Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our Humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration.

We are looking for a Senior Softgoods Engineer to design, test, and implement key hardware components for our humanoid. 

Responsibilities:

• Architect and design textile, silicone and soft polymer parts in CAD
• Select materials for softgoods parts based on design requirements from hardware and ID teams
• Select manufacturing processes based on design requirements from hardware and ID teams
• Interface closely with mechanical, ID, and electrical engineering teams
• Work with manufacturing partners to get parts produced
• Generate accurate 2D drawings using GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Inspect first articles, build test stands, and continuously support and improve parts on the robot
• Travel 10-20% of the time

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of experience in softgoods
• Expert in using 3D CAD software to design parts with complex geometry
• Experience designing and building softgoods prototypes and production parts
• Experience working with outside manufacturers to get parts produced to your specifications
• Experience selecting polymers and textiles
• Ability to write and maintain clean documentation for your design process
• Experience with manufacturing techniques such as overmolding, knitting, weaving, heat press etc.

Bonus Qualifications: 

• Experience designing plastic injection molded parts, foam parts and CNC parts
• Experience with high volume manufacturing processes
• Experienced with simulation and analysis methodology (FEA, MATLAB etc.)
• Experience with moving fabrics
• CATIA V6 Experience