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.