Footwear Developer II: From Concept to Production

VF Outdoor; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Altra is seeking a Footwear Developer II to drive development from concept to production, ensuring fit, margin targets, and quality. You will collaborate with Design to produce technical packages and manage documentation through FlexPLM, coordinating with VF Asia Development to optimize materials and tooling.

You will lead meetings, publish complete tech packs, and manage samples and tooling reviews, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with design intent throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of footwear development experience in a product team.
• Strong technical knowledge of materials, patterns, tooling, and mold construction.
• Experience with 2D/3D CAD and CAM for development.
• Solid understanding of product categories and development cycles.
• Self-driven, detail oriented and able to manage products end-to-end.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage product development from seasonal kickoff through production.
• Lead cross-functional meetings to review progress and decisions.
• Collaborate with Design to create technical packages and BOMs in FlexPLM.
• Publish tech packs to factories and maintain records and samples.
• Review tooling, read 2D blueprints, and review 3D CADs for samples.
• Recommend materials with VF Asia Development to meet design intent and margins.
• Ensure fit execution and coordinate with commercialization teams.
• Support wear testing from early prototypes to final samples.

Skills

Footwear development

CAD/CAM

2D CAD

3D CAD

Pattern engineering

Mold construction

Tooling processes

Material knowledge

Project management

Communication

Tools

FlexPLM

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Altra is seeking a Footwear Developer II to drive development from concept to production, ensuring fit, margin targets, and quality. You will collaborate with Design to produce technical packages and manage documentation through FlexPLM, coordinating with VF Asia Development to optimize materials and tooling.

You will lead meetings, publish complete tech packs, and manage samples and tooling reviews, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with design intent throughout the product lifecycle.