Technical Designer

Summary: Crye Precision LLC is expanding and investing in its organization and people, seeking an expert Technical Designer to transition new products from development into production. This role involves problem solving, design analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to create manufacturing solutions for high-quality production of tactical apparel and gear products. Responsibilities: - Use tech design skills to solve a wide variety of challenging problems related to the manufacturing of tactical apparel and gear products - Analyze product design tech packs, patterns and samples then provide feedback on design, construction details, proper techniques, and manufacturability - Work with product designers, pattern makers, and production teams using Gerber Accumark to design efficient production markers for a wide range of sizes and products for high and low volume production of apparel and gear items - Use Gerber and AutoCad to analyze/design patterns for manufacturability and high-volume production - Analyze complicated apparel and gear construction sequences, write manufacturing/work instructions conduct cycle time studies, calculate manufacturing metrics (throughput, scrap rate, OEE, etc.) - Work with a cross functional team of tech designers, engineers, production staff, and product designers to create manufacturing solutions for high quality, high throughput production Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in fashion or apparel technical design or equivalent - 1-5 years' experience in fashion industry, apparel design, or similar - Strong 2D/3D CAD Skills (Gerber, AutoCAD, Draftsight, Vstitcher, CLO/MD, Browzewear etc.) - Strong tech pack design skills: pattern development, garment construction, cut/trims list, BOM's - Demonstrated problem solving skills (design portfolio, products, etc.) Preferred Qualifications: - Apparel manufacturing: Experience sewing, cutting, trimming, bonding, fabric welding, sealing - Automated Sewing Systems: experience programing/troubleshooting pattern tackers, bar tackers, buttonhole, and other automated sewing systems (Juki, Brother, Jack, Sunstar etc.) - Tech Designer Skills: Pattern making, grading, BOM's, fittings, construction details, Gerber - Fashion Industry: Garment design, overseas manufacturing, vendor interaction - Sporting goods: climbing harnesses, footwear, rain gear, outerwear, Velcro - Military Experience: knowledge of military apparel or gear design requirements and applications - Language Ability: Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) Required Skills: Gerber Accumark, AutoCAD, Draftsight, Vstitcher, CLO/MD, Browzwear, Tech pack design, Pattern development, Garment construction, Cut/trims list, BOM, Apparel manufacturing, Sewing, Cutting, Trimming, Bonding, Fabric welding, Sealing, Automated Sewing Systems programming, Automated Sewing Systems troubleshooting, Pattern tackers, Bar tackers, Buttonhole machines, Juki, Brother, Jack, Sunstar, Pattern making, Grading, Fittings, Garment design, Overseas manufacturing, Vendor interaction, Sporting goods design, Military apparel design, Chinese