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Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Red Wing Shoe Company is looking for a Product Creation Engineer. This role is responsible for providing engineering support for the Creation, Design, Development, and Engineering for global footwear development, from Product Brief to Commercialization, while continuously improving Margin Enhancement and product innovation.

The Product Creation Engineer develops molds for insoles, footbeds, metguards, midsoles, and outsoles, as well as lasts and toe caps; Develops and procures 3D rapid prototyping; Collaborates with Merchants, Designers, Developers and Pattern Engineers to ensure that detailed specs/Tech Packages have precise information; Ensures product is fit, field and functionally tested and passes all internal/external testing before product launch; Acts as liaison and consultant between Product Creation and Supply Chain, including outside Suppliers/Vendors; manages projects including managing to timelines and communicating the status of products, key dates, and milestones of the GTM (Go-To-Market) process.

Qualified candidates will have bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university and 5-7 years of CAD engineering experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 2-3 years of experience in footwear manufacturing preferred. Candidates will also have demonstrated experience in applying critical thinking to successfully convert drawings and sketches of moderate to high levels of complexity into fabricated parts.

Candidates will have a high level of proficiency in CAD engineering with the ability to independently take a project from start to finish with limited guidance and in a cost-effective manner; Strong knowledge of machining, casting, molding and fabrication processes; Demonstrated ability to get results through collaboration with organizational partners; Ability to plan and organize work to meet established deadlines; Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, applying own knowledge and experience and that of others to find solutions to unique problems; Good written & verbal communication skills are essential; Knowledge of footwear terms and processes is essential; Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Email is essential.

Although this position is primarily office based, it will spend some time in the production environment. Some international travel is required, and candidates must have or be able to obtain a USA passport.

We look for team members who have a professional and mature disposition, unquestioned integrity, moral character, and ethical values; one whom the organization can trust without reservation. The successful candidate will have attitudes and behaviors that promote management’s belief in the value of employees to the organization and uphold Red Wing’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Excellence and Community.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

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