Senior Softgoods Digital Design Engineer

The role

You will act as a senior surface modeler turning industrial design intent into production-grade digital geometry. You will build high-quality surfaces for soft covers, trims, foams, and molded elastomers for the NEO humanoid robot.

What you will do

• Own Class-A surface development for NEO's softgoods and touch-facing components
• Ensure Class-A surfaces integrate seamlessly and functionally with NEO
• Translate industrial design concepts, sketches, clay, and 3D scan data into precise digital models
• Drive surface feasibility for manufacturing with draft, parting lines, shut-offs, wall thickness, and material behavior
• Deliver clean, well-structured digital data to engineering, tooling partners, and vendors
• Set the team's digital surfacing standards with quality checks, modeling workflows, and data structure

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of professional Class-A surface modeling in Alias and/or ICEM Surf
• Proven track record of shipping production surfaces in consumer products, automotive, footwear, or another high-finish industry
• Portfolio showcasing your professional surfacing work, personal projects, and passion projects

Nice to have

• Experience designing complex lattice structures and conforming them to Class-A surfaces for additively manufactured soft and rigid parts
• Experience in 3D scanning and reverse engineering workflows (e.g., Geomagic, PolyWorks)
• Familiarity with visualization in VRED, KeyShot, or Blender for design reviews
• Experience creating accurate color and texture/bump maps that replicate complex materials such as knits, leathers, foams, and elastomers
• Familiarity with mold design, tooling, and GD&T for molded and over-molded parts

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X is building humanoid robots that work in homes to handle chores and tasks. They are developing NEO, a general-purpose robot designed to operate in the real world alongside people.