Upholstery Pattern & CAD Expert (Fabric Cutting)

Headboards World LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Headboards World is seeking an experienced Upholstery Pattern Maker & CAD Specialist to develop, digitize, test, and standardize fabric cutting patterns for upholstered furniture production in Dallas. This hands-on role requires pattern-making expertise and CAD capabilities within upholstery construction.

You will help establish our standardized fabric cutting-pattern library, collaborate with fabric cutters and upholsterers, and contribute to future automated cutting initiatives.

Qualifications

• Professional experience developing fabric cutting patterns for upholstered furniture or related products.
• Ability to independently create cutting patterns from measurements, drawings, or physical samples.
• Experience using CAD or digital textile pattern-development software.
• Understanding of upholstery construction, sewing, fabric cutting, foam, and seam allowances.
• Ability to validate and correct patterns through actual manufacturing production.
• Strong technical measurement, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work full-time, on-site in Dallas, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate fabric cutting patterns from physical upholstered furniture, measurements, drawings, and product specifications.
• Create patterns for beds, headboards, daybeds, banquettes, chairs, sofas, cushions, and other upholstered products.
• Establish seam allowances, wrap allowances, cutting dimensions, and construction specifications.
• Digitize, organize, and maintain reusable patterns using CAD or digital textile pattern software.
• Develop standardized pattern families for multiple furniture sizes and configurations.
• Work with fabric cutters, seamstresses, and upholsterers to test and validate patterns.
• Revise patterns based on sewing, upholstery, and production feedback.
• Develop fabric consumption estimates, cutting layouts, and nesting specifications.
• Account for fabric grain, direction, nap, repeats, and pattern matching.
• Maintain documentation, revisions, and production instructions.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing leadership.
• Support future automated fabric-cutting technology.

Skills

Pattern development

Upholstery construction

CAD capabilities

Measurement skills

Documentation

Problem solving

On-site work

Tools

Gerber AccuMark

Lectra

Eastman patternPRO

Fabric nesting software

CNC/automated cutting systems

Job description

Headboards World is seeking an experienced Upholstery Pattern Maker & CAD Specialist to develop, digitize, test, and standardize fabric cutting patterns for upholstered furniture production in Dallas. This hands-on role requires pattern-making expertise and CAD capabilities within upholstery construction.

You will help establish our standardized fabric cutting-pattern library, collaborate with fabric cutters and upholsterers, and contribute to future automated cutting initiatives.