Footwear Product Developer II - From Design to Production

Laceless Design; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 82,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Arc’teryx in Portland, Oregon seeks a Footwear Product Developer 2 to manage highly technical and complex footwear products from design through production readiness. You will collaborate across Design, Product Management, Engineering, Materials Development, and Manufacturing to deliver innovative products for the mountain athlete.

This role is based at our Portland office and performed on-site. Seven years of experience and an engineering/technical background are required, with strong

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience in footwear product development, materials development, engineering or manufacturing.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering or other technical field or equivalent experience.
• Familiar with Centric, Plasma, PCX or other footwear materials management systems.
• Proven collaborator and problem solver.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Execute the development of products from initial design through confirmation.
• Collaborate with materials development and engineering teams.
• Influence the product creation process to meet performance, costing, and manufacturing targets.
• Focus on new materials development (uppers and bottoms).
• Work with Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners to ensure flawless execution of model-level strategies.
• Create and maintain BOM and technical specifications.
• Ensure adherence to product creation timelines.
• Engage with multiple teams to align with engineering best practices and athlete requirements.

Skills

Footwear development

Materials development

Engineering background

Costing & negotiation

Technical drawings (2D/3D)

Pattern engineering

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree or technical equivalent

Tools

Centric PLM

Plasma

PCX

Job description

Arc’teryx in Portland, Oregon seeks a Footwear Product Developer 2 to manage highly technical and complex footwear products from design through production readiness. You will collaborate across Design, Product Management, Engineering, Materials Development, and Manufacturing to deliver innovative products for the mountain athlete.

This role is based at our Portland office and performed on-site. Seven years of experience and an engineering/technical background are required, with strong