Nate Jacobsen
Design Engineer/ Providing Innovative and Reliable Solutions/ Nike Veteran.
Boise | US
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Engineering Process
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Interests
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Industries
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In my own words
— Nate<p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nate, a Design Engineer with 20+ years of experience, specializes in wearable technology and has experience across diverse industries, including footwear, apparel, equipment, and helmets.
Passionate about solving early-stage conceptual challenges, he guides projects from inception to commercialization. With a rich industry background and prior work at Nike Innovation, Nate leverages expertise in biomechanics research, reliability engineering and collaborating with clients from large corporations to startups. Applying a hands-on approach, he brings extensive insight to each project.</span></p>
Trajectory
May 2017 — Now
Product Design Engineer · Jacobsen Consulting LLC
Experienced Product Design Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the Sporting Goods industry. Available for Freelance, Contract and Consulting work.
Specialties: Project Management, Design Engineering, Reliability Engineering.
Industries: Footwear, Apparel, Outdoor Equipment, Helmets, Consumer Electronics
Jan 2017 — Mar 2020
Ski Instructor · Sun Valley Company
Feb 2014 — Dec 2016
Technology Engineer - Cushioning Innovation · Nike
Technical lead for footwear commercialization programs. Responsible for bringing footwear innovations from concept to commercialization. Worked with internal teams, domestic and overseas manufactures to ensure quality product integration, testing and commercialization for new footwear product.
Technical lead for Cushioning Innovation R&D programs. Worked with internal innovation teams and external vendors to conceptualize and prototype innovative cushioning systems through new materials, processes and technologies.
Apr 2011 — Feb 2014
Sr Test and Validation Engineer - Digital Sport · Nike
Lead Test and Validation Engineer on Nike+ programs. Led development and execution of reliability testing, wear testing and algorithm test and validation for Nike+ footwear product. Coordinated with Nike+ Product Team, Footwear teams, and overseas manufactures.
Supported inline Nike+ initiatives such as, GPS SportWatch and Nike+ FuelBand, in addition to other internal R&D initiatives.
Directed a team of test analysts to execute test protocols in support of ongoing Nike+ initiatives.
Oct 2004 — Apr 2011
Test Engineer - Global Footwear Testing · Nike
Test Engineer for Global Footwear Testing Lab. Responsible for coordination across departments and external partners to facilitate testing needs. Development and execution of test plans while delivering test results.
Supported Footwear Innovation and R&D initiatives. Conducted testing on new concepts and materials, developed custom test methods and fixtures, facilitated meetings and provided project direction across multiple Innovation teams
Jul 2004 — Oct 2004
Quality Engineer · adidas
Worked in the Adidas Quality Department, tested and reported on footwear durability while maintaining test equipment.
Oct 2003 — Jul 2004
Biomechanics Research Assistant · Legacy Health, Clinical Research & Technology Center
Worked in conjunction with the Biomechanics Laboratory at Legacy Clinical Research & Technology Center, by designing and prototyping a bicycle helmet concept in combination with a new Angular Impact Mitigation (AIM) drop test method.
Jun 2003 — Sep 2003
Quality Assurance Intern · Acumed
Quality assurance intern for a biomedical implant company
Activity
Education history
University of Portland
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) | 1999 - 2004
