Pattern Maker/ Sample Engineer

Title: Pattern Maker/ Sample Engineer

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 3.5 months contract

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.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The Studio Pattern/Sample maker is someone who’s is an expert in patternmaking and sewing. This individual is pro-active, collaborative, safety minded, detailed oriented, and comfortable trouble shooting, sharing expertise in patternmaking, garment construction and studio equipment. We need someone who can engineer a pattern specific to designer vision, cut sew and assemble these samples at a premium level. They participate in apparel development process with the Nike Product Creation teams. We need someone who can be agile and work in a fluid creative environment as well as travel for fast-paced projects as needed.

The Studio Pattern/Sample maker keeps abreast of market trends, understands team goals, new technologies and consumer needs throughout the development process and engages appropriately to ensure projects are completed within corporate guidelines and goals for all facets of product creation.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

You will report to the Senior Manager of Olive St Studio.

The Studio Pattern/Sample maker will collaborate with studio team, design, product development partners to effectively execute on product development & fit goals deliverables.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in apparel design, textile science or related field (preferred).
• Additional product creation experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5-10yrs patternmaking and/or sample sewing in the apparel industry, which includes the apparel development process from inception through production including pattern making, grading, construction materials, costing, manufacturing and quality.
• Expertise in patternmaking, sewing and garment construction
• Strong problem solving, organization and communication skills.
• Experience interpreting design intent, offering alternative solutions, and acting as a technical resource.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Experience using Optitex/Gerber, CLO/Browzwear, Adobe Illustrator, CAD Pattern Design software highly desired.
• Proficiency with MS Office programs.
• Support team with SOP development