Job Description

Typical Title: Product Test Engineer | Product Test Analyst

Locations Beaverton, OR | Boston, MA

As a Product Test Engineer contractor at Nike, you can do work with impact. To be considered for future opportunities, express your interest now, and be added to the Nike Contract Talent Community and the Product Test Engineer Talent Pool.

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The Product Testing role typically designs and runs testing programs that validate footwear and apparel before they reach athletes.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Design and execute human wear testing, lab testing and biomechanics evaluation programs.
• Recruit, brief and manage test participants for perception and performance studies.
• Analyze test data using Python and MATLAB to extract actionable product feedback.
• Write clear, structured test reports that translate technical findings into product recommendations.
• Collaborate with design, development and materials teams throughout the product creation cycle.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 2+ years experience in product testing, consumer research or biomechanics evaluation.
• Background in sports science, biomechanics, kinesiology or a related field.
• Experience designing and running structured test methodologies.
• Python or MATLAB experience required at senior levels.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to non-technical product stakeholders.
• Wearables testing or motion capture experience is a plus.