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Senior Specialist - Tooling Engineer
Location: Zurich
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In short
This role will act as the leader and main point of contact when it comes to the bottom unit in the footwear development process. As a Footwear Tooling engineer, you will work in close collaboration with designers, developers and out sourcing hub in Asia to provide a smooth and effective transition from the concept creation, to prototyping and through to production. You will also be working closely with our Innovation and Sport engineering teams to help validate and bring high performance products and technologies to market.
Your Mission
Provide Footwear technical designs constraints and solutions, material choices and product construction input by using your demonstrated knowledge of material, mold construction and manufacturing methods.
Act as the bottom unit leader for product across multiples verticals and projects, not only Inline but Innovation as well.
Analyse and improve product designs for manufacturability and durability by offering solutions and still achieving quality and performance targets. Your skills in 2D-3D modelling will support these goals.
Use your understanding of cost implementations of individual molding methods as well as actual tooling designs to give recommendations.
Assist the development product management and design teams with any tooling related questions or issues, in addition of collaborating with our Asian counterparts and supporting moldshops teams.
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Your story
Hold a higher education degree in Engineering or Design fields.
Have 5+ of experience within a engineering role working closely with development and production, preferably in FTW.
Have experience working with 2D and 3D CAD FIles (Rhinoceros ideally). Experience in Simulation (FEA) as a bonus.
Have excellent time management skills an the ability to work with multiples deadlines.
Have technical knowledge in material, manufacturing, and plastic molding. Footwear is a world you know well.
Have demonstrated expertise in project management, costing, quality, and abilities to provide solutions within complex constraints.
Fluent in English
About the Team
You'll be joining our growing team of five Tooling experts, a specialized group at the heart of our global Footwear Engineering team. Here, you will be fueled by a culture of relentless discovery, directly shaping the future of our products.
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Ernest
Footwear Development, Ho Chi Minh City
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.