Senior Product Engineer, NikeSKIMS Footwear

As a member of the newly established NikeSKIMS Product Creation team, you will work in a fast-moving, agile environment in close partnership with SKIMS. You will collaborate with NIKE onshore and offshore footwear functional partners, including Innovation, Design, Product Management, Product Development, Material Development, Product Testing, PCC, PMO, and SKIMS partners.

You will navigate the NIKE matrix to ensure the team’s process model aligns with NIKE Footwear Engineering standards and methodologies while driving product excellence. This role reports to the Footwear Product Creation Lead.

Who We Are Looking For

The NikeSKIMS team is looking for a Senior Footwear Product Engineer with strong footwear product creation expertise and experience working with overseas manufacturing partners. This candidate will help guide products from development through manufacturing, using tools, systems, data, and cross-functional partnership to drive quality, cost effectiveness, manufacturability, and clear decision-making.

• Bachelor’s degree in Footwear Product Creation, Product Testing, Development, or a related field. Any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant industry experience in footwear manufacturing, product creation, research and development, product testing, industrial engineering, or mechanical engineering.
• Proficiency reading technical drawings, design sketches, and/or 3D digital files.
• Knowledge of lasts, footwear pattern engineering, tooling, materials, test methodologies, and manufacturing processes is highly preferred.
• Ability to identify and drive engineering solutions from concept through manufacturing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multiple internal and external partners.
• Digital literacy, including Microsoft Office, Miro, spreadsheets, database management, and 2D/3D CAD/CAM tools and pattern engineering software.
• Ability to value differences, work across cultures, and navigate NIKE’s organizational matrix.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 35%, as needed.

What You’ll Work On

You will help drive NikeSKIMS footwear product creation from brief through commercialization across sport and lifestyle products, bringing engineering expertise, cross-functional partnership, and a strong focus on craft, fit, comfort, performance, quality, sustainability, and cost/value.

• Provide early technical guidance on construction, materials, manufacturing processes, tooling, sustainability, cost, and engineering solutions.
• Identify manufacturing, sustainability, performance, quality, and costing risks early to help prevent issues before product delivery.
• Review samples throughout product creation and commercialization, providing clear feedback for cost-effective, high-quality deliverables.
• Help develop NikeSKIMS engineering best practices and improve quality, craftsmanship, performance, and efficiency.

NIKE offers accommodations throughout the interview process and is an equal opportunity employer. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, a casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and professional development opportunities.