Nike Concept Pattern Engineer - Bowerman Footwear Lab 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

167358

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience
• Degree in industrial design, apparel design, engineering, or other technical degree or an additional 3 years relevant work experience in a related field in lieu of degree
• Candidates should demonstrate a strong desire to learn and develop new skills around footwear creation. Prior footwear experience preferred but not required.
• Proficiency using CAD software. Any experience using footwear or apparel pattern software is a plus but not required.
• Physical ability to operate cutting, stitching, and other footwear manufacturing machinery. Any prior experience using these machines is a plus but not required.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Concept Engineer I in the Bowerman Footwear Lab (BFL), you will help to bring early footwear concepts to life by turning sketches and renderings into real prototypes. This work helps to accelerate decision making and set our overseas factory partners up for success. To accomplish this, you will:

• Take part in a rigorous onboarding program designed to teach you the skills you will need to become a footwear pattern engineer.
• Communicate with Nike footwear designers, developers, and engineers across multiple categories to understand their vision for the shoe.
• Utilize PROCAM Dimensions CAD software to translate design sketches into footwear patterns.
• Create footwear prototypes using a combination of machinery and hands-on making
• Collaborate with teammates across a wide range of functions within the BFL and Nike footwear.
• Educate the greater Nike footwear community through your assistance in Shoe School classes.