Lead - Tooling Engineer

About the Role

As a key contributor to our innovative approach, you will play an essential role in developing pioneering concepts and products tailored for high-performance athletes while promoting sustainability goals. This collaborative position allows you to influence the future of our top-tier performance products and technologies through a focus on design and innovation.

Your Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the bottom unit development for performance products.
• Provide solutions to design and construction challenges using expertise in materials, mold construction, and manufacturing processes.
• Evaluate and enhance product designs for manufacturability and durability by reviewing 2D/3D CADs, prototypes, and feedback from testing teams.
• Ensure product specifications align with manufacturing capabilities.
• Utilize knowledge of plastics injection molding to advise on cost, design, and capabilities of injected components.
• Collaborate with Asian counterparts and support tooling teams on revisions and manufacturing issues.
• Assist development, product management, and design teams with tooling-related inquiries.
• Assess current workflows and implement process improvements to boost efficiency and testing advancements.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in footwear engineering, particularly in tooling development.
• Strong technical knowledge of materials, mold construction, and manufacturing processes relevant to footwear.
• In-depth understanding of plastics injection molding principles, including cost, design, and capabilities of injected components.
• Experience working with 2D and 3D CADs, with proficiency in evaluating for manufacturability and durability.
• Familiarity with 3D modeling and rapid prototyping tools.
• Demonstrated project management experience and ability to provide solutions within complex parameters.
• Experience with biomechanical performance principles as they relate to footwear bottom unit design.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with designers, developers, and testing teams.
• Experience engaging with international manufacturing partners on tooling revisions and manufacturing concerns.
• Effective communication skills to deliver clear guidance and technical support to various stakeholders.
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to handle multiple deadlines.
• Willingness to travel to Asia at least twice a year.