Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts - Hardgoods

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX: 

As a Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts - Hardgoods you work with a highly technical interdisciplinary group of forward-thinking scientists, engineers, builders and technical experts to deliver solutions for the mountain athlete everywhere. With support from your team, you drive and contribute to creation of advanced concepts in hardgoods product categories. You apply your curiosity and experience in solving complex problems to the intersection of outdoor apparel, equipment and cutting-edge innovation.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and candidates will be equired to work primarily onsite, with the option for hybrid work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet Your Future Team: 

The Advanced Concepts team drives breakthrough innovation in snow, trail and climb for the mountain athlete everywhere. Fuelled by curiosity, we take a holistic approach to identifying future needs and tangible solutions across advanced materials, products, technologies, and experiences. We are a team of builders, problem solvers and outdoor enthusiasts. Our in-house, end-to-end capabilities in research, engineering, design, development, digital experience and product validation allow us to innovate head-to-toe solutions that bring the coast mountain experience to the world. Our unique methodology, mindset of sustainability, and fanatic passion for product are at the heart of what we do. 

If you were the Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts - Hardgoods now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Designing and validating technical product and components using engineering principles and tools 
• Utilizing risk analysis tools to identify, evaluate and mitigate potential failure modes of product 
• Designing, building and verifying standard and novel test equipment to evaluate performance of innovative solutions for outdoor product 
• Designing, modifying and performing test methodology to evaluate product performance, safety and manufacturing risk 
• Applying scientific methodology and statistical analysis to support objective, informed decisions 
• Collaborating with manufacturing partners to ensure engineering and quality standards are satisfied 
• Collaborating across Design functions to understand and drive diverse engineering needs 
• Collaborating with external partners to validate and develop new technologies 
• Disseminating new technology and research findings to internal stakeholders 
• Documenting work for internal and external stakeholders 

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Developing process and equipment standards for in-house evaluation to ensure we are putting the best product into the world 
• Development of tools and processes for design decision making 
• Evolving how we make product by identifying and implementing innovative manufacturing processes 
• Scouting, ideating and evaluating future technology solutions 

Are you our next Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts - Hardgoods?

• You have a bachelor’s degree in engineering (such as Mechanical, Biomedical, or Engineering Physics) 
• You have 5+years experience in technical product and or mechanical design 
• You have experience designing technical consumer products that utilize various materials 
• You have experience with design for manufacturing principles and have seen a consumer product from idea to mass manufacturing 
• You have experience with theoretical and experimental testing and analysis 
• You have exceptional communication skills and can work with cross-functional stakeholders 
• You are proficient with CAD software 
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions 
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration 
• You are energized by solving problems in the fields of applied science, advanced manufacturing and performance validation (lab & field). You love to brainstorm, build and tinker to achieve the best result.
• You are passionate about delivering disruptive and bold solutions that keep Arc’teryx at the forefront of the outdoor design industry. 

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance. 

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

Leave it Better

We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way. 

Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world. 

Live it. Get out there - the mountains make us better 

Disruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always. 

Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through.