Technical Designer-Women's Knits & Woven

Vets Hired•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Designer / Patternmaker is responsible for ensuring women's knit and woven garments meet company standards for fit, construction, grading, specifications, and quality throughout the product lifecycle from development to production.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience as a Technical Designer, Patternmaker, or Fit Technician for women's apparel.
Experience with women's knit and woven garments.
Strong knowledge of garment construction, patternmaking, grading, and fit.
Proficiency in FlexPLM, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
Sewing skills and knowledge of industrial sewing equipment.
Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in a global, cross-functional environment.
Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Gerber patternmaking systems (preferred).

Responsibilities

Develop technical specifications, garment patterns, and production tech packs.
Execute product development from initial design handoff through production.
Review, measure, and evaluate samples for fit, construction, workmanship, and quality.
Lead fit sessions and resolve garment fit issues with designers and cross-functional teams.
Prepare fit documentation, evaluation sheets, and fitting reports.
Communicate fit corrections and technical changes to overseas vendors using written instructions, photos, sketches, measurements, and construction details.
Develop, modify, and maintain production and development patterns.
Create and maintain block patterns, grading rules, and specification standards.
Compare factory production patterns against approved blocks to ensure fit consistency.
Review production specifications, detail pages, and technical documentation.
Track sample approvals and monitor products through the production process.
Maintain specification history, pattern libraries, revision logs, and technical records.
Ensure consistency in fit, grading, construction, and tolerances within FlexPLM.
Identify production, quality, costing, and design issues and recommend improvements.
Conduct competitive fit and construction analysis.
Review size sets and support quality improvements throughout production.
Organize samples and ensure projects meet calendar deadlines.
Support additional technical design activities as required.