Senior Specialist - Technical Designer

About the role

On is looking for a Senior Specialist - Technical Designer to carry out the fit and technical development of apparel styles from design handover through production. The role translates design intent into production-ready specifications, working with Design, Pattern Engineering, Product Development and vendor partners to deliver consistent fit and construction standards. It reports to Technical Design leadership and manages assigned style categories.

Key responsibilities

• Run live model fit sessions and communicate fit comments and pattern adjustments across functions
• Apply brand fit standards, grading rules and construction specs across styles and sizes
• Create and maintain tech packs, points of measure charts, parts of the bill of materials and construction diagrams
• Track seasonal milestones and daily technical workflow to meet GTM deadlines
• Review wear-test findings and construction risks with Sourcing, Materials and Product Development
• Send technical comments, pattern annotations and sewing diagrams to overseas vendors and sample rooms
• Maintain specification data, graded measurements and trim details in FlexPLM
• Use 3D apparel simulation (CLO 3D / Browzwear) and 2D CAD tools to evaluate fit and reduce physical sampling

Required profile

• 4-7 years of apparel technical design, patternmaking or garment development experience, preferably in performance or activewear
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, tailoring, grading rules and live-model fitting
• Hands-on knowledge of 3D apparel simulation and proficiency in 2D pattern software (Gerber/Lectra)
• Collaborative, time-managed and analytical, able to turn designer sketches into accurate technical specs

Required skills

• 2D CAD pattern software (Gerber/Lectra) and manual flat-pattern corrections
• 3D apparel simulation (CLO 3D, Browzwear)
• Enterprise PLM (FlexPLM or equivalent) and Adobe Illustrator for technical flats
• Microsoft Excel