Technical Designer (Upholstery / Pattern Development)
Sparks, NV | Full-Time | $21.64 – $28.85/hr
Via Seating is looking for an experienced Technical Designer to join our team!
If you have a strong background in pattern making, upholstery, or technical design—and enjoy turning concepts into precise, production-ready outputs—this is a great opportunity to make a direct impact in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
What You’ll Do
• Create and maintain master patterns and layouts for upholstered office seating
• Develop marker cut files to support production orders
• Improve cutting and sewing processes for efficiency and quality
• Support production through training, standard work, and process improvements
• Manage and maintain cut file data for accuracy and consistency
• Collaborate closely with production teams to ensure designs translate smoothly to the floor
What You Bring
• Experience in upholstery pattern making, technical design, or related field
• Strong understanding of cutting, sewing, and production processes
• Ability to translate designs into accurate, production-ready patterns
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Experience with marker making or cut file systems preferred
Pay & Schedule
• $21.64 – $28.85/hour starting pay (DOE)
• Monday – Friday, regular business hours
• Full-time, in-office position
Why Via Seating?
• Hands-on role with direct impact on production quality
• Collaborative, team-focused environment
• Opportunity to improve processes—not just maintain them
• Stable, full-time schedule
If you’re someone who takes pride in precision, craftsmanship, and improving how products are made—we’d love to connect.
Benefits
Via offers a very generous benefits package including:
Comprehensive Package effective 1st of the month following hire date including:Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits – 3 plans available. Via provides a generous stipend helping to cover cost of employees, spouse and/or dependents premiums on all plans.
Company Paid Life/ADD
Voluntary Life/ADD
Voluntary Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Short-Term Disability
Voluntary Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and/or Dependent Care
Voluntary Identity and Legal Protections
Additional Benefits Offered:
10 Paid Holidays per year starting immediately upon hire
15 Days of Paid Time Off annually after 90 days; increases after every five year increment of employment
401K Participation with up to a 4% company match after 90 days
Prescription Safety Glasses Paid for by Via After 90 days
Referral Bonuses of up to $1,000 per hired employee (eligibility requirements applicable)
Quarterly Bonuses based on Team Goals
Anniversary Bonuses
Bi-Annual Company Celebrations
Contests and Cash Giveaways throughout the yearSafety Bingo with prizes ranging from $50 - $300
At Via Seating, we are builders, kitters, sewers, developers and engineers – inspired by the chair. We believe great things should happen in that chair. In America, the average person is sitting a total of 13 hours a day. That’s 4,745 hours a year. That’s a lot of hours. A lot of hours that should be filled by great things. Great things needing a great chair.
Discover our love for great seating. Join us in making great things happen in a chair!
Via offers a very generous benefits package including:
Comprehensive Package effective 1st of the month following hire date including:Medical, Dental and Vision, Company Paid Life/ADD, Voluntary Life/ADD, Voluntary Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and/or Dependent Care, Voluntary Identity and Legal Protections
Additional Benefits Offered including 10 Paid Holidays per year, 15 Days of Paid Time Off, 401K Participation with up to a 4% company match after 90 days and Bi-Annual Company Celebrations
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled. Via Seating is a drug and alcohol free workplace. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.