Technical Designer / Product Developer

United Sports Brands•Costa Mesa, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Designer / Product Developer supports the product creation team across all USB brands, with a focus on protective apparel, protective equipment, and accessories. This role is responsible for driving product from concept through production by owning technical execution, factory communication, fit, and construction—ensuring all products meet performance, quality, and cost targets.

Requirements

7+ years of product development or technical design of sports performance products with experience working with product manufacturers (international)
Ability to produce tech packs with bill of materials, CADs and measurements.
Product development or tech design experience with soft goods (primary) and hard goods (secondary)
Extensive knowledge of soft goods construction, product end-use, fit, and garment costing
Skilled at costing and providing cost updates for their respective categories during the development phase
Excellent creative skills associated with innovative product design
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator
Ability to work well under pressure, to anticipate and troubleshoot issues of consequence to quality and delivery with ease.
Proficiency in using MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is required
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Self-starter, team player, strong follow up skills, and sense of urgency
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to succeed within a team-driven business environment
Demonstrate strong work ethic, reliability, teamwork, and flexibility
Ability to manage multi-task requirements on a daily basis
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Must be available for a flexible schedule of domestic and international travel (about 10%)

Nice To Haves

Degree in Technical Design highly desired.

Responsibilities

Lead direct communication with factories to develop prototypes, test new materials and applications, and refine construction and fit.
Provide clear, actionable feedback to ensure alignment with design intent and technical requirements.
Own and lead all fit sessions; document and communicate fit comments to factories.
Maintain and enforce established fit standards and measurement specs across all stages.
Manage and maintain WIP trackers and BOM indexes to ensure real-time visibility of product status.
Ensure all styles have accurate, up-to-date development status and documentation.
Own and continuously update tech packs based on development feedback, fit changes, and construction updates.
Ensure all technical details are clearly documented for factory execution.
Translate design concepts and sketches into commercially viable products, balancing performance, cost, and manufacturability.
Identify and resolve construction or costing challenges early in development.
Partner closely with design, sourcing, product management, and quality teams to resolve development and quality issues.
Act as the key liaison between internal teams and factory partners.
Support sales and team business by adapting existing styles into custom products for teams and athletes.
Review prototypes and samples with design; communicate detailed feedback to factories to ensure accurate execution.
Drive improvements across proto, fit, size set, and pre-production stages.
Ensure all development stages meet key milestone dates and approval gates.
Proactively manage risks to avoid delays in product launches.
Ensure all prototypes and sales samples meet USB quality standards and are delivered on time for approvals.
Contribute to ideation, material selection, and construction innovation.
Support testing and validation of new materials and product concepts.