Senior Engineer, Apparel

Role Purpose Independently lead the technical industrialization and production readiness of complex and high-risk apparel products through integrated physical and digital development. The role connects product engineering, vendor capability, risk management and data-based performance follow-up to improve right-first-time execution and support compressed Go-To-Market calendars.

Build trusted functional partnerships within VF across pillars, with Brand and vendor teams, bringing strong technical judgment, constructive challenge and solution-oriented recommendations to enable better product decisions Key Accountabilities 1.

Product Engineering & Industrialization • Lead product industrialization across development, innovation, collaboration and commercialization stages using physical and virtual sampling. • Provide advanced technical expertise to resolve complex fit, pattern, construction, raw-material, manufacturing and product-performance issues.

• Partner with Brand Development, Sourcing Development and vendors to engineer products that meet safety, fit, function, performance, quality, cost and manufacturability requirements. • Own development-to-production handover for assigned complex and high-risk styles, ensuring technical specifications are complete, production readiness is confirmed and critical risks are resolved and communicated.

• Partner with brands on complex construction, sizing, grading and block initiatives, balancing design intent with consumer experience and production feasibility. 2. Integrated Physical & Digital Sample Execution • Review and validate physical and digital samples across Proto, SMS, POC, PPS, Counter and Size Set stages, providing clear, actionable technical comments in the relevant forms and systems.

• Review digital production creation outputs to confirm alignment with approved product intent, construction, pattern, fit, workmanship and production requirements before downstream use. • Ensure physical and digital sample decisions ar