Soft Goods Developer

The Soft⠀Goods⠀Engineering⠀Team⠀develops⠀technical⠀Soft Goods⠀integration⠀solutions⠀across⠀Meta's⠀consumer⠀VR, AR,⠀Smart⠀Glasses,⠀Wearables⠀and⠀Accessories⠀product⠀lines. We⠀work⠀closely⠀with⠀creative,⠀technical⠀and⠀operations⠀partners⠀as we push⠀the⠀boundaries⠀of what is⠀possible⠀in Soft⠀Goods⠀integration.We⠀are⠀seeking a⠀Soft Goods⠀Developer⠀(Development⠀Engineer)⠀to join⠀our⠀growing⠀Soft Goods⠀Engineering⠀team. The⠀ideal⠀candidate⠀will have⠀experience⠀in⠀developing⠀novel Soft⠀Goods⠀constructions⠀through⠀iterative⠀prototyping,⠀leveraging⠀a deep⠀knowledge⠀of⠀textiles⠀(knits,⠀wovens,⠀non-wovens),⠀foams and⠀adhesives,⠀and how to⠀manipulate⠀them in a⠀scale⠀manufacturing⠀environment.This⠀role works⠀closely⠀with⠀Industrial⠀Design and⠀Softgoods⠀Product⠀Design⠀Engineers⠀and⠀Textile⠀Engineers⠀to⠀generate⠀and prove⠀out⠀various⠀construction⠀options⠀for⠀consumer⠀product⠀lines.

Soft Goods Developer Responsibilities:

• Collaborate⠀with ID,⠀SgPD and⠀System PD⠀to⠀generate⠀Softgoods⠀construction⠀ideas,⠀prototype⠀and test⠀them to⠀aid with⠀down⠀selection⠀to⠀production⠀viable⠀solutions.
• Develop⠀methods⠀for⠀prototyping⠀Soft Goods⠀constructions⠀in our⠀Soft Goods⠀Labs which⠀demonstrate⠀their⠀viability⠀from⠀cosmetic,⠀functional⠀and⠀reliability⠀perspective.
• Design⠀and⠀develop⠀tools and⠀fixtures⠀to emulate⠀production⠀processes⠀to guide⠀DFM and ID⠀expectation.
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain a⠀library of⠀approved⠀textile⠀materials,⠀including⠀technical⠀specifications⠀and⠀testing⠀data.
• Communicate⠀basic⠀technical⠀guidance⠀and⠀priorities⠀to⠀vendors,⠀and serve⠀as a key⠀point of⠀contact⠀for⠀vendors⠀throughout⠀the⠀product⠀development⠀process.
• Design⠀and⠀execute⠀testing to⠀satisfy⠀cross-functional⠀partner⠀teams⠀requirements,⠀and⠀facilitate⠀down⠀selection⠀of textile⠀materials.
• Source⠀new⠀vendors to⠀expand our⠀development⠀partners⠀in the US⠀and East⠀Asia.
• Build⠀presentations⠀and⠀reports to⠀aggregate⠀test⠀results⠀and⠀qualitative⠀attributes,⠀and⠀explain⠀technical⠀directions⠀to higher⠀management⠀levels.
• Procure⠀new⠀material⠀samples⠀that⠀support⠀programs⠀and build⠀them into⠀testable⠀formats.
• Provide⠀short time⠀frame⠀support on⠀mini-programs⠀that serve⠀the⠀immediate⠀low volume⠀needs of⠀internal⠀proof of⠀concept⠀and⠀prototyping⠀teams.
• Communicate⠀with⠀vendors⠀regarding⠀timelines,⠀volumes,⠀and⠀technical⠀data, and⠀maintain⠀detailed⠀records of⠀all⠀communications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's⠀degree in⠀Textile⠀Engineering,⠀Softgoods,⠀or⠀equivalent⠀work⠀experience.
• 6+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀technical⠀textiles⠀and soft⠀goods⠀integration⠀into⠀consumer⠀products.
• 2D⠀and 3D CAD⠀skills⠀sufficient⠀to support⠀prototyping⠀experiences,⠀e.g. proof⠀of concept⠀prototype⠀assemblies,⠀tool and⠀fixture⠀making,⠀exporting⠀for 3D⠀print /⠀laser /⠀zund⠀etc.
• Analytical⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀skills.
• Proven⠀communication⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills.
• Experience⠀managing⠀multiple⠀projects⠀simultaneously⠀and⠀prioritize⠀competing⠀deadlines.
• Experience⠀working⠀with⠀cross-functional⠀teams, as⠀well as⠀vendors⠀and⠀suppliers.
• Knowledge⠀of product⠀development⠀and scale⠀manufacturing⠀processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expert in⠀3D and 2D⠀NX.
• +5⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀technical⠀textiles⠀and soft⠀goods⠀integration⠀into⠀consumer⠀electronics⠀or similar⠀products.
• Experience⠀developing⠀soft goods⠀for⠀wearable⠀consumer⠀electronics⠀products.

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