Senior Softgoods Digital Design Engineer

present of AI; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

1X in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Class-A surfacing designer for humanoid robot exterior components. The role focuses on creating exact surfaces for soft covers, trims, foams, and molded rubber parts using Autodesk Alias, with emphasis on finish, fit, and tooling readiness.

Ideal candidates have years of shipped work in high-finish products and a keen eye for form that aligns with designers' intent, and they collaborate closely with engineers to optimize surfaces for production and sensor

Qualifications

• Class-A surfacing experience in high-finish products.
• Strong eye for form and finish quality.
• Habit of validating surfaces against physical prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Build exact surfaces for soft covers, trims, foams and molded rubber parts.
• Ensure surfaces match designers' intent and are suitable for tooling and production.
• Collaborate with engineers on integration with sensors and hardware.
• Review surfaces against prototypes and iterate as needed.

Skills

Class-A surfacing

Eye for form

Prototype validation

Tools

Autodesk Alias

Job description

This role is about building the exact surfaces for the soft covers, trims, foams and molded rubber parts that people see and touch on a humanoid robot. It asks for deep skill in Autodesk Alias, with smooth, clean surfaces that match the designers' intent and still work for tooling and production. A strong candidate brings many years of shipped work in a high-finish field, a good eye for form, and the habit of checking surfaces against physical prototypes.

How it fits the AI era

AI tools can help with scan cleanup, lattice generation and quick visual drafts, but the core of this work is still judgment about shape, feel and fit. A person has to decide how a soft cover should look and move around joints, sensors and cooling paths, and how it can actually be made. As robots enter homes, the touch and look of the outside becomes part of whether people trust them.

How it builds AI experience

The work sits right next to a robot that learns and operates around people, so a hire would see how design choices affect sensors, motion and safety in a real AI product. Building experience here could mean learning lattice design for 3D printed parts and working closely with engineers on how the body supports the robot's hardware. Trying generative and scan based tools on personal projects is a practical way to get ready.

Worth showing

• Class-A surfacing in Alias
• G2/G3 continuity with analysis renders
• Soft material and tooling know-how
• Alias to parametric CAD handoff
• Shipped high-finish consumer products

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About 1X

1X designs and manufactures bipedal humanoid robots engineered to execute household chores and personal assistance tasks safely, according to company statements.