Apparel Technical Developer (Men's) - In-Office 4 Days/Week

lululemon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 104,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Mental health plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Employee discount

Job summary

lululemon is hiring an Apparel Technical Developer in Vancouver to drive fit and technical excellence for premium products. You will partner with Design, Pattern, Quality and Go To Market teams, delivering production-ready, high-quality garments with accurate data and documentation.

The role requires 5–8 years in technical design/development, strong PLM and Adobe design suite skills, and a collaborative, growth-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent professional experience; focused training in Technical Design, Pattern Making, Product Development or relevant experience preferred
• 5 - 8 years minimum industry experience (preferably within the Technical Design and/or Technical Development departments)
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel/Word/Outlook), Adobe Design Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop)
• Proficiency with Flex PLM or similar PLM software

Responsibilities

• Drive the fit and technical acumen of best-in-class product in partnership with creative and strategic counterparts, balancing function, time, cost and quality while delivering design intent
• Reference product road maps, industry standards and leverage pattern and technical expertise to deliver premium, functional product fit for production
• Organize daily work-flow that adheres to GTM deliverables & development timelines
• Measure and analyze garments to determine compliance of measurements, workmanship, construction direction, and maintain fit intent
• Lead fittings and articulate fit or prototype changes and rational to cross-functional partners utilizing visual or verbal communication and or tools
• Efficiently communicate fit comments inclusive of updated style measurements, construction details inline with fit comment SOP to vendors and or in house team
• Create and initiate all subsequent systematic sample requests as required inclusive of measurements templates
• Understand points of measurements library and associated grade rules and recognize when to apply and amend as required
• Partner with Product Development to understand risk assessment of styles and create execution plan
• Utilize lab test and wear test reports and analysis to adjust execution to mitigate risk of failure
• Maintain style data integrity and accuracy in Flex PLM and other relevant systems
• Enter and updated as required any technical trims in BoM ensuring accuracy before approval (interlining, mobilon ) and communicate with Product Development partner
• Advance technical knowledge through mentorship and training from Technical Development partners, Pattern Engineers, vendors and in house sample room
• Support in the creation and maintenance of fit and construction standards and protocols
• Drive fit excellence education with cross-functional peers in category
• Mentor Assistants and Juniors as guided by Senior TD & Manager

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Design Suite

Flex PLM

Job description

lululemon is hiring an Apparel Technical Developer in Vancouver to drive fit and technical excellence for premium products. You will partner with Design, Pattern, Quality and Go To Market teams, delivering production-ready, high-quality garments with accurate data and documentation.

The role requires 5–8 years in technical design/development, strong PLM and Adobe design suite skills, and a collaborative, growth-focused mindset.