Senior Techical Designer - Bras

Torrid; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Employee discount

Wellness program

Career development

Job summary

Torrid, a leader in plus-size fashion, seeks a Senior Technical Designer for bras in California. You will transform design concepts into production-ready bras, leading fit, pad development, and construction across underwire, wireless, molded cups, and more.

This role partners with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and overseas vendors to ensure quality and fit from concept to production. The ideal candidate has extensive bra construction experience, advanced fit engineering knowledge,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of technical design or intimate apparel product development experience.
• Extensive technical design experience in bras including pad development, underwire, wireless, molded cup, and specialty bra constructions.

Responsibilities

• Own fit, construction, quality, and consistency for assigned bra categories from concept through production.
• Lead fit sessions and provide clear fit comments.
• Collaborate with domestic and overseas vendors to resolve technical issues and fit corrections.
• Review bra patterns and pad molds/slopers and adjust patterns for optimal fit.
• Ensure consistency in fit, grading, construction, and quality across classifications.
• Maintain Torrid bra fit standards, grade rules, and tolerance specs.
• Identify potential fit or quality concerns early and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Provide expertise in bra construction, including pad development and support components.
• Partner with design, product development, merchandising, and QA to balance aesthetics, fit, and cost.

Skills

Bra construction

Pad development

Underwire

Wireless

Molded cup

Patternmaking

Fit engineering

Grading

Adobe Illustrator

PLM systems

Gerber

2D patternmaking

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field

Tools

Gerber

Adobe Illustrator

Centric PLM

PDM

Job description

Product Development

City of Industry, California

At Torrid, we're committed to cultivating a welcoming, inclusive and diverse culture driven by a focus on open dialogue, empowerment, recruiting, training, development and retention. We believe inclusion of diverse backgrounds and perspectives is fundamental to our success.

Hybrid Schedule

The Senior Technical Designer, Bras plays a pivotal role in transforming design concepts into production-ready bras that deliver exceptional fit, support, comfort, and performance. This role partners closely with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and overseas vendors to execute the technical development process from concept through production. The Senior Technical Designer leads the fit process, ensuring every bra meets Torrid's standards for quality, consistency, functionality, and plus-size fit. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, possesses extensive expertise in bra construction, pad development, and fit engineering, and has a deep understanding of technical design processes across multiple bra categories, including underwire, wireless, molded cup, seamless, and specialty bras.

What You’ll Do:

Responsible for fit, construction, quality, and consistency of assigned bra categories from concept through production, including:

• Attend development handoff meetings and create initial technical specifications.
• Lead fit sessions, evaluate support, comfort, shape, and functionality, and issue clear, concise fit comments.
• Partner with domestic and overseas vendors to resolve technical issues, construction challenges, pad development, and fit corrections throughout development process.
• Review and approve bra patterns and pad molds/slopers, making pattern adjustments when necessary to achieve optimal fit and performance.
• Ensure consistency in bra fit, grading, construction, and quality standards across all product classifications.
• Evaluate and maintain Torrid's bra fit standards, grade rules, and tolerance specifications.
• Identify potential fit, support, construction, or quality concerns early in the development process and proactively collaborate with cross functional partners and vendors to resolve them.
• Provide technical expertise in bra construction, including pad development, underwires, cup engineering, cradle and frame construction, wing design, closures, elastics, straps, and support components.
• Partner cross-functionally with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and Quality Assurance to deliver products that balance aesthetic, fit, comfort, functionality, and cost objectives.
• Demonstrate independent decision-making while balancing brand standards, fit integrity, timelines, and business objectives.
• Participate in weekly cross-functional meetings to review development status, key business insights, best and worst sellers, and seasonal product updates.
• Manage workload to ensure timely sample reviews, fit comments, and adherence to development calendars (TNA), escalating timing, fit, or vendor performance issues as needed.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Apparel Production, Textiles, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of technical design, patternmaking, or intimate apparel product development experience in retail, manufacturing, or equivalent.
• Experience in panties, lingerie, shapewear apparel categories a plus.
• Extensive technical design experience specializing in bras, including pad development, underwire, wireless, molded cup, cut-and-sew, seamless, and specialty bra constructions.
• Advanced knowledge of bra fit engineering, patternmaking, pad development, grading, garment construction, support systems, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of bra componentry, including underwires, foam cups, elastics, hook-and-eye closures, straps, bonding techniques, and performance materials.
• Comprehensive knowledge of fabric behavior, stretch and recovery, support characteristics, and performance testing specific to bras.
• Experience fitting and grading plus-size bras preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, PLM systems (Centric, PDM, or similar), Gerber, or other 2D patternmaking software.
• Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience collaborating with overseas vendors and managing the technical fit process across global partnerships.

What You’ll Get:

• A culture where people are accepted and encouraged to be who they are.
• Our open floor plan allows for a creative, collaborative and fun environment.
• Competitive compensation, 401k with company matching contribution, plus potential to earn company performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive wellness package including, medical, dental, vision, FSA and on-site, chiropractic and massage therapy services as well as fitness and yoga classes.
• Generous 50% employee discount and access to employee-only sales
• Support the causes you’re passionate about. We pay you up to 32 hours annually for volunteering your time in the community.
• Child Care Discount at participating locations.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Aimed at helping employees address a variety of personal and family issues including legal financial consultations, mental health services and more.
• Work and learn alongside industry leading executives while making huge strides in impacting the lives of women.
• You’ll be challenged and grow. Opportunity for upward mobility available at all levels of the organization.

Salary range: $100,000 - $130,000

Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.

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