Product Development Engineer, Footwear

Principal Accountabilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including consumer research, R&D, and engineering.
• Compile and evaluate research on future product requirements.
• Identify enhancements to current products.
• Assist the product development team in testing strategies, including pricing, product design, marketing, advertising, and packaging.
Problem Solving:
• Encounters similar problems requiring fact-finding, clarification, and basic analysis.
• Solutions are found within normal operating processes and policies.
• Selects the best solution based on defined procedures or precedence.
• Occasionally uses basic problem-solving techniques to define problems and identify solutions.
Interaction:
• Exchanges standard/basic technical or non-technical information with colleagues, superiors, and customers.
• May interpret or clarify technical information to aid understanding.
• Conveys straightforward information to non-divergent audiences.
Impact:
• Limited to short-term team performance.
• Supports goal achievement through personal effort.
• Plans own work, assesses progress, and adjusts efforts to meet goals.
Accountability:
• Accountable for meeting own targets impacting the immediate work area.
• Work is reviewed periodically.
• Aware of wider profitability issues.