Footwear Product Developer
US$82,000 – US$103,000 / yr base salary
Posted 27 Jul 2026
Advertised as “Footwear Product Developer 2”
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- Level
- 2
- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$82,000 – US$103,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyEngineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Department**:** Footwear Supply Chain
Reports to: Senior Director, Footwear Development
Location: Portland, Oregon
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As our Footwear Developer 2 you will manage highly technical and complex footwear products from design phase through to production readiness. Using your technical development expertise, collaborative working style and solutions-oriented approach you will collaborate with our Design, Product Management, Engineering, Materials Development, and Manufacturing teams to deliver the most innovative products to the mountain athlete.
This role is based out of our Portland office and is expected to be performed on-location.
Meet Your Future Team:
Our Product Creation team is a dynamic group spread across the globe. It sits within our Supply Chain organization and is a center of excellence partner with our Footwear Business Unit. The Arc’teryx Footwear team creates innovative, aesthetically striking product that exceeds the core mountain athlete’s outdoors needs across climbing, hiking, and trail running categories. We are builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying our athlete’s future needs – then, build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges. We are a passionate collective with a focus on collaborative teamwork, and our vision is to redefine the industry.
If you were in the Footwear Product Developer 2 role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
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Executing the development of product from the initial design phase through product confirmation.
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Closely collaborating with our materials development and engineering teams
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Influencing the product creation process to ensure our performance, costing, and manufacturing targets are hit.
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Focusing heavily on new materials development (uppers and bottoms)
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Working with our Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners to ensure flawless execution of our model-level strategies.
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Creating and maintaining accurate documentation of Bill of Material (BOM) and technical specifications
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Ensuring adherence to our product creation timelines.
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Engaging with functional and extended teams to align with and support engineering best practices to deliver on product performance goals, guest and athlete requirements