Senior Product Engineering (Footwear) (QL 26422) [Hai Phong]

- About the Role: As a Senior Product Engineer, you'll be a critical architect in bringing our most technical and beloved footwear models to life.
- Your mission: To meticulously drive the engineering process from initial design brief through to commercialization, ensuring every product not only meets but exceeds world-class performance standards. You'll be the vital technical bridge between design vision and manufacturing reality, collaborating with global teams across the US and Asia to support company's ambitious seasonal and long-term goals. If you're passionate about precision, eager to solve complex challenges, and thrive in an environment where your expertise directly elevates product excellence, this is your opportunity to shine.
What You'll Do:
• Drive Engineering Excellence: Lead the engineering process for our's highly technical and franchise models, from brief hand-off to Ready to Buy (RTB) approval, ensuring world-class performance.
• Collaborative Innovation: Partner closely with US & Asia Development, Materials, and Design teams to facilitate early trials, proactively identify risks, and provide expert technical solutions.
• Optimize & Troubleshoot: Analyze tech-packs, propose alternative constructions and materials for cost and performance optimization, and provide critical input in teardown and T1 meetings.
• Ensure Seamless Production: Collaborate with Commercialization and Production teams to develop manufacturing SOPs, guaranteeing smooth transitions from development to mass production.
• Knowledge Sharing & Growth: Mentor team members and factory partners, fostering technical competencies. Continuously seek new materials, technologies, and methods to elevate our product offerings.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Design, Textile Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 5-8 years of dedicated engineering or development experience in the footwear industry, ideally with a global performance company.
• Deep Expertise: Profound knowledge of material constructions, physical properties, product development, SATRA material testing standards, and all aspects of footwear constructions and assembly.
• Technical Acumen: Proven experience in pattern creation, upper constructions, whole shoe assembly, and proficiency with industry tools (calipers, hardness gauge, etc.).
• System Proficiency: Strong command of Microsoft Applications and PLM systems.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal English skills. Written and verbal Mandarin skills are preferred.
• Mindset: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced global environment, manage competing priorities effectively, and present information clearly to all organizational levels.