Senior Chemical Engineer

Joins the Nike Chemical Engineering Team in Taichung, Taiwan, to help revolutionise the world's best athletic footwear for the world's best athletes. It builds knowledge of the company, product, materials, processes and customers, solves a range of product creation and engineering problems, and analyses possible solutions using standard procedures with minimal guidance. The role works within a global, highly matrixed organisation focused on manufacturing excellence and collaborates with internal teams and external manufacturing partners.

• Build deep knowledge of Nike products, materials, processes and manufacturing partners.
• Solve complex product creation and engineering challenges and help deliver high-quality footwear products to consumers globally.
• Partner cross-functionally with Innovation, Product Creation, Material Management, Cost Engineering, Material Development and Responsible Supply Chain teams, and collaborate closely with factory and supplier partners to enable scalable footwear solutions.
• Apply chemical and process engineering expertise to the design, development and scale-up of new products, materials and processes, supporting smooth transitions from Product Creation Centres to manufacturing, including Innovation handoff to inline teams.
• Define, implement and track progress against project, programme and initiative goals within the Chemical Engineering and Footwear Manufacturing Engineering (FME) network.
• Act as a functional expert in bottom-making and bottom component technologies during product creation, identifying and mitigating manufacturing risks and driving validation of advanced technologies to ensure manufacturing readiness.
• Elevate product quality and lead strategic chemical and sustainable projects from concept through manufacturing.
• Apply Design of Experiments (DOE) and strong data analysis to diagnose product development issues, draw conclusions and implement effective solutions.

• Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymers, or other related sub-specialty field, or a minimum of 5 years directly relevant work experience.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• English written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and drive strategic priorities in a technical environment.
• Proven ability to work in diverse teams in a development or manufacturing setting and thrive.
• Ability to lead projects and project teams through openness and honesty and the courage to make tough calls when needed.
• Proficient problem solver with a highly developed ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Customer-focused, collaborative approach to working and ability to give clear direction to internal and external partners.
• Ensures accountability of oneself and others.
• Passion for sustainability and continuous improvement.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as JMP, Minitab, Statistica, Excel and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity when working with internal and external partners.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment.

• Footwear experience.

• Reports to a Chemical Manager.
• Works collaboratively with external Footwear Manufacturing Partners and across the full Footwear Supply Chain organisation.
• Operates within a highly matrixed organisation across a variety of internal and external partners.
• Part of a global team committed to delivering excellence to product teams and consumers every day.