Softgoods Product Designer

Commerce c.labs inc; Canada; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Säker seeks an Industrial Designer to own product design for softgoods and dog gear, from concept to production-ready files. You’ll develop materials, stitching logic, and durability-driven decisions, and create clear tech packs with BOMs and callouts.

Collaborating with factories and the founder, you’ll manage sampling, iterations, and documentation to ensure design integrity and manufacturability, with strong attention to detail and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience designing softgoods and taking products from concept to production.
• Ability to create precise, factory-ready tech packs with BOMs and callouts.
• Strong understanding of materials, construction, and durability.
• Collaborates well with suppliers to resolve manufacturability challenges.
• Optional experience designing hardware components and CAD-based manufacturing files.

Responsibilities

• Own product design for softgoods and dog gear from concept to production.
• Develop materials, construction details, stitching logic, and durability-focused decisions.
• Create clear tech packs with measurements, tolerances, and labeling.
• Manage sampling and iteration cycles; review and update specs quickly.
• Collaborate with factories to improve manufacturability without compromising design.

Skills

Softgoods design

Tech packs

Product design

Sampling & iteration

Supplier collaboration

Hardware design support

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Role: Industrial Designer (+ Tech Packs)
Location: Saint-Sauveur
Type: Full-time
Salary: Competitive
To apply: Details at the bottom of the page

We build dog gear to the same standard as the equipment we trust in the mountains: technical, durable, and designed with intention.

We’re looking for someone who can own the product design process from concept to production ready files. Softgoods-focused. Detail-obsessed. Comfortable making decisions and documenting them.

If you can design, spec, and translate ideas into tech packs a factory can actually build, keep reading.

What you’ll lead

As our Industrial Designer, you will own:

• Product designIndustrial design for softgoods and dog gear, from early concepts to refined, production-ready solutions.
• Softgoods developmentMaterials, construction, stitching logic, reinforcements, hardware integration, and durability-driven design decisions.
• Tech packs and production filesCreating clear, complete specs: measurements, BOM, callouts, construction notes, tolerances, labeling, and revision tracking.
• Sampling and iterationManaging the sample cycle with speed and precision. Reviewing samples, diagnosing issues, updating specs, and pushing the product forward.
• Supplier collaborationCommunicating with factories and vendors to solve problems, clarify builds, and improve manufacturability without losing the design.
• Design integrityProtecting the Säker standard across comfort, fit, performance, and aesthetics, even when constraints show up.
• Hardware design support (nice to have)Comfortable designing or refining small hardware components (buckles, D-rings, connectors, plates) in SolidWorks or AutoCAD. Not mandatory, but a big plus.

How you’ll work

You move between creative thinking and technical execution effortlessly. One day you’re exploring form, fit, and function. The next you’re deep in details: stitch lines, tolerance decisions, BOM logic, and a tech pack that leaves zero room for guesswork. Even better if you can design parts.

You’ll collaborate directly with our founder and our internal creative team. You’ll prototype, test, refine, document, and push product into reality with a bias for clarity and quality.

Your days will include:

• Translating performance needs into product concepts and buildable designs
• Building tech packs that factories can follow without interpretation
• Reviewing samples and making clean, fast revisions
• Improving fit, durability, and usability through iteration
• Researching materials and components that meet our standard
• Supporting launches by ensuring the product story matches the product reality

What success looks like

You ship products that feel inevitable: simple, strong, and solved.

Not because they’re loud, but because every detail is intentional.

Success in this role means:

• Tech packs that reduce back-and-forth and prevent mistakes before they happen
• Faster sample cycles because your documentation is clear and complete
• Products that fit right, last, and look premium in the real world
• Durable construction choices that hold up under actual useFactory-ready files that protect the design, not dilute it
• A product line that feels cohesive, purposeful, and unmistakably Säker

Who you are

You are equal parts designer and builder. You care about silhouette and experience, but you also care about seam placement, stitch type, and why something will fail.

You like ownership. You move fast without being sloppy. You notice details. You communicate clearly. You don’t hide behind vague specs.

You might be a fit if:

• You’ve designed softgoods and taken products through sampling to production
• You can create tech packs that are precise and easy to manufacture
• You understand materials, construction, and how to design for durability
• You can collaborate with suppliers and solve problems without drama
• You have strong taste and a high bar for what feels premium
• You’re organized, reliable, and sharp with documentation

Bonus points if: You can design hardware components and produce manufacturing-ready CAD in SolidWorks or AutoCAD (not required, but a strong plus)

This role is based in Saint-Sauveur, in person. Or the role can start as hybrid to be ultimately in person.

We value in-person collaboration, especially for prototyping, sample reviews, and moments where fast iteration matters.

What we offer

This is a driver-seat role. Your ideas won’t get stuck in decks. They’ll get built.

We offer:

• Real ownership of softgoods design and development, from concept to production files
• A fast feedback loop where your ideas get heard, tested, and iterated, not parked
• High standards, low politics, direct collaboration with the founder, and clear decisions
• Hands-on product work with samples, materials, hardware, and real-world testing
• A brand with a point of view, building equipment-grade dog gear, not pet accessories
• Competitive compensation and room to grow with the product line

If you want to ship work you can point to, and see it become real, you’ll like it here.