Hiring: Developer 2, Footwear Innovation Company: Under Armour Location: Portland, OR Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 11:29:12 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Product Strategy About the job Experience: •At least 5 years of footwear or athletic equipment industry experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience. •Work Schedule: This role follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring 4 days in-office per week. •Sponsorship Eligibility: (US ONLY) UA does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based work authorization for this position at this time. Required Skills: •Lead and oversee all development and engineering aspects of projects in footwear prototyping phase. Elevates athlete-centered problem solving and troubleshooting, invests time and energy into novel solutions to meaningful problems. Crafting elite level product solutions. •Understand both product and brand vision, product strategy, innovation strategy, and evergreens to inform and prioritize workload. Clearly define business critical project features to be resolved before commercialization (i.e. performance criteria, costs, durability, scale up etc) •Study and expand understanding of traditional and novel footwear manufacturing processes. Use this knowledge to iterate new component and engineering concepts. •Interface directly with Innovation Operations to uphold the Innovation pipeline process from ideation thru transfer to the commercial teams. Maintain accountability for on-time prototype, testing analysis (in partnership with the wear testing and lab teams), and commercialization documentation deliverables to the supply chain team. •Coordinate and support fit and wear test process with test managers. Skillfully assess test report data, translates testing feedback into actionable changes to materials, construction or product build. •Maintain an open line of communication with production, marketing, engineering and sourcing functions, to resolve performance and construction issues through commercialization gates. Track and understands prototype issues for future planning. •Actively seek out for new technologies related to both product and process. •Present athlete needs and product solutions features for each concept. Qualifications: •Knowledge of footwear/apparel/accessory construction, mold engineering and molding processes, material construction and properties, textile manufacturing, costing, pattern making, , lasts, 3D software to view and analyze model information, fluency in Adobe Illustrator, Design Experience or Product Systems Experience, Rhino proficiency a plus. •Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Design or a related field. Compensation: •$90,000 - $120,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!