Senior Research Engineer – Advanced Concepts

Position: Senior Research Engineer – Advanced Concepts (10-12 month contract)
Department :
Advanced Concepts

Reports to :
Senior Director, Research&Engineering, Advanced Concepts

Location :
North Vancouver, BC

Duration :
Until March 15th, 2027

Your opportunity at Arc’teryx
Asa Senior Research Engineer– Advanced Concepts(AC),youworkwithahighly technical interdisciplinary group of forward-thinkerstogenerate knowledge, apply aresearchand engineering point-of-view, and deliver solutions for the mountain athlete everywhere.

With support from your team, youdrive and contribute to technical projects across all product categories.

You apply your curiosity and experience in solving complex problems to the intersection of outdoor apparel and equipment and cutting-edge innovation.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open tolocalhybrid work only. Candidates must be a commutable distance from our office and eligible to work in Canada.

Meetyour future team:
The Advanced Concepts team drives breakthrough innovation in snow, trail and climb for the mountain athlete everywhere.

Fueled by curiosity, we takeaholisticapproachtoidentifyingfuture needs andtangiblesolutionsacross advanced materials, products, technologies, and experiences. We are a team of builders, problemsolversand outdoor enthusiasts. Our in-house,end-to-end capabilities in research, engineering, design, development,digital experience,andproductvalidation allow us to innovate head-to-toe solutions that bring the coast mountain experience to the world. Our unique methodology, mindset of sustainability,and fanatic passion for product are at the heart of what we do.

If you were a Senior Research Engineer - Advanced Concepts, now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Defining science-based project objectives, developing robust performance evaluationmethodologiesand creating technical solutions in support of the Advanced Concepts priority projects

Leading the performance evaluation processes for Advanced Concepts projectsthroughvalidating research hypotheses and scientific POVs,testing both on athletes and in the laboratory

Discovering product insights through completing applied research on our mountain athletesandtranslating findings into innovative solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Creating new test methods and processes thattranslatetestinginthe mountainsto testing in our laboratory and on materials

Building infrastructure so that testing protocols, data assessment and reporting is consistent, easily sharedand centrally regulated

Advising onthe most modern testing and analysis equipmentforour Research and Engineering(R&D) function

Partnering with both academic and industry partners to bring in specializedexpertiseand equipment

Designing and fabricating novel test fixtures and equipment, to support in product performance validation

Collaborating across the Advanced Concepts and Product

Creation teams

Partnering with AC leadership tomaintaina robust

Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio, proprietarysolutionsand exclusivity on materials projectswithinalignment with the Legal team

Partnering withthe

Innovation Operationsteamon

R&Dspecific resourcing opportunities,including funding, academic and internship programs (SR&ED, IRAP, NRC, MITACS, and so forth)

Driving key initiatives to support the future of Arc’teryx with a focus on product circularity

Travellingacrossthelocal field as required, with potential to travel in collaboration with vendors and external partners

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

Building data and testing capabilities to connect science-based numbers to the product and field evaluations

Are you our next Senior Research Engineer - Advanced Concepts?

You have amaster’s degree in engineering or research,specializing in mechanical, biomedical,sports,biomechanicsorkinesiology, or the equivalent experience, with 3+yearsoftechnicalapparel and/or equipment experience in product innovation,applied research, engineering and/oraperformancevalidationenvironment

You have exceptional communication skills, including a proven ability tosolicitandcommunicate findings to both scientists and nonscientists, with strong presentation skills

You have experience with experimental design, datacollectionand analysis, as well as dissemination of findings and you are comfortable presenting to all levels of leadership

You have experience working with athletes tocreateand executeperformance validation strategies for technical products

You have a deep understanding of technical apparel and/or performance hardgoods design and/or production

You are energizedbyproblem solvingin the fields of applied human research, advanced manufacturing, and performance validationin both theathlete/sciencelabenvironments

You are experienced in identifying,creating and protecting

IP with internal and external legal teams

You are proactive inidentifyingthe root cause of issues,seeking the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what isright

You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced withambiguity

You…