Senior Technical Designer

Nike; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike, Inc. Beaverton, OR seeks a Senior Technical Designer to provide technical leadership across apparel development, defining fit, pattern, and construction foundations that enable consistency and quality across products and seasons.

You will collaborate across functions, set standards for fit and grading, and validate designs using 3D tools and data, mentoring teammates and driving scalable solutions from concept through production.

Qualifications

• Expertise in apparel fit, pattern development, grading, and construction systems.
• Experience defining foundational fit or pattern platforms adopted across products.
• Strong ability to lead through influence and mentor others.
• Ability to use data and validation to inform technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across apparel development, defining and evolving fit, pattern, and construction foundations
• Lead cross-functional teams to establish and maintain fit, sizing, construction standards
• Validate technical solutions using consumer and athlete insights, testing, data
• Create and maintain specifications, libraries, and tools for downstream product teams
• Support digital product creation through virtual fit and construction validation using 3D tools

Skills

apparel fit

pattern development

grading

construction systems

Tools

Optitex

CLO

3D tools

Job description

Typical Titles:Senior Technical Designer

Location:Beaverton, OR

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The Senior Technical Designer typically provides technical leadership across apparel development, focusing on defining and evolving fit, pattern, and construction foundations that enable consistency, scalability, and quality across multiple products, seasons, and teams.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide technical leadership across apparel development, defining and evolving fit, pattern, and construction foundations
• Lead cross-functional work to establish and maintain fit, sizing, and construction standards that support consistency and scalability
• Validate foundational technical solutions using consumer and athlete insights, testing, and data
• Create and maintain specifications, libraries, and tools that enable downstream product teams
• Support digital product creation through virtual fit and construction validation using 3D tools

WHAT YOU BRING

• Expertise in apparel fit, pattern development, grading, and construction systems
• Proven experience defining foundational fit or pattern platforms adopted across multiple products or seasons
• Advanced proficiency with digital pattern-making and grading tools (e.g., Optitex or equivalent)
• Strong working knowledge of 3D apparel development tools (e.g., CLO or equivalent) for fit and construction validation
• Experience creating and maintaining technical standards, libraries, and frameworks that scale across teams
• Ability to use data, testing, and validation insights to inform technical decisions
• Demonstrated capability to lead through influence, mentor others, and act as a technical authority
• Strategic mindset with strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving alignment across functions
• Advanced experience in the apparel development process from inception through production, including but not limited to pattern making, grading, construction, costing,