Engineer, Commercialization, Footwear, Altra
Core
Engineer footwear designs for manufacturability, cost efficiency, and quality by bridging development and production teams.
Role type
Senior IC footwear commercialization engineer
Builds
Extreme fit and wear test samples, tooling, and pre-production trials for VF-owned footwear brands
Domain
Footwear manufacturing and product development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Footwear engineering, LEAN manufacturing, pattern creation, laboratory testing standards, material performance analysis, fit and wear testing, automation knowledge, yield utilization validation
Preferred skills
Digital product creation, Mandarin or Vietnamese language proficiency
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Execute commercialization process to ensure sample viability; Partner with brand and vendor teams on patterns, fit, materials, and assembly; Lead extreme fit trial schedules and track timelines; Validate sample and production patterns against yield utilization; Conduct tooling reviews and pre-production trials
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC