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Materials Development Associate - Apparel

United States, Beaverton 28.80 - 33.00 USD / Hour · Job Posted July 13, 2026
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We’re looking for a Materials Development Associate to provide seasonal coverage on our apparel materials team. You’ll own the technical side of materials development for our sportswear and lifestyle collections — managing fabrics, prints, base textiles, and wash development. This isn’t a design role; it’s about translating design direction into technically sound, production-ready materials. You’ll partner with our design, product development, and product management teams to brief on specifications, execute testing and validation, and get materials set up in our systems so production can run smoothly. You’ll manage vendor relationships, coordinate lab testing, track physical samples, and make sure all technical data is accurate.

Job Responsibility

  • Own the technical side of materials development for sportswear and lifestyle collections — managing fabrics, prints, base textiles, and wash development
  • Translate design direction into technically sound, production-ready materials
  • Partner with design, product development, and product management teams to brief on specifications, execute testing and validation, and get materials set up in systems
  • Manage vendor relationships, coordinate lab testing, track physical samples, and make sure all technical data is accurate

Requirements

  • 3+ years of materials development experience (apparel or related)
  • Deep technical materials knowledge: yarns, knitting, weaving, dyeing, printing, and finishing techniques
  • Ability to take a design brief and own the technical execution from concept through production setup
  • Comfort managing testing and validation processes — requesting tests, analyzing results, troubleshooting failures
  • Strong vendor communication and relationship management
  • Detail-oriented and organized (tracking 100+ concurrent dev packages, samples, and test specs is the norm)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design, Materials Science, Fashion, or related field, OR equivalent hands-on experience in materials development

Nice to have

  • Fortune 500 retail or athletic brand experience
  • Cross-functional product development background (you’ve worked with design, tech dev, product teams before)
  • Familiarity with PLM systems, spreadsheet management, and collaborative tools

What we offer

  • Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans
  • Paid sick leave
  • Retirement plans with a match
  • Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium

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