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Lead Footwear Materials Developer, Energy
Job Location:
Job Location:
Beaverton, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
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Posted:
6 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
3 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
This role sits within Nikes Materials Development function partnering closely with Product Management Product Development Design Engineering Product Testing Planning and Supply Chain. The Lead Materials Developer works crossfunctionally across Energy Footwear collaborates directly with external material vendors and mentors junior materials developers while reporting into senior materials leadership.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is looking for a seasoned footwear materials leader who thrives at the intersection of craft performance and possibility. This person brings deep technical fluency in footwear materials and manufacturing paired with the ability to translate design ambition into scalable commercial reality. They lead with clarity anticipate risk and use data testing and consumer insight to guide smart material decisions. Just as critical they know how to build trustacross product creation teams and with external partnersby communicating clearly mentoring others and driving solutions forward under pressure. This role requires someone equally comfortable in the lab with vendors and in crossfunctional working sessions always with the athlete and consumer at the center.
- Open to work in Beaverton OR
- Minimum 6 years of direct experience in footwear materials and product creation
- Bachelors degree in Materials Science Engineering Footwear Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training
- Proven experience collaborating with external manufacturing partners and vendors
- Demonstrated people leadership mentoring or team management experience
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
Youll lead materials development for some of Nike Energy Footwears most visible and demanding projects driving material readiness from early concept through commercialization. Your work ensures materials deliver on design intent performance cost quality and sustainabilityon time and at scale.
- Lead the endtoend materials creation process from concept development through commercial readiness
- Partner daily with Design Product Development Engineering Testing Planning and Sourcing teams to deliver aligned solutions
- Translate 2D design intent into 3D material executions that meet athlete consumer and business needs
- Manage prototypes samples and lab testing interpreting results to resolve performance and quality challenges
- Drive material strategies across palettes sustainability initiatives and product creation tools
- Collaborate directly with vendors to ensure technical feasibility pricing alignment and scalable manufacturing routes
- Maintain clear documentation and material data to support commercialization and longterm supply chain success
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
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