Product Designer - Specialized 3

Our client, a leading athletic footwear and apparel manufacturing company, is looking for a Product Designer - Specialized 3. This is for an initial duration of 03 months and is located at Beaverton, OR.

Job Title: Product Designer - Specialized 3 Reference ID: 25-07421 Location: Beaverton, OR Duration: 03 months Job Type: Contract (Candidates must be able to work on W2 without VISA sponsorship)

• Onsite at WHQ - Full 5 days onsite (M-F)!

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Manufacture molds and parts utilizing CNC and manual machines
• Perform all secondary operations per standard operation procedures. i.e.. Bead blast, polish, blue off, wash.
• Working cross functionally on innovation projects
• Working independently with little to no direction from Supervisor.
• Program and simulate as directed by manager or department lead.
• Be a positive member on the team. Be a leader.
• Research and test new manufacturing ideas, machines, and processes.
• Attend project kickoff meetings and accurately estimate manufacturing timelines.
• Written and verbal updates to stakeholders about project status
• Working cross functionally with labs and engineering to solve project issues.
• Be coachable.
• Has developed expertise in a variety of work processes or activities. Independently manufacture all projects with limited information or assistance.
• Be able to make decisions regarding manufacturing process with favorable outcome.
• Work closely with team members and cross functionally to continually improve the manufacturing process.

Client Product Designer 3 (Footwear) - Footwear Lab
Become a Part of the CLIENT, Inc. Team

• CLIENT, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be.
• The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination.
• The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Client, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

Who We Are Looking For

• As part of the engineering pillar in the Client Footwear lab, we are looking for creative and technical individuals to help bring new footwear concepts to life.
• Working closely with your cross functional teammates, you will employ your technical skills to determine aesthetic and functional design solutions and help overcome design challenges. Highly self-motivated with a solution-oriented approach, you are capable of producing high-quality work on very fast deadlines.
• If you are passionate about footwear and passionate about solving problems, then we'd love to talk to you.

What You Will Work On

• In a Product Design 3 role, you will design by driving digital creation from ideation to prototype. Deliverables range from digital assets to physical samples.
• You will work closely with these other teams to produce a successful deliverable. Additionally, you will build and present assets that effectively communicate design intent to a variety of audiences such as product designers, developers, engineers, technicians, mold makers, and more.

Who You Will Work With

• In the Product Design 3 role, you will be working on a team under the Client Footwear Lab organization on early footwear concepts and ideas for various teams across global footwear.
• These teams can range from Client innovation or performance and lifestyle teams within the Fields of Play.

What You Bring

• 7 - 10 years work experience CNC machinist / programming
• Familiar with Okuma, Makino, DMG Mori CNC machines
• Flexible, self-starter, motivated to continually learn and grow
• Innovative mindset, creative problem solver, and process oriented
• Understanding of mold making, is a plus
• Possess a mechanical approach and working in a hands-on environment
• Effective project management skills
• Passion for making; technical confidence working with your hands
• Versatile, detail-oriented, problem-solving skills, and comfort operating in ambiguity
• Ability to drive collaboration and communication within a complex group