Knitwear Product Developer

About us:

Over one third of apparel produced is never sold: Topologic’s mission is to eliminate this disastrous overproduction and waste by producing exactly to demand. We are a relatively small startup (~10 people) and remain in relative stealth.

To do that, we’re reinventing the stack of apparel fabrication, from CAD/CAM software to novel intelligent machines. We are attacking a massive $2T industry and are already generating B2B revenue. We are backed with $10m from leading VCs and CAD insiders (SolidWorks, Onshape) and just completed a highly oversubscribed round.

Responsibilities:

A core part of our business is to create new knitwear products, leveraging knitting machines and our proprietary technology in our Boston lab. As a Product Developer, you will collaborate with designers at leading fashion brands to realize their vision with rapid prototyping and  sustainable production.

• Client management and tech pack analysis: 

  • Work with designers and brands to develop new, high-fashion knit products.

  • Work with tech packs in collaboration with designers to rigorously describe their designs.

  • Specify measurements required for customer acceptance of garments to ensure produced apparel fits to brands size guides.

• Prototyping: 

  • Coordinate rapid prototyping in our microfactory.

  • Work with knit programmers to identify and resolve problems with machine programming.

• Sustainable production: 

  • Work with production partners, including overseas

  • Ensure that scale production meets high quality and timeliness expectations. 

  • Help our production partners debug and resolve production problems when they occur. 

Desired Skills & Experience (the more, the better, but not expected to have all):

• Substantial experience in a technical role developing fully-fashioned knitwear

• Substantial professional experience with tech packs and technical drawings

• Experience programming and operating knitting machines

• Skilled at collaborating with artists and technical partners. 

• Organized, calm, and keen attention to detail.

• Excellent team spirit, with the ability or desire to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.

Firm Requirements:

• Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 5 weeks a year, in 1-2 week trips. 

• Enthusiastic, keen to learn and be part of our team! 

Compensation & Benefits:

Compensation is competitive, commensurate with experience and qualifications, and will include meaningful equity options. In addition, Topologic provides outstanding benefits despite being an early stage startup including: 

• High quality health and dental insurance with 100% of premiums paid by Topologic. Multiple plans are available to best suit your specific needs. 

• Unlimited paid time off to rest and recharge with a minimum of 3 weeks. 

• 401k with optional automatic paycheck deduction. 

• $100/month commuter benefit that can be used for parking, bike maintenance and supplies, and/or public transit.

• Free fantastic snacks in our office–some of which are healthy and others that are not. 

• Easy expense reports with every employee getting a company card and expenses being managed through Brex.