Senior Gore Engineer

Arc'teryx Equipment; North Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 94,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading outdoor equipment company in North Vancouver is seeking a Finished Goods Senior Gore Engineer to enhance product testing methodologies and validate technical materials. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in manufacturing engineering within the apparel industry and demonstrate leadership in product innovation. This role offers a hybrid working model and an attractive salary range.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience as a manufacturing engineer or raw materials engineer, focusing on technical apparel.
• 5+ years’ experience in the apparel or outdoor equipment industry.
• Mastery of continuous improvement and recognition for facilitating change.

Responsibilities

• Create testing methodology, controls, and standards for Gore‑tex materials.
• Partner with Raw Materials Development to identify testing parameters.
• Design experiments for Root Cause Analysis and improve product quality.

Skills

Collaboration

Continuous Improvement

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Finished Goods Senior Gore Engineer

Base pay range: CA$94,000.00/yr - CA$129,000.00/yr

Department: Product Creation Development
Reports to: Lead, Gore
Location: North Vancouver (Hybrid remote work available) – Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the Finished Goods Senior Gore Engineer, you will collaborate with highly technical teams to execute and develop seasonal product plans—from pre‑season proof‑of‑concept to finalized finished‑goods toolbox—ready for inline execution each season. You bridge manufacturing, product development, and pattern‑making experts to ensure that testing and validation methods for Gore technical sets are consistent, measurable, and scalable for manufacturing.

Technical Sets are combinations of materials, technologies, and construction methods that require testing to validate feasibility, durability, strength, manufacturability, repairability, and disassembly. These sets include new material applications, assembly techniques, or sequences that have not been previously tested or commercialized by Arc’teryx.

Responsibilities

• Creating testing methodology, controls, and standards for Gore‑tex and waterproof breathable materials for finished‑goods technical sets for validation.
• Conducting validations of combined materials, technologies, and construction methods for feasibility, durability, strength, manufacturability, repairability, and disassembly for the seasonal execution team.
• Partnering with Raw Materials Development and Product Integrity to identify testing parameters for finished goods.
• Building tools to conduct in‑house test capabilities to international test standards.
• Interpreting and adapting test standards and analyzing all test results.
• Studying new constructions for feasibility and influencing development by applying Design for Manufacturing (DFM) methodology—including establishing optimal manufacturing methods, creating templates, tooling, and fixtures and partnering with our in‑house machine shop.
• Implementing continuous improvement initiatives and process redesign implementations as proof of concepts evolve.
• Designing and executing experiments for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and partnering with Product Integrity to deep‑dive into opportunities to improve finished‑goods quality through process design.
• Supporting sustainability, circularity, repairability, and disassembly through all aspects of Gore testing and validation.
• Developing and implementing manufacturing processes to achieve production performance targets for new Gore constructions.
• Collaborating with Product Developers in the design of standardized technical sets.

Future Opportunities

• Drive innovation in the proof‑of‑concept space by collaborating with Gore‑tex head office and innovating testing technology and standards for finished goods.
• Work with T1 partners in standardizing finished‑goods testing equipment and tools.
• Collaborate with advanced concepts team to support future Gore innovations in sustainability and testing to end of life.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 7+ years’ experience as a manufacturing engineer, or raw materials engineer, focusing on technical apparel.
• 5+ years of experience working in an apparel or outdoor equipment industry with sound knowledge of garment or equipment construction.
• Experience collaborating in a highly cross‑functional role and leading teams through execution.
• Mastery of continuous improvement and recognition for facilitating change.
• Effective communicator with the ability to work cross‑functionally with multiple stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Comfort with ambiguity, flexibility, initiative, strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and handle difficult situations with tact and professionalism.

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance. All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

Company Statement

All compensation is determined by factors including job‑related skills, relevant experience, education, and/or training. The stated range reflects base pay only and does not include bonus programs or benefits.