Deckers

Deckers

Lead Product Engineer - UGG Footwear

Goleta, California

Sponsorship not specified$109k-$147kDetected 28 days ago
Product ManagementProject ManagementExcelMechanical DesignCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

  • We celebrate diversity--of your background, your experiences and your unique identity.
  • We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are.
  • We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.

Responsibilities

  • Lead tooling development across assigned categories, ensuring alignment to design intent and engineering standards
  • Create, refine, and implement tooling procedures, documentation standards, and best practices
  • Provide technical guidance to team members and support consistent execution across projects
  • Apply structured analytical approaches to resolve complex tooling issues and drive corrective actions
  • Develop and enhance tooling SOPs, checklists, and process workflows to improve consistency and efficiency
  • Track and improve key tooling KPIs and support vendor benchmarking and capability development
  • Partner with Design, Product Development, and Asia teams to ensure tooling feasibility, cost alignment, and scalable production solutions
  • Lead tooling readiness for commercialization, ensuring performance, durability, and aesthetic standards are met
  • Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.
  • You'll drive execution from concept through commercialization, ensuring alignment to design intent, manufacturability, cost targets, and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
  • 6+ years in footwear engineering, tooling, or mold development
  • Proven experience leading tooling development across multiple projects or categories from concept through commercialization
  • Track record of improving processes, tooling performance, or development efficiency
  • Strong technical knowledge of tooling construction and processes (EVA, rubber, PU, injection)
  • Ability to evaluate and interpret 2D/3D drawings, tooling blueprints, and engineering specifications
  • Proficiency in PLM systems, Excel tracking tools, and engineering documentation

Compensation

  • Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We've created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they're valued.

Benefits

  • Financial Planning and wellbeing
  • Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge.
  • Extras, discounts and perks

Equal opportunity

  • Diversity and inclusion are key to our success.
  • We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands.
  • We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.
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