Senior Softgoods Digital Design Engineer
1X is a Palo Alto-based AI and robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots, led by its NEO home robot.
Palo Alto, United States
About 1X
1X develops humanoid robots that live and learn alongside people. Its flagship product, NEO, is a home robot designed to autonomously help with household tasks, supported by the company’s embodied-AI systems.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will turn industrial design concepts into production-ready digital geometry for softgoods and touch-facing components. You will create Class-A surfaces, ensure functional integration with adjacent parts, assess manufacturing feasibility, and deliver structured data through tooling release and mass production.
Requirements
- Seven or more years of professional Class-A surface modeling in Alias or ICEM Surf
- Track record of shipping production surfaces in consumer products, automotive, footwear, or another high-finish industry
- Portfolio of professional and personal surfacing work
- Ability to work fully onsite in San Carlos
- Expert Autodesk Alias Class-A surfacing skills
- Knowledge of curvature control, highlight quality, and G2 or G3 continuity
- Knowledge of manufacturing surfaces, tooling, and soft-material behavior
- Ability to exchange geometry between Alias, parametric CAD, scan data, and lattice tools
- Cross-functional collaboration skills
Responsibilities
- Own Class-A surface development for softgoods and touch-facing components
- Integrate surfaces with adjacent rigid and soft parts, articulation, sensors, cooling, and service access
- Translate sketches, clay models, and scan data into precise digital models
- Drive manufacturing feasibility through draft, parting lines, shut-offs, wall thickness, and material behavior
- Deliver structured digital data to engineering, tooling partners, and vendors
- Set digital surfacing standards, quality checks, modeling workflows, and data structures
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
- Commuter benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Onsite snacks and catered lunches