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At a Glance
As a senior specialist, commercialization engineer, you will be a driving force at the forefront of On's scale of product evolution. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy to lead complex projects, challenge conventions, and champion innovative approaches that define the future of footwear. This role requires you to master technical complexity, manage key stakeholder relationships, and translate visionary concepts into scalable, performance-driven products.
Your Team
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.
Your Mission
- 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.
- Leverage expertise to guide and influence both management and your team.
- Spearhead the end-to-end commercialization process, leveraging expert knowledge of manufacturing processes, fit, material properties, mold and process manufacturing.
- Apply a strong root-cause analysis mindset to troubleshoot significant and unique issues related to tooling, molding, assembly, fit, and wear.
- 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.
- Engineer products for efficient manufacturability, lowest cost, and highest quality and performance.
- Serve as a key influencer and central communication hub, managing expectations and negotiating effectively with diverse internal teams and major external T1/T2 partners and sourcing teams across regions.
- Collaborate with computational designers, working with upper patterns and tooling construction adjustments to enhance fit, durability, and ensure scalable manufacturing.
- Own the documentation of complex tooling and upper-related issues, defining and communicating clear correction actions to all stakeholders for manufacturing guidelines.
Your Story
- 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.
- A natural technical curiosity and a robust, root-cause analysis approach to problem-solving.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to confidently present to senior management and external partners.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, navigating ambiguity and making independent judgments on complex and significant issues.
- Experience in mentoring junior team members or supervising project activities is a strong plus.
- Ability to travel up to 15-20% of the time.