Specialist - Prototype Engineer
Publication date:
24 May 2025Workload:
100%- Place of work:Zurich
Job summary
Join us as a Prototype Engineer at Oniverse, where innovation thrives! Work in a dynamic environment with cutting-edge machinery.
Tasks
- Create footwear bottom components blending craftsmanship and modern tech.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality prototypes.
- Manage inventory and enforce safety protocols in the Labs.
Skills
- Experience in prototyping, manufacturing, or related fields is essential.
- Strong project management and prioritization skills.
- Proactive self-starter thriving in fast-paced settings.
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In short
As a Prototype Engineer, you will use our in-house workshops and advanced machinery to fulfill prototyping requests from the research and development teams across the Oniverse. Your work will support early concept validation, accelerate innovation, and help reduce time to market. The main focus of the role is creating footwear bottom components by blending traditional craftsmanship, lasting, assembly and finishing with modern technologies like subtractive manufacturing. As a vital member of the team, you will help strengthen our fast, efficient, and high-quality prototyping capabilities.
Your Mission
- Prepare stock materials, manually finish and buff components, and perform stockfitting for athletic shoe components.
- Assess the feasibility of digital 3D assets and generate G-codes and operate our milling machines.
- Act as a proactive self-starter, thriving in a fast-paced environment and effectively managing multiple projects with strong prioritization and execution skills.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Innovation, Design, Development, Materials, Sport Science, and Sustainability teams to deliver the highest-quality prototypes and samples.
- Enforce safety protocols within the Labs.
- Manage material inventory and waste streams to reduce environmental impact.
- Apply and uphold Dream On Labs organizational methods.
