Job Description:Job SummaryThe 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.
Key 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.
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.
- Experience with Gerber patternmaking systems (preferred).
- 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.
Working Place: Seattle, Washington, United States Company : 2026 Aug 27 Disabled Veterans - Tommy Bahama 
