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Meta · 15 hours ago

Softgoods Designer

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$139K/yr - $200K/yr

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. As a Softgoods Designer, you will design, prototype, and develop technical softgoods solutions for consumer VR, AR, Smart Glasses, and Wearables, working closely with cross-functional teams to enhance product aesthetics and ergonomics.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conceive elegant, effective ways to address ergonomic and mechanical challenges

Design category-defining products, helping Meta Reality Labs change the world through design

Utilize user-centric thinking and aesthetic sensibility to align our brand to customer needs

Work collaboratively with multiple cross-functional teams on complex technical programs in a fast-paced environment

Be a key contributor of concepts and problem solving across multiple softgoods projects

Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of Softgoods materials and manufacturing techniques

Create softgoods designs and communicate design intent through sketching, CAD and most importantly you make mock-ups and prototypes to prove new concepts

Collaborate closely with other Designers/Engineers to create and bring new and better toolbox solutions that benefit the brand (such as new technologies, construction techniques, features, etc.)

Qualification

Softgoods design3D CAD modelingPrototyping skillsTextile knowledgePatterning softwareUser-centric thinkingCollaborative skillsProblem solving

Required

Experience exploring and refining ideas through prototyping

Experience in 3D CAD modeling (Rhino, SolidWorks, NX, Fusion 360)

Knowledge of fabric and textile constructions (knit, weaves, nonwovens)

Experience in creating 2D flat patterns from 3D shapes and vice versa

Preferred

Textile, bag, garment and/or footwear design experience

Experience with patterning/visualization software (Gerber, Optitex, CLO)

Knowledge of flat-knitting

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H1B Sponsorship

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