ABOUT US
The purpose of Peak Design is to create happy, meaningful lives for the people that work here. We believe this purpose can only be achieved when self-actualizing, highly stoked people enthusiastically step into (or log onto) the Peak Design office every day. Our purpose and our mission go hand-in-hand and we encourage and celebrate authenticity and the unique perspective each of our employees brings. We’re a close-knit team that thrives on mutual respect and the belief that every voice matters—especially when it’s got something interesting to say.
We make radical, meticulously-engineered gear for detail-obsessed people. Our backpacks, travel bags, camera gear, and phone accessories are used dang-near everywhere. If you’ve visited Machu Picchu, Tokyo, or an REI store in the last 10 years, you’ve been within ogling distance of a Peak Design product.
Alongside our award-winning gear is a brand that truly reflects who we are as people—passionate about design, deeply caring about our environmental and social impact, unafraid to speak up, radically transparent, and generally down to clown. Whether we’re explaining a product, running a sale, launching a nonprofit, sponsoring a film, or razzing the biggest company on Earth, we do it with our trademark honesty, warmth, and wit. Through our products and our brand, we aim to create delight, and leave this world better than how we found it.
As a product developer on the soft goods team at Peak Design, you’ll have the opportunity to be a high impact player by owning several processes and stage gates of the product creation cycle. We need someone who has strong communication skills to convey the direction of the team with our vendor partners, the ability to build technical specification packages, and familiarity with product calendars as well as guiding teams to meet those goals.
In addition, we need someone who’s comfortable navigating ambiguity and can reliably solve the unexpected challenges that arise during the product development lifecycle. In order to be successful in this role, you’ll need to be highly organized, detail-oriented, and possess a passion for product. We’re looking for a candidate who is hungry to create game-changing products, build a foundation of processes and systems, and add to our already established great culture.
What You'll Do
- Communicate and work with design and product management partners to manage the development process for soft good products from initial concept to retail floor
- Plan and track the development schedule of all products to ensure timely completion following the product development calendar
- Ensure both the technical superiority and the product quality/integrity of all products falling under your responsibilities
- Develop products, recommend materials, and execute construction techniques that meet design expectations as well as meet or exceed costing targets
- Ensure execution of fit intent and fit consistency through clear analysis, documentation, communication, adherence to fit standards, and use of block patterns
- Build specifications for products, and publishes and maintains all associated records, style files, and samples
- Interact with various functions of the company such as marketing, sustainability, finance, etc. to aid in the distribution of product technical details and, costing, and assure the accuracy, legality, and integrity of all product performance claims
About You
- 3-4 years of experience in technical design/product development in a medium or large size company, preferably in the outdoor industry
- Demonstrated knowledge of fit, pattern-making, construction, and manufacturing processes
- Superior interpersonal skills, including the ability to create trust with cross functional teams
- Able to thrive in the unknown, and driven to improve processes and systems
- Possess a working knowledge of Adobe illustrator, Photoshop, Google and Microsoft Suites
- Able and willing to travel internationally and domestically 4-6 weeks out of the year
- Able and willing to work 2-3 days per week in our San Francisco office (Dogpatch neighborhood).
- You use and care a lot about gear (photography, outdoor, or other passion areas), and have strong opinions about the products that you use in your life and enjoy debating what makes them great
Equal Opportunity Employer
Having a team of wildly-talented, fully-stoked people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skillsets is how we make this whole shindig possible.
Peak Design complies with all laws set force by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces Federal laws that protect you from discrimination in employment: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster
Peak Design also complies with all laws set forth by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), which is responsible for enforcing state laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee because of protected characteristics: https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/Posters/
