Manager Concept Engineering

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

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, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The first spark of a product idea sets the NIKE, Inc. Product team into motion. The team of developers, testers, engineers, designers and managers obsess over Nike's iconic silhouettes and create groundbreaking new styles. They collaborate, ideate and refine products' construction, fit and materials. They maintain a keen understanding of consumer and market trends. They skillfully operate at the intersection of buyer needs, technical feasibility and business objectives. And they work lockstep with Merchandising, Design, Manufacturing and others to produce the final result: products that reflect the soul of sport and inspire athletes to reach new levels of performance.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Prototyping of footwear concepts is crucial to product creation and decision-making at Nike! We do everything from incubating new designs and technologies to producing one-of-a-kind products for Nike's most high-profile Athletes and Influencers. Our team is a vital component in crafting the future of Footwear. And the Bowerman Footwear Lab's Concept Engineering team is a crucial player that enables innovation and speed throughout Nike's Footwear teams. The role of Manager: Concept Engineering will play a vital role in shaping the future of footwear pattern engineering at Nike. They will lead a team of highly skilled engineers responsible for actualizing the innovative footwear concepts of the future. They will need to be technically apt, with high aptitude for leadership, comfortable working around footwear manufacturing machinery, able to create a robust recruitment and training strategy for concept engineers and lead a vision of how Concept Engineering should evolve as we move to a more digitally enabled future.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

• Create and drive concept engineering processes that balance stakeholder priorities, leverage industry best-practices, and appropriately deploy capital and personnel investments in support of the Bowerman Footwear Lab's mission and strategy
• Work with Concept Creation Manager to ensure upper prototyping process runs smoothly through the Bowerman Footwear Lab
• Be a great leader, coach, and teacher to a team of engineering professionals; create and foster an environment of openness, trust, and respect; set ambitious goals and hold the team accountable
• Drive Concept Engineering team workload governance, process improvements to optimize throughput and capacity, deliver team KPI's
• Champion testing and implementing new digital tools that increase prototyping speed, accuracy to design and downstream communication
• Identify and present new capabilities for Concept Engineering that align with BFL/Nike strategy (i.e. technology, equipment, methods)
• Recruit amazing talent to the Bowerman Footwear Lab; Develop a strategy that creates the next generation of experts and leadership for Concept Engineering
• Lead an inclusive strategy to promote and encourage employee engagement

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

• You will partner with internal specialists within the Bowerman Footwear Lab, as well as from across Nike's Design, Global Footwear and Innovation teams.
• You will work with cross-functional teams to create a future vision of Concept Engineering on the Nike campus.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING?

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Design, or related field; MBA or advanced technical degree
• Minimum 5 years directly relevant work experience in product creation, product development, project management, engineering, manufacturing, or related field; Footwear pattern engineering experience a plus
• Creative energy and thoughtful leadership for a complex, matrixed organization
• A passion for building, coaching, and developing diverse, inclusive, and high-performance teams
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally and create trust among those with diverse personal styles
• Ability to implement digital tools to increase workplace efficiencies
• Comfort working on the different types of machines used to manufacture footwear (i.e. sewing machines, presses, welders, lasers)
• Demonstrated expertise in transitioning prototypes into manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience in product design, development, pattern engineering, prototyping, additive manufacturing technologies or related subject; experience in footwear or textiles industries is a plus
• Demonstrated experience in 3D modeling or digital prototyping capabilities, or in leading teams with these capabilities; experience in Footwear or Patterning software a plus

Nike requires all applicants for this position to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of hire, unless otherwise required by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Nike will make accommodations to individuals who cannot be vaccinated in accordance with applicable law.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.