Lead - Commercialization Engineer

As a leader within the team, you will independently manage multiple high-impact footwear development projects from confirmation to production, defining methods and procedures for new assignments and potentially supervising other team members.

As a senior contributor, you will leverage your expertise to guide and influence both management and your team.

You will spearhead the end-to-end commercialization process, leveraging your expert knowledge of manufacturing processes, fit, material properties, mold and process manufacturing.

Your strong root-cause analysis mindset will be crucial in troubleshooting significant and unique issues related to tooling, molding, assembly, fit, and wear.

As the central hub for On’s key manufacturing regions, you will act as a critical liaison between On inline development and production teams, working closely with strategic vendors to ensure product intent is maintained while meeting commercial and operational requirements.

You will engineer products for efficient manufacturability, lowest cost, and highest quality and performance.

On's Innovation team is an agile, interdisciplinary group of footwear creation, advanced manufacturing, and future of sport experts, driving On's future innovations and athlete-informed technologies that set On footwear apart.

We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to pioneer footwear innovation. As a member of the On Innovation Team, you will think outside the box and bring new, innovative ideas to life.

8+ years of progressive experience in the footwear industry, with a significant focus on innovation and bringing new technologies to market.

Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Engineering, Material Science, or another relevant technical field.

2D and 3D, computational design and algorithmic capabilities are a plus.

Proven ability to not only lead the scaling of new technologies but also to assess their commercial viability and factory readiness.

Expert-level 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 robust, root-cause analysis approach to problem-solving.