WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Nike Air Manufacturing and Innovation is a fast-paced production environment.  This role will work with a highly skilled team of Automation and Controls engineers provide technical support and leadership for key stakeholders throughout Air Mi as well as design, deploy and scale automation solutions for Air MI.  In this role you will partner with many functions including Production, Planning, Maintenance, EHS, Product Engineering, Information Technology and External Vendors.  This role will report to the Director, Product Development Engineering, Automation Controls and Safety.  This role may also collaborate with the wider Nike ecosystem to develop and support automation solutions.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Senior Product Development Engineer in Automation Controls and Safety to join the Air Manufacturing and Innovation team.  This role will be heavily involved in all aspects of the Automation pipeline from conceptualization to pilot to driving and supporting long term automation solutions.  This role requires strong teamwork skills and the ability to balance production support and long-term project work.  Candidates should be comfortable dealing with ambiguity and demonstrate a positive attitude and a bias towards taking action and driving results.  

Key attributes for this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience or training
• Minimum of 3 yrs experience working in Automation Controls and safety space
• Proven ability to work with associates of all levels including people leaders, experts, engineers, technicians, and supervisors.
• Demonstrated experience with structured problem solving
• Demonstrated experience in Rockwell PLC and HMI Programming
• Demonstrated Experience with automation project lifecycle (PoC → Pilot → Scale).
• Knowledge of Robotic (ABB, Denso)
• Knowledge of Vision systems (Keyence, Cognex or similar)
• Knowledge of IOT Connectivity
• Knowledge of Servo systems and variable frequency drives
• Knowledge of Program Management Fundamentals
• Familiarity with integration to MES/WMS and OT security standards.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Senior Automation Engineer at Air MI you will work in a face paced production environment driving Automation solutions to deliver Air for Nike.  You will balance potential competing priorities between direct production support through troubleshooting existing equipment and automation with long term projects to enable new automation solutions and methods of make.  You will be required to work with a diverse team to drive results.  To accomplish this you will:

• Partner with Production, Production Development Engineering and Maintenance to provide technical support for manufacturing equipment, process and tooling.
• Ideate, develop, pilot and commercialize new manufacturing solutions aligned with Nike global standards.
• Partner with vendors to drive automation manufacturing solutions.
• Enable a culture of safety by driving automation solutions to potential safety issues.
• Provide training for cross functional teammates on key areas of your expertise.
• Provide timely and relevant communication regarding equipment status and project updates.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.