Senior Chemical Engineer

This role sits within a global Footwear Manufacturing Engineering team committed to delivering excellence to product teams and consumers. It reports to the Manager, Product Testing based in Vietnam and works closely with enterprise-wide teams, manufacturing partners, and material suppliers. The role applies chemical and process engineering expertise to the design, development, and scale-up of new products and processes, with a focus on quality and sustainability.

• Serve as a functional expert in bottom component technologies, applying chemical and process engineering expertise to develop, optimise, and scale new products, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Elevate product quality and drive strategic chemical and sustainable projects from concept through commercialisation, using Design of Experiments (DOE) and data-driven analysis to solve product and manufacturing challenges.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and factory partners to identify and mitigate manufacturing risks during product development.
• Lead capability building across factory partners, including new facility ramp-up, while ensuring quality, compliance, and engineering best practices.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Engage with Nike leadership and factory teams to ensure best practices are implemented in factories.
• Work closely with global cross-functional teams across Product Creation, Nike Explore Team (NXT), Materials Supply Chain, Sourcing, Sustainability, Manufacturing Engineering, footwear and chemical vendors, manufacturing partners, and material suppliers.
• Build knowledge of the company, product, materials, processes, and customers.

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product development, manufacturing, or process engineering.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence teams in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, prioritisation, and decision-making skills, with the agility to manage changing business needs.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical capabilities, including experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical analysis, and data analytics tools such as JMP, Minitab, or Excel.
• Effective communicator with strong English verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer-focused and collaborative team player with the ability to build partnerships and provide clear direction to stakeholders and factory partners.
• Passion for sustainability, continuous improvement, accountability, and developing high-performing teams and manufacturing capabilities.
• Ability to solve a range of product creation and engineering problems and analyse possible solutions using standard procedures with minimal guidance.

• Experience in the footwear industry is preferred.
• Experience in polymers, plastics, polyurethane, rubber, or related industries is valued.