Senior Specialist - LightSpray Commercialization Engineer

In short

As a Senior Specialist - LightSpray Commercialization Engineer, you will play a key role in bringing On's innovative footwear concepts to life. Working closely with senior team members, you will support the commercialization of new products and technologies, helping to translate visionary ideas into high-performance, manufacturable products. This role is a great opportunity to apply your technical knowledge, collaborate with various teams, and learn the end-to-end process of footwear creation.

Your Mission

• You will play a crucial role in the lifecycle of multiple footwear projects, providing essential support from the initial product confirmation phase all the way through to final production. Operating under the direct guidance of a Lead Engineer, you will contribute significantly to bringing innovative footwear designs to market.
• Your expertise will be vital in assisting with the comprehensive end-to-end commercialization process. This involves applying your in-depth knowledge of various manufacturing processes, understanding the intricacies of material properties, and possessing a solid grasp of tooling principles.
• A key aspect of your role will be developing a strong root-cause analysis mindset. This analytical approach will enable you to effectively troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues that may arise during tooling, molding, assembly, and fit evaluation, ensuring the highest product quality.
• Working in close collaboration with diverse internal teams, you will act as a key coordinator. Your responsibilities will include facilitating seamless communication and synchronization between internal development and production teams, as well as with our strategic external vendors. The ultimate goal is to ensure that the original product intent and design integrity are meticulously maintained throughout the manufacturing process, while simultaneously meeting stringent commercial and operational requirements and timelines.
• A core responsibility will be to engineer products with a strong focus on efficient manufacturability. This involves optimizing designs and processes to ensure high-quality output and superior performance, streamlining production to enhance overall efficiency and reduce potential bottlenecks.
• You will be instrumental in fostering clear and consistent communication across all stakeholders. This includes meticulously documenting technical issues, providing detailed reports, and actively supporting the creation of comprehensive manufacturing guidelines. These guidelines will serve as essential references for all teams involved in the product development and production chain.
• Collaborating with computational designers, you will work with upper patterns and tooling construction adjustments to enhance fit, durability, and ensure scalable manufacturing. You will be responsible for full size run grading, technical manufacturing operation manuals, initial production trial, ERP system update, scalability sign off, among others.
• You will own the documentation of complex tooling and upper-related issues, defining and communicating clear correction actions to all stakeholders for manufacturing guidelines.

Your story

• 4-6 years of experience in the footwear industry, with a focus on advanced product development, innovation, engineering or manufacturing
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Material Science, or a related technical field
• Familiarity with 2D and 3D design software is a plus
• Proven ability to not only lead the scaling of new technologies but also to assess their commercial viability and factory readiness
• Knowledge of advanced footwear manufacturing processes, including robotics, automation, tooling, molding, injecting, welding, lasting, and assembly; You understand factory capabilities, tolerances, and limitations and know how to engineer for scalable replication
• A natural technical curiosity and a proactive, problem-solving approach
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external teams
• A desire to learn and grow in a fast-paced, innovative environment
• Ability to travel up to 15-20% of the time

What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.

• Step One

  It starts with you...

  You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role. We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. If you're a good fit to the role, a recruiter will follow up with you directly. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

• Step Two

  Interview with a recruiter

  What ignites your spirit? This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture. Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

• Step Three

  Interview with a hiring manager

  Ready to dig into the details? This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum.

• Step Four

  The Case Study

  What's your style? This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas. Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job. This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

• Step Five

  The Experience Day

  Your first taste of the Oniverse. This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with. In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values. We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

• Step Six

  The Result

  Are we a good fit? We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you? No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback.

Step One:

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.

We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. If you're a good fit to the role, a recruiter will follow up with you directly. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.