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Lead, Reliability & Safety Engineer, Advanced Product Ventures

AT NIKE, Inc.
NIKE, Inc.

Lead, Reliability & Safety Engineer, Advanced Product Ventures

Beaverton, OR

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will work closely with the GM, Product lead, Nike Sports Research Lab lead, Engineering and Design teams, Program Management and Finance, to bring safe and reliable products to market. You will work across the Nike matrix to build support from product safety functions across the company.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Reliability & Safety Lead to join a newly formed team developing innovative, powered athlete products.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, or training


  • Bachelor's degree in engineering and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

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  • Proven experience in delivering multiple reliable products to the marketplace.


  • Demonstrated experience in product safety.


  • Deep understanding of reliability and statistical methods


  • Experience with Weibull analysis, FMEA, Shainin, and Six Sigma a plus.


  • Experience with hazard-based safety analysis.


  • Positive energy, curiosity, and a passion for building magical products that users love.


  • Bias to action and progress over perfection mentality.


  • Strong technical savvy and understanding/curiosity about emerging innovative technologies.


  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous learning is core to our identity.


  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves to win as a team.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As Reliability & Safety Lead, you will play a critical role in driving the execution of our powered athlete product roadmap. You will be responsible for all reliability and safety plans, tests, and metrics for powered athlete products.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

  • Help determine reliability requirements for complex electromechanical systems.


  • Provide creative solutions for validating system reliability throughout the product development process and beyond.


  • Lead correlation of lab-based test failure modes and rates with wear testing results.


  • Use predictive modeling and analytical techniques (including Weibull analysis) to determine reliability performance.


  • Determine reliability and confidence of products across multiple iterations and generations of products, measuring at the system and sub-system level.


  • Design creative test strategies to minimize test time and sample sizes required to meet targets.


  • Champion product safety using hazard-based analysis to assess system safety.


  • Provide technical leadership to a team of test analysists to ensure product reliability and safety.


  • Collaborate with engineers, designers, researchers, and other experts to deliver magical products.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Beaverton, OR, USA
Job ID: nike-21272_R-57024
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Fertility Benefits
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Veteran founded/led