Inc. Footwear Product Creation Undergraduate Internship

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Pahokee (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Nike offers a 10-week paid internship in the Nike Footwear Product Creation team in the United States. The role involves cross-functional collaboration with Technical Development, Global Sourcing and Manufacturing, and Innovation, focusing on athlete needs, sustainability, and performance.

You'll contribute to materials development, product design, performance validation, and testing, translating insights into concepts that meet cost targets and on-time delivery expectations.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree with graduation between Winter 2027 and Summer 2028.
• Knowledge of materials, formation, construction, and manufacturing.
• Proficiency using MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Work across functions to create innovative footwear products.
• Understand athlete needs and apply that understanding to develop concepts and improve performance.
• Collaborate within the cross-functional Nike matrix across Technical Development, Global Sourcing and Manufacturing, and Innovation.
• Solve complex challenges and bring fresh perspectives to processes and solutions.
• Research and investigate materials for product lines with a focus on sustainability and performance.
• Work with Design and Operations to bring products to life.
• Test ideas to ensure Nike products are fit to serve athletes.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Textiles, or a related field

Job description

About the Role

The Nike Footwear Product Creation Intern works across functions to create innovative footwear products. The role involves understanding athlete needs and applying that understanding to develop new concepts, solve problems, and improve performance. The intern collaborates on team initiatives and is exposed to the cross-functional Nike matrix, including Technical Development, Global Sourcing and Manufacturing, and Innovation. The role sits within the Nike Footwear Product Creation Team, whose work spans consumer understanding, contribution to product design, performance validation, scalable production, cost targets, and on-time delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Work across functions to create the world's most innovative footwear products.
• Understand athlete needs and apply that understanding to develop new concepts, solve problems, and identify means to improve performance.
• Collaborate on initiatives within the team and work across the cross-functional Nike matrix, including Technical Development, Global Sourcing and Manufacturing, and Innovation.
• Solve complex challenges and bring fresh perspectives to existing processes and solutions.
• In Footwear Materials Development, research and investigate materials for product lines and production with a focus on sustainability and performance.
• In Footwear Product Development, work with Design and Operations to bring products to life.
• In Footwear Product Testing, test ideas constantly to ensure Nike products are fit to best serve athletes.
• In Product Engineering, find ways to make designers' concepts work.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Textiles, or a related field, with a graduation date between Winter 2027 and Summer 2028.
• Knowledge of materials, formation, construction, and manufacturing.
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity, remain flexible, get results, and work within a matrixed organisation.
• Proficiency using MS Office applications.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of footwear sourcing, global processes, and events from product concept to delivery.

Salary

• 10-week paid internship

Benefits & Perks

• Relocation assistance

The Application Process

Accommodations are available to complete the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed; candidates who need assistance due to a disability can complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.