Position Overview
Sovereign America Industries (SAI) is seeking a Sewing Engineer to support the development, optimization, and production of advanced sewn textile products. This role focuses on engineering efficient sewing processes, improving product quality, and supporting the manufacture of high-performance textile products used in healthcare, government, security, and infrastructure applications.
The Sewing Engineer will work closely with product development, operations, and quality teams to ensure the highest standards of durability, precision, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Process Engineering
- Develop, document, and optimize sewing and textile assembly processes.
- Design efficient workflow layouts for sewing lines and production cells.
- Evaluate and improve sewing operations to increase productivity and reduce waste.
- Implement lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
Production Support
- Train sewing operators and supervisors on new processes and techniques.
- Support production scale-up for new products.
- Work closely with operations to meet production targets and delivery schedules.
- Create construction specifications, sewing standards, and assembly instructions.
- Assist with prototyping and pilot runs for new textile products.
Required Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of:
- Industrial sewing machines
- Stitch types and seam constructions
- Pattern engineering
- Textile materials and performance fabrics
- Experience with production line balancing and workflow optimization.
- MUST BE A US CITIZEN.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of automation in sewing or textile manufacturing.
- Experience implementing lean manufacturing or Six Sigma.
- CAD pattern or textile engineering software experience.
Skills
- Process improvement and analytical thinking
- Hands-on problem solving in manufacturing environments
- Ability to train and mentor sewing operators
- Strong documentation and technical communication skills
- Project management and cross-functional collaboration
Work Environment
- Manufacturing and production environment
- Time on the production floor supporting sewing operations
- Regular travel to multiple company facilities all in the US Southeast
About Sovereign America Industries
Sovereign America Industries is a Native American–owned company focused on innovative U.S.-made textile solutions, producing products including PPE and advanced textile technologies from its Alabama facilities.
SAI supports industries such as healthcare, security, government, and infrastructure while strengthening domestic manufacturing and creating jobs in the United States.
Contact
- Email: hr@sa-ind.com
- Website: sa-ind.com and complete an application on the Careers tab.