Corporate - Engineer Design (R&D)

Foothill Ranch, CA, US, 92610

Requisition ID: 857366 
Position:Full-Time
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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.

The essence of the brand is communicated through hundreds of professional and amateur athletes who depend on Oakley products to provide them with the very best while they redefine what is physically possible.

Oakley is part of Luxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear. Our wholesale network covers more than 150 countries and our retail presence consists of over 9,100 retail stores across the globe.

In North America, our wholesale business is the home to other global brands like Ray-Ban and many of the top fashion house brands. Our leading retail brands include; LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, and Target Optical. We are also home to EyeMed, the fastest growing vision care company in the United States.

GENERAL FUNCTION

The R&D Design Engineer is a member of the team that creates and delivers brand-relevant technologies to the Product Roadmap. R&D’s core role is innovation through timely creation of technologies with meaningful consumer benefits. This position emphasizes mechanical, structural, chemical, and optical development through rapid iteration, to support product level initiatives.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as a core executional element of the R&D team, relied upon for conceptualization and technical execution
• Functions as a primary member of a cross-functional team
• Responsible for mechanical, structural, chemical, and optical engineering of new products
• Develops new technologies, in line with feature, performance and cost specifications
• Executes improvements to legacy products
• Maintains project progress by completion of engineering tasks to published timeline
• Tests performance improvements through application of the scientific method
• Working focus is on execution of underlying tasks within a project
• Primary cross functional partners include ID, Engineering and Vision Performance Lab
• Tracks assignment progress through reporting manager
• Operates with technical and scheduling direction from senior staff

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Material Science, Chemical Engineering or similar
• 3+ years of engineering experience
• Material sampling, lab experimentation and validation testing experience
• Familiarity with polymers, plastics processing and injection molding
• Rapid prototyping/additive manufacturing methods
• Experience conducting physical testing and sample evaluation
• Hands-on fabrication of prototypes for testing and user feedback
• Computer skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Word
• Imaginative outside the box thinker with a history of problem solving
• Simple and Fast approach to innovating, fail fast- learn faster
• Technical leadership and strong collaboration in cross functional teams
• Strong organizational, people, verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with high attention to detail
• Ability to travel up to 25%, domestic and international

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MS in Material Science, Chemical Engineering or similar
• Knowledge of optics
• Multi-industry experience, with a focus in consumer products
• Material and chemistry involvement beyond polymers
• Additional processing experience beyond injection molding
• Thin film deposition and applications familiarity
• Practical knowledge of wearable electronics product design
• Design of Experiment construction and execution
• Use of JMP or similar statistical analysis software
• Experience with MatLab/Mathmatica or similar software
• Experience conducting physical testing and sample evaluation
• Field testing with end-users in various environments
• Entrepreneurial spirit through constant progression and improvement
• Passion for and participation in our core sports

​Pay Range: 83,614.94  - 120,876.28 

Employee pay is determined by multiple factors, including geography, experience, qualifications, skills and local minimum wage requirements. In addition, you may also be offered a competitive bonus and/or commission plan, which complements a first-class total rewards package. Benefits may include health care, retirement savings, paid time off/vacation, and various employee discounts.

Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, EssilorLuxottica will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need assistance in the application and hiring process.  To request a reasonable accommodation, please call the EssilorLuxottica SpeakUp Hotline at 844-303-0229 (be sure to provide your name and contact information so that we may follow up in a timely manner) or email HRCompliance@luxotticaretail.com. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, social origin, social condition, being perceived as a victim of domestic violence, sexual aggression or stalking, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, ancestry, veteran or military status, marital status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected pregnancy or maternity leave), genetic information or any other characteristics protected by law. Native Americans in the US receive preference in accordance with Tribal Law. 

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