Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX

As our Footwear Engineer, Product Industrialization, you will support the high performance and quality standards that our athletes deserve. You will play a hands-on role in bringing footwear concepts to life throughout the product creation cycle, from innovation through production. You will work on-site with our Tier 1 partner and collaborate with your Arc'teryx cross-functional partners in Development, Quality, and Costing. You will help apply best practices and follow established processes to support performance, quality, and profitability. Our manufacturing partner will be a key collaborator for you, and you'll work closely with them to bring designs to life with precision and care.

This role is based in Taichung, Taiwan. Candidates must be eligible to work in Taiwan.

Meet Your Future Team

Our team is a dynamic group spread across the globe. It sits within our Supply Chain organization and is a center of excellence partner with our Footwear Business Unit. The Arc’teryx Footwear team creates innovative, aesthetically striking product that exceeds the core mountain athlete’s outdoors needs across climbing, hiking, and trail running categories. We are builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying our athlete’s future needs – then, build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges. We are a passionate collective with a focus on collaborative teamwork, and our vision is to redefine the industry.

If you were in the Footwear Engineer, Product Industrialization role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Supporting performance and quality excellence on assigned models, helping ensure the vision of our product creation teams is realized by our Tier 1 partner.
Collaborating on the industrialization and commercialization of individual models, helping each one hit its performance, cost, and manufacturability targets.
Following established processes, toolboxes, and best practices in collaboration with our Portland based teams and your peers across Asia.
Helping identify quality risks early and supporting timely resolution when issues arise.
Coordinating with Materials teams and Tier 2 partners to support materials creation
Working with Costing team members to help track and stay aligned with margin targets
Building strong, collaborative working relationships with our Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners

Here are some things you could be working on in the future:

Contributing to the evolution of our digital capabilities to support more efficient ways of working.
Supporting innovation exploration in product and manufacturing.
Growing your technical expertise and taking on greater ownership as our Asia team continues to build out.

Are you our next Footwear Engineer, Product Industrialization?

You have a relevant degree, or the equivalent experience in a mechanical environment
You have a relevant degree, or equivalent experience, in a mechanical or engineering environment.
You have 5+ years of industrialization experience in the footwear industry in Asia.
You have good communication skills and can collaborate effectively with colleagues in Portland and other Asian countries.
You have a solid understanding of footwear construction, foams and rubbers, pattern making, manufacturing, costing, lasts, and materials.
You have strong communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal.
You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions.
You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity.
You seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right.

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

Leave it Better

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