Purpose of Role
The Lighthouse is Under Armour’s state-of-the-art Design and Innovation laboratory located at the Brand’s Global Headquarters in Baltimore, MD. The equipment and team in it are dedicated to creating solutions for athletes at all levels. This role will play a key role in developing and constructing a wide variety of apparel and accessories for prototypes, test samples, and athlete services.
Your Impact
- Create a variety of products for various categories, including sew-free outerwear, compression, bras, accessories, and much more.
- Evaluate design sketches and exercise independent judgement to determine best method(s) of creating garment concepts.
- Utilize advanced knowledge to ideate and create original concepts to meet the needs of our Focused Performers.
- Execute concepts utilizing a variety of equipment equipped with manual and automatic controls, including textile cutting tables, laser cutting, sewing & seamless equipment, heat presses, embroidery, pad printing, and more.
- Execute component and/or complete sewing operations within a team/modular approach to provide full or partial garment prototypes from a pattern.
- Analyze manufacturing “sew-ability” to determine and document methods that increase efficiency, reduce cost, improve quality, and/or add innovative features.
- Interact cross-functionally with Technical Designers, Designers, Engineers, Mechanics and Managers, offering ideas and recommended approaches based on experiences with construction and/or fabric
- Proactively engages in the prevention, identification, and control of hazards and risks leading to occupational accidents, occupational diseases, and fires and explosions.
- Other duties as needed to support our business and stakeholders.
Qualifications
- High School diploma, GED (General Education Degree) or equivalent
- Minimum five years of related industrial sewing experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge and mastery of sewing techniques using industrial (high-speed) equipment.
- Experience in the sports apparel industry preferred.
- Experience working with and around manufacturing-based technology.
- Must be able to function well in a team environment
- Ability to think critically
- Practical communication skills, including verbal and written
- Quality of work must meet UA standards.
- Good time management skills and ability to manage time to handle multiple priorities
Workplace Location
- Location: This individual must reside within commuting distance from our Baltimore, Maryland office.
- Return to Work Designation: Fully in office.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $72,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Experience:
- Sewing: 5 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Baltimore, MD 21230 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Baltimore, MD 21230: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
