Nike Senior Manufacturing Engineer 

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City 

913186909

As a senior Manufacturing Engineer on the Nike Footwear Product Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineering team, you are a part of a global team committed to delivering excellence to our product teams and consumers every day. Nike makes the best footwear in the world, and our manufacturing teams play an important role in driving manufacturing and product excellence and delivering the sustainable growth that will fuel our future. The candidate should have experience in applying knowledge of Manufacturing Operations – machineries, systems, processes, technologies, and materials required to consistently produce finished goods to a measurable standard – to identify opportunities and drive progress against goals.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the footwear industry related to manufacturing, engineering, or development.

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in engineering, technical or science.

• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of lasts, footwear patterns, tooling, chemical engineering (basic), manufacturing processes and various footwear constructions (preferably).

• Demonstrated experience in working with multiple functions/stakeholders.

• Understand the use of data and application of statistical methods and tools, and leverage data for fact-based decision making.

• Proactively seeks diversity of inputs and potential solutions. Consistently challenges the status quo and thinks beyond traditional solutions and approaches.

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize workload, critical thinking and analytical skills. Be able to drive and coach teams with courage, and influence on mastering the fundamentals.

• Fluent in English (verbal and written).

• Proficient in standard MS Office programs, business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

This role collaborates with Product Creation stakeholders by engaging in the development process, which includes participation in product tear-down meetings and proactively provide manufacturing feedback, identify potential risks and manufacturability challenges, and drive issue resolutions.

• Partner with manufacturing teams and factory partners to drive process efficiency and ensure compliance with Nike’s manufacturing and quality standards.

• Work alongside footwear Manufacturing Systems Engineer to scale foundation elements of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and assess their effectiveness.

• Utilize footwear expertise and assessment tools to scale new capabilities and innovations at the factory level.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of global strategic initiatives and drive alignment with Nike’s global engineering strategies while delivering impactful local solutions.