# Lead, Product Development Engineer Design, Air Manufacturing Innovation

Hiring organization: [Nike, Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nike-inc)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5cf8023f-217c-40c3-b5d0-2e8f60a97698

Listed on Nike, Inc.'s own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Beaverton, OR

## Summary

Lead a team of junior engineers in designing and refining Nike Air manufacturing components and tooling at a high-volume production facility. This role is ideal for an experienced manufacturing engineer who wants technical leadership responsibility without people management, combining complex CAD work with mentoring and cross-functional collaboration.

_Our summary, not Nike, Inc.'s wording._

## Skills named

Grasshopper, Lean Manufacturing, Rhino 3D, Six Sigma

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent manufacturing-related education and experience
- Minimum 6 years of manufacturing experience in high-volume production
- Proficiency using CAD for complex product and tooling design
- Experience with PDM software configuration and revision control
- Project management skills and ability to influence without formal authority
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to coach junior engineers on technical work
- Understanding of fabrication and tolerancing for machined and additive tooling

## Nice to have

- CAD Automation experience
- Teamcenter experience
- Programming languages for scripting and NX Open API development
- Rhino/Grasshopper experience
- Six Sigma Tools experience
- Lean Manufacturing methods experience
- Industrial equipment safety experience
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

Apply on Nike, Inc.'s site: https://nike.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nke/job/Beaverton-Oregon/Lead--Product-Development-Engineer-Design--Air-Manufacturing-Innovation_R-85267