Softgoods Development Technician

Your Charter

This is a hands-on, entry-level role built for aspiring engineers and manufacturing professionals with a real passion for sewing, textiles, and elastomers-and who want to learn the craft of softgoods from the people who do it best. Working alongside our engineers and designers, you'll cut, bond, sew, and assemble the prototypes, samples, and fixtures that carry our touch-facing components from idea to reality-building the fundamentals of fabrication, measurement, and assembly that every strong engineer relies on.

You'll start by executing to spec, then take on more as your skills sharpen, with mentorship and a clear path toward an engineering or manufacturing track.

This is a fully on-site role, as the best work in this field happens collaboratively, hands on materials, ideas advancing quickly.

Key Outcomes

• Support the team by building prototypes, samples, and fixtures to spec, learning to dial in quality, repeatability, and feel.
• Execute cut-and-sew, bonding, lamination, and assembly tasks accurately and consistently, following established workflows.
• Prepare materials, maintain shop tools and equipment, and keep the prototyping space organized, safe, and production-ready.
• Document your work-measurements, process notes, and results-so iterations stay traceable and repeatable across the team.
• Partner closely with engineers and designers, asking good questions and absorbing feedback quickly to grow toward independent ownership.

Key Competencies

• Hands-on aptitude - comfortable working with your hands and eager to learn fabrication across textiles, foams, and elastomers.
• Care and precision - you take pride in clean, accurate work and notice when something is off by a millimeter.
• Foundational technical sense - a basic understanding of measurement, tolerances, and how parts fit and assemble together.
• CAD foundation - a solid grounding in CAD, comfortable reading and navigating 3D models and translating drawings into physical parts.
• Strong organization - keeps materials, samples, and workspaces orderly, and tracks tasks and documentation so work stays repeatable and easy to hand off.
• Coachability and communication - you listen well, follow direction, ask when you're unsure, and collaborate easily with people around you.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: 0-3 (internships, vocational training, apprenticeships, or relevant personal projects count)
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; a technical certificate, associate degree, or trade training is a plus, or equivalent practical experience
• Examples of hands-on work-school, personal, or professional projects-are encouraged, in lieu of a formal portfolio.

Preferred Skills

• Cut-and-sew, sewing machine operation, or pattern work
• Adhesives, bonding, and lamination
• Safe use of hand and power tools and basic shop practices
• Knowledge of general machine shop practices
• Reading drawings or patterns, and using basic measurement or CAD tools
• Familiarity with textiles, yarns, leathers, elastomers, or foams

What Does a Successful 1X Team Member Look Like

• Team members at 1X who thrive here are builders.
• They move fast, own their work completely, and treat time like it s the one thing you can t get back - because it is.
• They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask.
• We push each other to be better, and we do it with honesty and respect.

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