The Opportunity
We're expanding and as our business grows and our product range broadens, we've found it necessary to make significant investments in our organization. Notably, we've completed our new 85,000 sq ft landmark facility which is designed from the ground up to facilitate innovation. Similarly, we're investing in our people and are looking for someone who's personally supportive of our customers and equally driven to deliver exceptional products for our market. We're seeking an expert Technical Designer to transition new products from development into production. This role is one-part CAD/Gerber expert, one part fire fighter, and one-part analytical problem solver. This position reports directly to the Director of Manufacturing Engineering. We are dedicated to creating the absolute best apparel and gear products for our nation's most elite war fighters right here in Brooklyn NY.
Job Responsibilities
- Problem solving: Use tech design skills to solve a wide variety of challenging problems related to the manufacturing of tactical apparel and gear products.
- Design Analysis: Analyze product design tech packs, patterns and samples then provide feedback on design, construction details, proper techniques, and manufacturability.
- Marker Making: 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.
- Pattern Design and Development: Use Gerber and AutoCad to analyze/design patterns for manufacturability and high-volume production.
- Process Development: Analyze complicated apparel and gear construction sequences, write manufacturing/work instructions conduct cycle time studies, calculate manufacturing metrics (throughput, scrap rate, OEE, etc.).
- Teamwork: 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 Experience & 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.)
- Highly relevant skills or experience we are interested in:
- 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)
The Company
Crye Precision has been designing and manufacturing apparel and equipment for America's fighting forces as well as domestic and international law enforcement groups for over 20 years. We work hard to provide smart, high-performance, long-wearing gear for people who demand the best. We design, engineer, and manufacture all of our products here in the USA and have assembled a great team of over 200 dedicated individuals at our headquarters in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard to fulfill that mission.