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in industrial, transportation design, animation, architecture, a related field or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training

3-5 years of relevant work experience

Unique design philosophy and strong creative drive

Strong work ethic, communication skills and team spirit

Proficiency in 3D Design, polygonal and surface modeling

Demonstrated proficiency using digital design applications (i.e. Maya, Modo, Rhino, ZBrush, Blender, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Experience in crafting conceptual prototypes and proficiency in preparing 3D assets for rapid prototyping (RP)

Possess an understanding of digital creation market trends and new technologies

Ability to continually expand knowledge of digital creation tools and processes

Footwear product experience is a must

Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment

Role 2 within Product Design --

Flexible, self-starter, motivated to continually learn and grow

Innovative mindset, creative problem solver, and process oriented

Strong focus on project management and collaboration

Understanding of mold making, engineering, and manufacturing processes

Possess a mechanical approach and working in a hands-on environment

Associates or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or related technical field is preferred

5-7 years relevant work experience in footwear product creation, CNC programming or related field and industry

Autodesk Powermill 5 axis programming is required

Effective project management skills and related software (Airtable)

Experience in engineering and/or manufacturing in a high-volume Prototyping environment creating high-value products

Passion for making; technical confidence working with your hands

Versatile, detail-oriented, problem-solving skills, and comfort operating in ambiguity

Ability to drive collaboration and communication within a complex group

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