Altra is looking to hire a Footwear Developer II to drive the development, engineering, fit, margin adherence, and specifications for new and existing footwear from design to commercialization, focusing on project management and creating best-in-class performance footwear.
Requirements
- Demonstrates a complete understanding of the development process from brief hand-off to production
- Demonstrates a complete understanding of tooling processes including 2D/3D CAD and CAM processes
- Demonstrates a complete understanding of materials, pattern engineering, tooling processes and mold construction
- Demonstrates a complete understanding of product categories, materials, and product development cycle
- Competent in Adobe Illustrator, Product Management/Development systems and Microsoft Office program suite
Responsibilities
- Manage the development of products from kickoff to production ensuring triad adherence to the product creation calendar milestones through pro-active follow ups.
- Confirm final development samples on time and ensure samples meet expected quality and accuracy standards.
- Evaluation and review of tooling including but not limited to reading 2D blueprints, reviewing 3D CADs and printing 3D components for physical review prior to approval to opening sample molds.
- Collaborate with VFA Asia development and the Materials Developer to recommend materials and provide technical expertise on constructions that meet Design intent without risking product integrity/quality, while meeting or exceeding gross margin targets.
- Provide the Commercialization Manager and Senior Product Developer product information needed to execute the wear testing of their projects from early prototypes to final confirmed sample testing.
- Collaborates with design team on the creation of technical packages (CADs, Shell Patterns, Tooling Artwork, Product Details, etc) which are used to build BOMs/specifications in Flex PLM.
- Ensure execution of fit through clear analysis, documentation, communication, adherence to fit standards, and partnering with the US Commercialization Manager, VF Asia Development and Commercialization teams.
Other
- 4+ years of experience and professional achievements
- Self-driven and able to independently manage products through the Development cycle
- Detail oriented with strong project management, organizational, work ethic and teamwork skills
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
