Skip
Soft Goods Designer
San Francisco · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 96 days ago
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About the role
- We are seeking a highly motivated and adaptable soft goods designer who is excited to solve problems that have never existed before - because the product category hasn't existed before.
- You'll work hand-in-hand with our mechanical and human factors engineers to make sure fabric, fit, and device work as one.
- Some of the specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and technical development of the MO/GO integration pant from concept through production - pattern making, material selection, fit iteration, and factory handoff
- Build and iterate physical prototypes rapidly; run fit sessions with internal wearers and external test users and translate feedback into pattern and material updates
- Own the Bill of Materials, tech packs, and construction specs to a standard that factories can execute reliably at scale
- Establish and manage relationships with fabric mills, trims suppliers, and cut-and-sew factories; understand lead times, MOQs, and what it takes to actually get something made
- Contribute to the long-term Movewear soft goods platform - define the design language, material standards, and construction principles that future products will build on
- Collaborate with our Arc'teryx partners and bring that standard of craft and technical rigour to everything you make
- You will own the design and development of the garments that integrate with the MO/GO, starting with a technical pant built to work with our wearable robotic device.
- Familiarity with human factors, ergonomics, or biomechanics as they apply to garment design
Requirements
- 5+ years at an outdoor, performance, or technical apparel company - you know what makes a pant work in the field
- Expert-level knowledge of technical fabrics for lower body: stretch wovens, softshells, knits, and the trims and hardware that go with them
- Strong pattern making and garment construction fundamentals - you can read and mark up a pattern, not just a mood board
- Experience writing tech packs and managing factory relationships through production
- Ability to relocate to work at the Skip Bay Area office
- Experience designing garments that integrate with hardware, bracing, or orthotic devices
- Experience in start-up or early-stage product environments
Benefits
- Experience with medical or assistive device adjacent apparel (compression, prosthetics interface, exosuit softgoods)
- Wear prototypes on hikes, in the gym, and around the office - your body is a test rig
Company info
- Skip is on a mission to make life joyful through powered movement.
- Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health. Yet it is elusive for 2 billion people due to age, injury, or disability. We are building products that will restore mobility for millions and enable a new frontier of joyful movement experiences. We want to build a future where a grandparent can easily outrun their grandkids and no one is left behind at the trailhead.
- Skip is a 22-person early-stage start-up that spun out of Google X in 2023. With deep cross-disciplinary expertise and key partnerships (e.g. with Arc'teryx) we are uniquely positioned to launch the first commercially successful wearable robotic device, the MO/GO, develop a platform to launch future Movewear products and transform millions of lives in the coming years.
- Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health.
- Yet it is elusive for 2 billion people due to age, injury, or disability.
- We are building products that will restore mobility for millions and enable a new frontier of joyful movement experiences.
- We want to build a future where a grandparent can easily outrun their grandkids and no one is left behind at the trailhead.
- Skip is a 22-person early-stage start-up that spun out of Google X in 2023.
- With deep cross-disciplinary expertise and key partnerships (e.g. with Arc'teryx) we are uniquely positioned to launch the first commercially successful wearable robotic device, the MO/GO, develop a platform to launch future Movewear products and transform millions of lives in the coming years.
- This isn't a fashion brief.
- It's a functional systems design challenge: the garment is part of the product.
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