Technical Designer: Garment Construction & Fit Specialist

Next Level Apparel; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Level Apparel in Torrance, CA seeks a Technical Designer to translate product concepts into production-ready garments through technical specs, pattern development, and fit. This onsite role provides technical direction to the Sample Room and collaborates with Product Development to ensure timely, accurate, and manufacturable outcomes.

Responsibilities include creating measurement specs, POMs, CADs, and pattern revisions, maintaining standards, and supporting pattern, cut–fabric, and sample

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in apparel Technical Design, Pattern Making, Product Development, or a related technical apparel role.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, measurements, fit, sewing techniques, and apparel manufacturing processes.
• Experience creating or maintaining measurement specifications, Points of Measure (POMs), fit comments, or related technical documentation.
• Ability to evaluate garment fit and identify measurement, construction, and pattern-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical specifications, including measurement specs, POMs, tolerances, pattern cards, and related technical documentation.
• Create technical garment drawings and construction CADs in Adobe Illustrator to accurately communicate garment construction and product requirements.
• Participate in product fittings as the technical fit expert, evaluating garment fit, measurements, construction, and balance while providing pattern corrections and technical recommendations to Product Development.
• Develop and revise garment patterns throughout the prototype and fitting process, utilizing pattern-making resources for initial pattern development, grading, and complex pattern revisions as needed.
• Maintain approved patterns, pattern cards, grade rules, POM standards, How-to-Measure (HTM) standards, and related technical records and libraries to ensure accurate and current development standards.
• Plot patterns and coordinate pattern outputs required for internal sample development and fittings.
• Prepare technical instructions and cutting documentation required for internal sample development and provide ongoing guidance to Sample Makers and the Fabric Cutter/Controller.
• Review completed internal samples for pattern accuracy, measurements, fit, construction, and workmanship before releasing them to Product Development for evaluation.
• Provide technical support to Product Development, Quality Assurance, Merchandising, and other internal teams to resolve pattern, fit, measurement, construction, and manufacturing issues.
• Identify technical and manufacturability risks throughout development and recommend solutions that maintain product intent, quality standards, and production readiness.

Skills

Garment construction

Pattern making

Adobe Illustrator

Measurement specifications / POMs

Fitting analysis

Technical documentation

Education

Technical Design education

Tools

PLM systems

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Next Level Apparel in Torrance, CA seeks a Technical Designer to translate product concepts into production-ready garments through technical specs, pattern development, and fit. This onsite role provides technical direction to the Sample Room and collaborates with Product Development to ensure timely, accurate, and manufacturable outcomes.

Responsibilities include creating measurement specs, POMs, CADs, and pattern revisions, maintaining standards, and supporting pattern, cut–fabric, and sample