Lab Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage the footwear testing lab in Taiwan.
• Primarily work with Innovation in developing new test methods and standards for our new technologies.
• Supports product development tests and manage the relationship with two of our largest factory groups (based in Taiwan): rolling out test methods to factories, ensuring testing consistency across suppliers and factories
• Manage a program to test models based on country-specific test requirements.
• Interact with other functions (Materials, Manufacturing, Product Testing, Categories, Innovation) in Taiwan and in other countries

Education & Industry Exposure:

• Minimum of Bachelor degree with background in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical or Materials Engineering, Materials Science, or Biomechanics.
• At least 5 years of testing experience or combination of 3 years of testing experience and 3 years in an engineering environment involving test design, data collection, data analysis, equipment design and/or product development is required.
• Experience in sports equipment testing or product development (particularly footwear) is strongly desired.
• Advanced degree in appropriate field may satisfy the test experience requirement.

Technical Background:

• Communication - Strong written and oral communication skills in English. Ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical audience is required. Strong presentation skills are desired.
• Personal Computers - Experience in use of PC based spreadsheets and word processing programs (Word & Excel for Windows).
• Testing Methods - Experience with product testing, materials testing or experimental design required. Experience with statistical analysis of data is also required.
• Instrumentation - Experience with basic instrumentation equipment.
• Footwear/Equipment - Experience with footwear or sports equipment testing and/or production desired.

Leadership:

• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Strong team management skills
• Project management experience

If you are interested in this position, please send your resume to Celine Wei at celine.wei@nike.com