(M.S.) Footwear Material Innovation Intern

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The Nike Footwear Material Innovation team’s mission is to elevate our product experience by focusing on both high performance and sustainable materials solutions that unlock the potential of all athletes*. We are inspired by our heritage, science driven innovations, continuous push leveraging materials to create stylish sustainable performance products. The Footwear Materials Innovation team is a high performance team that works collaboratively, pushes material boundaries, and stays focused on delivering the best solutions for the consumer.  

As an intern within Nike’s Footwear Material Innovation Team, you will provide project support on the polymers and fabrication of new methods of make through novel machine design and control to create future sustainable products. You will work closely with a broad range of Nike Innovation teams to generate ideas, solve complex material, process and application problems to enable and validate new more sustainable solutions for future footwear products.

You will collaborate with other technical experts, participate in ideation sessions, and aid in the establishment of test methods for new material chemistries and methods of make that could fall outside the normal realm of industry standard procedure by using internal and external testing resources when appropriate. You will be asked to review and present your work to Nike footwear innovators, developers, designers, and other Nike team members.  

 

Emphasis is placed on being a creative innovator and delivering unique solutions to the Nike NXT team. Your ability to work and communicate with a broad range of functions, personalities, and technologies is a key aspect of this intern position.  

 

Please submit your resume as a PDF to be considered.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Nike requires all applicants for this position to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of hire. As an equal opportunity employer, Nike will make accommodations to individuals who cannot be vaccinated in accordance with applicable law.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.