Softgoods Engineer - Textiles

Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Join Our Innovative Mask Hardware Product Design and Engineering Team

Are you passionate about materials innovation, designing for human comfort, and advancing wearable technology? At ResMed, we believe great design can change lives. Our products help millions of people breathe, sleep, and live better every single day.

We’re seeking a Softgoods Engineer to join the Textile Centre of Excellence within our product design and hardware engineering group. In this role, you’ll develop textile solutions that enhance comfort, performance, and usability for people who rely on our products every day for better sleep and quality of life.

Let’s Talk About the Role

As a Softgoods Engineer, you’ll investigate textile materials and manufacturing processes to develop softgoods for medical devices. Working closely with design, product development, and supply chain teams, you’ll ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and user experience. With a deep understanding of material behaviour and a user-centred approach, you will translate ideas into functional, manufacturable solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Design and develop softgoods concepts using your knowledge of fibers, yarns, fabrics, foams, and textile manufacturing methods (welding, bonding, taping, overmoulding, thermoforming, wrapping, etc.).
• Develop and evaluate materials to meet comfort, aesthetic, quality, cost, and sustainability targets.
• Collaborate with external vendors and manufacturing specialists to ensure materials and designs achieve performance and scalable production.
• Advance softgoods manufacturing processes to ensure suitability for high-volume production and alignment with cost and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply Design Thinking principles to understand user needs, explore concepts, and develop effective softgoods solutions.
• Conduct ideation, feasibility studies, prototyping, and rigorous testing for textile and textile-integrated components.
• Research emerging materials and manufacturing technologies and contribute to intellectual property development for novel materials or processes.
• As part of the Textile CoE, mentor and support engineers across departments in selecting appropriate textile materials and manufacturing methods.
• Work closely with Industrial Design, Product Development, Sourcing, and other stakeholders to align functionality, comfort, cost, manufacturability, and innovation priorities.
• Stay current with textile industry trends, technologies, and best practices to drive innovation.
• Design, prototype, and evaluate textiles using both conventional and emerging processes (weaving, knitting, lamination, ultrasonic welding, etc.).
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners to optimise materials, processes, and designs for global production.
• Travel internationally as needed to support supplier development, manufacturing reviews, or material evaluations.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Fashion/Apparel Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in softgoods or textile product development (e.g., medical devices, performance apparel, activewear, footwear, sporting goods).
• Strong knowledge of textile manufacturing and softgoods integration methods (knitting, braiding, coating, finishing, ultrasonic/RF welding, bonding, seam taping, laminating, thermoforming, shaping, overmoulding with plastics).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with experience working across multidisciplinary teams and with suppliers.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with strong problem-solving skills.

Preferred

• Proficiency in 3D CAD tools (Creo, SolidWorks, etc.).
• Experience working with global suppliers, integrators, and manufacturing partners.
• Experience with digital softgoods design tools (Clo3D, Browzwear, Optitex, etc.).
• Ability to sketch and communicate concepts in 2D/3D.

If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and contribute your expertise to our innovative team, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your resume along with a portfolio or examples of your work to showcase your design capabilities and project achievements.

Join us in creating the next generation of groundbreaking mask products

Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now! We commit to respond to every applicant.