Product Designer, Backcountry Gear | Flexible Discounts

Hyperlite Mountain Gear; Biddeford (ME); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Health & Dental Insurance

Deep discounts on all gear

Flexibility

Job summary

Hyperlite Mountain Gear in Biddeford, ME is seeking a Product Designer who will own at least one product each season from brief through commercialization. You will develop design concepts, build patterns, and create all documentation for assigned products, including backpacks, tents, shelters, and apparel, with deep backcountry knowledge required.

You will translate briefs into concepts, build sewn mockups, run field tests, refine designs, and maintain product patterns and tech docs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as Product Designer, patternmaker, or similar role, ideally in tents, backpacks, and apparel.
• Hands-on CAD and patternmaking; Optitex PDS is a plus.
• Strong sewing skills to build and refine prototypes.
• Genuine backcountry experience and familiarity with Hyperlite gear is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate product brief into a design concept.
• Build sewn mockups and initial prototypes to validate design concept.
• Create and maintain product patterns and technical documentation for assigned products.
• Produce prototypes and test functionality in the field and the shop.
• Improve the design of existing products.
• Plan and execute multiple field tests per product, and aggregate and share field test data and feedback.
• Collaborate with other Product Designers to make product changes based on field test feedback.
• Consider MSRP and target cost, as laid out in the product brief, when choosing materials and trims.

Skills

Patternmaking

CAD

Prototyping

Time management

Education

BSc/MSc in Product Design

Tools

Optitex PDS

Job description

Hyperlite Mountain Gear in Biddeford, ME is seeking a Product Designer who will own at least one product each season from brief through commercialization. You will develop design concepts, build patterns, and create all documentation for assigned products, including backpacks, tents, shelters, and apparel, with deep backcountry knowledge required.

You will translate briefs into concepts, build sewn mockups, run field tests, refine designs, and maintain product patterns and tech docs.