Running Shoes Design Specialist

Are You Passionate About Running and Running Shoes?

Join the World's Best Product Review Company as a Running Shoes Design Specialist and help us shape the future of running shoes! Are you an advanced runner who thrives on pushing the limits? Do you have a passion for evaluating the latest running gear to enhance performance? This is your chance to make a real impact. As a Running Shoes Design Specialist, you’ll dive deep into the latest running footwear, understand how they work and how to create test that can differentiate them. You will work with other test developers to create a series of test that will characterize and help our users choose the best running shoe for their need.

Overview of what we offer: 

• Very competitive salaries
• Flexible schedule
• Annual payment for the Order of Engineers membership (OIQ) and access to a supervisor to help you obtain your permit
• Fully paid collective insurance benefits
• RRSP employer contribution
• Fitness reimbursement contribution  
• Commute benefit contribution  
• Employee referral program  
• Culture of fun and get together 
• When working at the office, beverages are on us!  

Your role  

• Design and Develop High-Quality Tests: Create and design reliable tests for running shoe, ensuring they are updated with new product features to maintain relevance and accuracy
• Innovate and Validate: Research and stay abreast of emerging technologies and market innovations. Validate hypotheses through comprehensive product testing to support cutting-edge advancements
• Collaborate and Support: Work closely with various departments to identify critical product information that users seek. Provide ongoing support to testing teams throughout the testing process to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
• Share Your Expertise: Serve as a running shoe product expert by engaging with users through our site forum and email, addressing their questions and concerns 

What personality we are looking for

• You are passionate running shoe foam compliance and energy return
• You are curious, ingenious, and creative 
• You are methodical and have good analytical skills 
• You love doing research, data acquisition and analysis
• You love design and build measurement tool
• You are a self-learner that learn quickly
• You have a great ability to understand and identify enthusiast’s needs 
• You like to work in collaboration and have a team spirit

Qualification/Experience  

• Must be able to demonstrate expert-level knowledge in running shoe and test design
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer, software, etc.) or equivalent background/experiences
• 5+ years of working experience in engineering or in a relevant field
• Must be able to establishes clear success metrics for complex initiatives
• Like to collaborates across teams to ensure the desired quality is achieved and mentors junior team members to improve autonomy
• Good at using data, evidence, and logical reasoning to formulate project goal
• Good knowledge of Matlab or Python
• Good communication skills in English 
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office 
• Experience as an advanced runner and involvement in running events is a great asset
  • Advanced Runner (F):
    • 5k: <23:30min
    • 10k: <52min
    • 21k: <1h52min
  • Advanced Runner (M):
    • 5k: <20min
    • 10k: <45min
    • 21k: <1h45min

Does this position interest you?    

Don't hesitate any longer, apply and come join our amazing team!  

Disclaimer:

For Quebec candidates: It is important to note that proficiency in English is required due to the international reach of our company, and the need to interact with users, suppliers, customers, etc., outside Quebec. We thank you for your understanding.

RTINGS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.