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Senior Specialist - Innovation Design Engineer
Location: Zurich
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In short
Step into the future of performance footwear and manufacturing. Lead groundbreaking projects that develop cutting-edge, sustainable processes and products. Optimize and automate machines to drive innovation at every level. This will involve engineering and testing prototypes on a lab scale, within a practice defined by technical expertise, instinct, and a deep passion for experimentation.
Your Mission
Your mission is to develop disruptive processes to enable unprecedented novel product performance and/or enable more efficient, sustainable and agile manufacturing. By using your interdisciplinary product & process engineering know-how you come up with new manufacturing solutions, (e.g. inspired by other industries) to break boundaries regarding the ease, speed, agility and sustainability of footwear manufacturing. With an entrepreneurial mindset and your hands on mentality, you’ll work independently and flexibly, tackling challenging projects from concept to practical implementation. You’ll provide creative solutions to seemingly impossible problems and foster relationships with development partners. Through continuous innovation, you’ll push the boundaries of materials, technology, and processes, while keeping the big picture in mind.
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Your story
- Engineering Expertise: Proven experience in mechanical, manufacturing, or a related engineering field with a track record of completing projects building machines and products with your own hands, automating processes or anything else that will impress us
- Product Expertise: Background in product design, mechanical engineering, or a combination of both, with practical experience in areas such as CAD/CAM, automation, polymers, or related fields.
- Innovation & Problem-Solving: A track record of developing disruptive solutions and applying creative thinking to technical challenges.
- Hands-on Mentality: Eagerness and ability to work directly with prototypes, machinery, and lab equipment.
- Project Management: Experience independently managing complex projects from ideation to completion.
- Communication and Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with interdisciplinary teams and external partners. Experience working in a cross-functional team between engineers, designers, product experts and cross-functional non-product creation partners
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile, and flexible environment with a high degree of autonomy. You are able to work independently under a deadline on several projects simultaneously requiring both innovative ideas and engineering problem-solving.
- Innovation Mindset: You have an innovative mind with a strong drive to pushing the boundaries of footwear design & manufacturing.
About the Team
The Innovation team is responsible for On’s future products, out-of-the-box thinking and athlete-informed technology that differentiates On’s products in the market. Within the Innovation team you will join the Technology Exploration team which is focused on concept creation for products and manufacturing processes. You will have the opportunity to be part of an agile and interdisciplinary team of experts in the areas of engineering, materials, design and sports science. We foster a fast-paced environment with direct decision making and the freedom to design projects and processes.
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What we offer
On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.
On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.
What to expect
We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.
Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.
Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.