Senior Softgoods Digital Design Engineer
San Carlos, CA$175k - $215kFull-timePosted today
About the role
Senior surface modeler responsible for turning NEO's industrial design intent into production-grade digital geometry, primarily in Autodesk Alias, to create Class-A surfaces for softgoods and touch-facing components, from concept through tooling release and mass production.
Responsibilities
- Own Class-A surface development for NEO's softgoods and touch-facing components delivering G2/G3-continuous, highlight-clean surfaces that match design intent and are released on schedule.
- Integrate every Class-A surface seamlessly and functionally with NEO: consistent gaps, flush and continuous transitions to adjacent rigid and soft parts, and full clearance for articulation, sensors, cooling, and service access across the robot's range of motion.
- Translate industrial design concepts, sketches, clay, and 3D scan data into precise digital models, accountable for design fidelity from first concept through tooling release.
- Drive surface feasibility for manufacturing with draft, parting lines, shut-offs, wall thickness, and material behavior for molded foams, elastomers, and textile-wrapped parts so tooling is committed with minimal rework.
- Deliver clean, well-structured digital data to engineering, tooling partners, and vendors, owning the handoff from Alias into parametric CAD and complex lattice structures.
- Set the team's digital surfacing standards with quality checks, modeling workflows, and data structure, raising the surfacing skill of the people around you.
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 (highlight/zebra renders encouraged)
- Able to work fully on-site in San Carlos
Skills
Required:Class-A surfacingData pipeline between Alias and CAD/scan toolsManufacturability of surfaces
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
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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