Footwear Developer II, Elite Athlete Innovation

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Who We Are: At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive.

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Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

Runner First
- We act in the best interest of the runner
Word is Bond
- We do what we say we’ll do
Champion Heart
- We give our all in everything we do
There is no “I” in Run
- We stay generous with our humanity
Keep Moving
- We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement - because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.

Your Job:

The Footwear Innovation Developer II – Racing Footwear utilizes advanced, technical product and process knowledge, to work with a cross-functional product creation team from the collection of insights through commercialization to deliver the highest-performing racing footwear for Brooks professional athletes like the Beasts Track Club, Hansons-Brooks ODP, Mavericks, NIL athletes, and Brooks runners of all levels.. Your work has a direct impact on the Brooks professional athlete results, Brooks Sports Marketing strategy, and technology learnings that trickle into the full Brooks performance product line. You have successful hands-on experience and knowledge of the total footwear construction process including outsole/midsole technical 2D/ 3D, pattern engineering, material construction and properties, and costing. You understand, through curiosity, intuition, and direct feedback, the nuanced needs of elite track & road racing athletes and foresee innovation opportunities to equip them with revolutionary racing product. Other critical responsibilities include understanding manufacturing capabilities, anticipating issues, problem solving, and timely resolution. Your ideas around engineering principles that enhance product performance, product value, and your ability to communicate them across the product teams is a must for this role.

Own leading execution and management of multiple New Upper, New Tooling racing footwear projects including leading projects from brief creation to final confirmation with T1, T2, and T3 factories at overlapping stages and intro dates.

Deliver on Brooks Fit, Feel, Ride principles and goals via an unwavering dedication to always deliver product excellence at every prototype round.

Empathize with the needs of elite athletes require from their racing footwear and be able to craft stories on how their success in racing impacts the overall Brooks Enterprise. Collaborate with Sports Marketing and Brooks professional athletes to ensure product development and introduction timing meets Enterprise needs.

Manage racing shoe & track spike development sample and production approval process with World Athletics and be an industry representative for Brooks on the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). Be the technical product expert in the room on the WFSGI to ensure rules and implementations match to Brooks racing footwear product vision. Plan and execute project development according to the highly-accelerated seasonal critical dates that lead to on–time delivery of development samples and production confirmation in time for major competitions, international championships, national championships, and World Majors.

Identify gaps in technologies; lead new innovation technology projects to solve, test, implement and commercialize for your racing footwear projects; and ultimately tech transfer learnings to other cross-functional teams.

Partner with and influence vendors and factories in the manufacturing process with the ability to steer the process to advance and achieve new manufacturing techniques which enhance the overall performance of product.

Partner with and guide Design. Asia Development, and PLM teams to ensure that designs are manufacturable and meet cost and quality objectives for each product.

Critique, adjust and evaluate technical blueprints (outsole/ midsole/ upper), 3D CADs, upper patterns and materials from a performance, manufacturing, and functional perspective.

Recommend and specify to Product team the material, component, and construction options to meet pricing targets and product’s functional goals, as well as ensure product performance integrity through product testing (physical and field testing).

Partner with more senior members of the team to support their projects as needed...Initiate and lead meetings with product teams during various phases of development to review, evaluate, update, and drive the decision-making process that leads to on–time production confirmation.

Collaborate with our Research, Design and Development, Marketing and Costing teams and Color Designers to show sample materials that meet the criteria for the category based on material performance data.

Create and build a knowledge base and stay informed about vendor capabilities and performance, factory relationships, quality issues, materials pricing, and lead times.

Keep abreast of market trends, new technologies and consumer needs to ensure that products incorporate the functional needs our athlete’s demand.

Participate in quarterly domestic travel for key athlete testing, insights gathering, and competitions.

Participate in Asia development trips, 3 - 4 per year, to work with manufacturers and suppliers on existing and current development projects.

Additional responsibilities and projects as assigned.

Compensation: The pay range for this position, based out of the Brooks Seattle HQ, is $98,286 - $147,428 per year. Base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Other:

Brooks is proud to offer a robust benefits package to our employees and their families!

Benefits - Including medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, HSA and employer contribution, FSA, family & fertility assistance, 401K Savings Plan and match, employee assistance program, and transportation assistance.

Paid Time Off - Brooks offers generous time off, including five weeks of paid time off, eleven paid holidays, and paid sick and parental leave.

Bonus - In addition to base pay, Brooks employees may also be offered an annual bonus based on company performance.

Perks - Including product discounts, employee recognition, fitness discounts, volunteer and donation benefits.

Location - You will spend 4 days per week in our Seattle offices, as we believe our organization flourishes when connections, collaboration, creativity, problem-solving, and celebrations happen in person.

At Brooks, we celebrate diversity & equity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and encourage people of all backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and skills to apply. Brooks is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, two-spirit identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, the presence of a physical, mental, or sensory disability, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), caste, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, actual or perceived victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking, HIV or Hepatitis C infection, political ideology, use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability, or on any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, or any other non-merit based factors.