Engineer, Commercialization, Footwear
Core
Represent commercialization in early product development cycles for footwear, ensuring development samples meet commercial viability and production requirements.
Role type
Senior IC footwear commercialization engineer
Builds
Footwear products for VF brand teams
Domain
Footwear manufacturing and product development
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
footwear technical constructions, LEAN manufacturing, pattern creation, laboratory testing standards, material performance, fit and wear analysis, automation, yield utilization validation
Preferred skills
digital product creation, Mandarin language proficiency
Technologies
LEAN manufacturing systems, digital product creation tools
Responsibilities
Represent commercialization in early product development review meetings, partner with engineering and production teams to validate patterns and materials, track extreme fit trial schedules, manage downstream team timelines for BR and T4 readiness, align mold tooling timelines with production plans, validate sample patterns against yield utilization
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC