Senior Technical Designer, Jordan Energy Apparel

This role sits within the Jordan Apparel Technical Design team, a craft-obsessed, fast, and precise team. The Senior Technical Designer coordinates the fit and construction of assigned styles from initial concept through to commercialization and production, ensuring on-time development and delivery according to critical dates, product specification, and sustainability, performance, and profitability goals. The role partners daily with Design, Product Management, Materials, Colour, Quality, Manufacturing, and the Product Creation Centre to turn bold ideas into finished product with purpose and performance.

• Create and revise detailed tech packs for factory partners, including measurements, construction sketches, and graphic placements, and maintain all development documentation such as product specs and prototype notes.
• Execute fit and construction standards for a team or product group to ensure consistency.
• Track and facilitate prototyping for styles; identify and address key issues and challenges in construction and manufacturing, and plan accordingly to deliver proven and tested product.
• Monitor and communicate progress and challenges throughout the product testing process to meet product integrity requirements.
• Keep attuned to market trends, team goals, new technologies, and consumer needs throughout the development process, engaging appropriately to ensure projects are completed within corporate guidelines and goals.
• Request, track, review, and comment on physical and digital prototypes; lead focused proto review sessions.
• Navigate gates, calendars, and key milestones to ensure on-time production readiness.
• Communicate progress, risks, and solutions with clarity in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Apparel Design, Textile Science, or a related field (any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted).
• A minimum of 5 years of directly relevant work experience.
• Additional experience working in the apparel industry, including the apparel development process from inception through production, covering pattern making, grading, construction, materials, costing, manufacturing, and quality.
• Strong problem-solving, organisation, and communication skills.
• Experience interpreting design intent and offering alternative solutions.
• Experience writing product specifications and construction standards instructions.
• Experience working with factory vendors to ensure and improve manufacturability.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Proficiency with MS Office programs.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (domestic and international).

• Experience using Adobe Illustrator, CAD Pattern Design software (Optitex), and 3D software (Clo/Browzwear) is highly desired.