The role is based in Vietnam and reporting to the Footwear Senior Manufacturing Manager, you will join the Footwear Manufacturing & Engineering team. You will collaborate with Product Creation, Innovation, Chemical Engineering, Costing, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and our Manufacturing Partners to develop products, optimize processes and patterns, sustain manufacturing systems, and deliver on our commitment to the athlete*. You will also work across functions to troubleshoot and improve existing production processes.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORSenior Manufacturing Engineer is one of the keys to driving Manufacturing and Product Excellence. You’ll collaborate with a diverse team of subject matter experts across various disciplines to successfully deliver epic FW Products, great quality and strategic initiatives.
A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience); a master’s in Tooling Engineering or Pattern Engineer or similar is a big plus.
Minimum 2 - 3 years relevant industry (chemical, manufacturing, industrial or mechanical engineering).
Experience in the footwear industry is preferred.
A strategic thinker who thrives in complex environments and knows how to build strong relationships across internal and external partners.
Excellent communication in English (written and verbal), with solid project and time management skills.
Comfortable with occasional travel (up to 10%) and flexible enough to work across global time zones.
Skilled in identifying and managing risks and issues.
Confident using standard Microsoft Office tools.
You'll help advance Nike’s mission to create world-class footwear by leading manufacturing and product excellence, elevating Footwear quality and proliferate modernization manufacturing. Your work will align with global engineering strategies and deliver meaningful impact locally.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:
Accountable for ensuring factory progress against Nike strategic goals and adherence to Nike’s manufacturing and quality standards.
Monitor and track operations at manufacturing sites to ensure alignment with Nike strategies.
Provide footwear expertise to scale new capabilities and innovations at the factory level.
Drive manufacturability validation of Innovation technology and confirm manufacturing readiness.
Work with Manufacturing & Engineering leadership and factory teams to support correct application of standardized best practices at factory workshop floor.
Partner with Footwear Manufacturing Systems Engineering and manufacturing factory teams to evaluate effectiveness of global strategic initiatives.
Manufacturing Excellence:
Ensure Nike standards are met throughout development, commercialization and provide inputs to resolve issues.
Collaborate with Product Creation, Manufacturing Partners and Manufacturing Systems Engineering teams to facilitate the transition and scale of advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Assess the overall effectiveness of processes and process changes.
Support implementation and proliferation of digital systems and tools to improve manufacturing effectiveness and performance.
Ensure standardized and consistent metrics at factory sites, review data, identify opportunities and validate partner plans and solutions to deliver improvements.
Product Excellence:
Connect Manufacturing with Product Creation to ensure manufacturability and process efficiency is addressed at factory sites.
Drive franchise model Calibration, Standardization and Optimization initiatives across manufacturing sites.
Partner with Manufacturing System Engineering and factory teams to scale foundational elements of Quality Management System (QMS), use real time data to validate effectiveness of factory QMS, identify and close gaps in factory QMS.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 2–3 years of relevant industry experience in chemical, manufacturing, industrial, or mechanical engineering
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Project and time management skills
- Ability to identify and manage risks and issues
- Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office tools
- Master's degree in Tooling Engineering, Pattern Engineering, or a similar field
- Footwear industry experience
- Ability to travel occasionally, up to 10%
- Ability to work across global time zones
Nike Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nike and has not been reviewed or approved by Nike.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is complemented by options such as a Mega Backdoor Roth and deferred compensation for eligible earners. Financial coaching and structured savings programs support long-term financial security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a stock discount sits alongside broad-based equity vehicles like RSUs and non-qualified stock options. These avenues expand wealth-building opportunities beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes maternity and paternity time, recently expanded in the U.S. to 16 weeks and extended to part-time retail teammates. Additional supports include childcare assistance at select locations and family-building benefits such as fertility, surrogacy, and adoption.
Nike Insights
What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*. Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it. Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together. Take your first step at nike.com/careers * If you have a body, you’re an athlete.
Why Work With Us
At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.
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