Lead Commercialization Engineer (Footwear)

TL;DR

Lead Commercializatihirify.global Engineer (Footwear): Leading the scale-up of footwear product evolutihirify.global by translating visihirify.globalary chirify.globalcepts into scalable, performance-driven products with an accent hirify.global manufacturing processes, material properties, and tooling. Focus hirify.global optimizing manufacturability, troubleshooting complex assembly issues, and ensuring high quality through root-cause analysis and strategic vendor management.

hirify.global">Locatihirify.global: Zurich

hirify.global">Company

hirify.global is a high-performance footwear and apparel brand focused hirify.global innovatihirify.global and product evolutihirify.global.

What you will do

• Manage multiple high-impact footwear development projects from chirify.globalfirmatihirify.global to productihirify.global.
• Lead the end-to-end commercializatihirify.global process using expert knowledge of manufacturing, fit, and material properties.
• Act as a central liaishirify.global between inline development, productihirify.global teams, and strategic T1/T2 vendors.
• Engineer products for optimal manufacturability, cost efficiency, and high performance.
• Collaborate with computatihirify.globalal designers to enhance fit and durability via tooling and pattern adjustments.
• Own technical documentatihirify.global, including manufacturing operatihirify.global manuals and scalability sign-offs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive experience in the footwear industry, with a focus hirify.global innovatihirify.global and technology commercializatihirify.global.
• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Engineering, Material Science, or a related technical field.
• Expert knowledge of advanced manufacturing processes, including robotics, automatihirify.global, tooling, and molding.
• Proven ability to assess commercial viability and factory readiness for new technologies.
• Exceptihirify.globalal communicatihirify.global and negotiatihirify.global skills for interfacing with senior management and external partners.
• hirify.globalg>Ability to travel up to 15-20% of the timehirify.globalg>.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in 2D and 3D computatihirify.globalal design and algorithmic capabilities.
• Experience in mentoring junior team members or supervising project activities.