Product Development Engineer II

Oakley, Inc. is a sport and lifestyle brand, driven to ignite the imagination through the fusion of art and science. Building on its legacy of innovative, market-leading optical technology, the company manufactures and distributes high performance sunglasses, prescription lenses and frames, goggles, apparel, footwear, and accessories.

Has your voice and creativity been overlooked due to the fact that you're just one piece in a giant machine? If you're ready to take back the passion that initially lead you to design and product development then please keep reading. Oakley is looking for a Product Development Engineer that is ready to tinker and tackle pie in the sky designs. If you think you're ready to set the design and Product Development world upside there shouldn't be any hesitation to the following questions: - You want to make kickass products for a passionate consumer? - You're not afraid to voice well thought out and researched opinions? - You've created metal, plastic, composite, or exotic material consumer products that have a life of their own? - You believe everything can and will be made better? - You want less bureaucracy and more ownership of projects and products? - You're ready to have your legacy cemented by introducing the world to products that fuse science with art?

- Responsible for the mechanical/technical development of new eyewear models including mechanical engineering, material selection, tool and process design, technical drawings, and PLM. - Multiple project schedule coordination and tracking within a fast paced product development environment. - Lead cross functional team through new product introduction process from sketch to mass production. - Communicate project status to department manager and applicable departments. - Initiate continuous improvement and cost reduction programs. - Provide innovative solutions to overall industry challenges resulting in occasional patent grants. - Limited travel to international factories.

**The Qualifiers** - Excellent communication skills with ability to interface effectively with coworkers ranging from senior vice presidents to product assembly teams. - Well versed in Injection-molded component design and processing. - Understanding of metal component manufacturing techniques. - Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, Kaizen, sigma science, JIT, Set-up Reduction, etc - Proficient in at least one CAD software package (Solidworks/ProE/Rhino/Alias) - Proficient in 2D drafting ANSI/ASME standards, best practices, dimensioning & tolerancing, GD&T. - Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS project. - B.S. in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering - Made in the USA manufacturing experience. **Stoked if you have this too** - Previous project management experience. - Hands on experience with metal fabrication or machine shop experience - Eyewear or action sports retail sales experience - Bilingual: English + Spanish/Mandarin/Italian - Passion for life outside of work - mountain biking, motocross, surfing, musician, photography, kickstarter, etc.