Director of Product Engineering - Thursday Boot Company : Job Details

We are hiring a Director of Product Engineering to lead our technical footwear product development. The Director of Product Engineering will be a key member of our product development team, focusing on shoe last creation and fit optimization with a data centric, digital-first approach. This role is for the person who wants to be at the cutting edge of footwear engineering. We place enormous value on technical product engineering, and the role comes with top-tier compensation.

The ideal candidate is a leader capable and driven to take full ownership of the digital last making and technical pattern confirmation processes.

• Maintain an Organized Digital Last Library
• Maintain Last Measurements and Comparisons Files
• Return & Exchange (R&E) data and last measurements Analysis
• Continuously evaluate the R&E data and last measurements to determine if a last should be changed and how it should be changed to optimize R&E
• Lead the last development workflow
• Launch the new last for wear testing and production
• Maintain a Library of our technical footwear patterns
• Lead the Digital Patternmaking workflow, translating the “Digital Design Sample” to a “Digital Patterns for cutting”
• Opportunity to expand both your scope and build a team

• Software Technical Skills: MUST have advanced proficiency in one of the following software programs or equivalent software.
• Shoemaster
• iCad3D+
• Rhino
• AutodeskFusion 360
• EasyLast3D
• Communications: MUST be able to speak and write fluently in English.
• Organizational Skills: MUST be very organized and care deeply about maintaining accurate data and output libraries.

• Intellectually curious, motivated by first principles thinking with a desire to truly understand the “why” behind every data point.
• Strong clear written communication, with the ability to distill complex ideas into actions.
• A holistic thinker, capable of crafting long-term solutions that enable a deeper understanding.
• Team-oriented, with a desire to make those around you better through mentorship and holding others accountable.
• Someone who likes to get things done - no-drama, high-integrity, high-work ethic.

• Top of Market Financial Compensation
• Free Footwear!

• Director

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Retail