As the Lead Materials innovator within Apparel Materials innovation, you’ll develop and apply material expertise to fuel and support strategic material innovation efforts in, polymers, yarn, fabric, dyeing & post finishing field within Nike innovation.
You will be asked to integrate textiles expertise to drive various NXT innovation programs across all Apparel material innovation technologies.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON
You will be involved in the overall process of material development from ideation through commercialization and scale up.
You'll also collaborate to explore new test methods & protocol for materials research projects that fall outside the normal realm with internal and external lab resources.
You'll continually research and analyze new materials opportunities and technologies in the marketplace. You will work on digital tools to facilitate data inform decision.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH
You will collaborate with NXT design, product management, product Creation teams and Sustainability team to develop new textile solutions for a variety of materials and processes.
You will also be working with material engineering teams to solve seeding and scale challenges for material innovation.
You'll manage and work with all tiers of external textile partners, finishing & machinery suppliers, and laboratory testing personnel to ensure that relevant materials and processes meet all performance specifications and are able to scale up to bulk production expectation.
You will conduct presentations and educational seminars to innovators, designers, and other interested groups.
WHAT YOU BRING:
Bachelor's degree in Textile Science, Textile Engineering/Technology, Design, or related field.
A Master’s degree is a plus
Minimum 7-10 years' relevant work experience preferred.
Requires knowledge and hands-on experience of knit, woven & non-woven textiles. Familiarity with the state-of-the-art technologies in textiles, manufacturing and finishing processes.
Requires knowledge and experience on Fibers and yarn.
Knowledge of environmental issues, but also technological solutions, and relevant environmental legislation, policy, and guidance.
Ability to communicate effectively and work under tight timelines and with limited information.
Strong interpersonal effectiveness, project management and data-based decision making (i.e. statistical methods) track record.
Ability to work with a moderate level of guidance and direction and effectively elevate strategic concerns to senior management in a timely manner.
Ability to make decisions within guidelines and policies that impact own priorities and allocation of time to meet deadlines.