Product Design Engineer

Meta; Redmond; On-site; AUD 246,000 - 349,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta's Hardware engineers push the boundaries of hardware systems powering human connection. As a Mechanical/Product Design Engineer, you lead cross-functional initiatives, set technical direction, and mentor others to elevate product development from architecture to manufacturing.

You influence long-term strategy while delivering breakthrough electromechanical solutions for high-volume products. The role leverages expertise in product design for handheld and wearable electronics, with a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in mechanical design for high-volume products or complex electromechanical systems.
• Expertise solving novel, loosely defined technical problems.
• Experience driving technical direction and mentoring engineers.
• Experience across the full product lifecycle from architecture to manufacturing.
• Experience creating and executing technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical architecture for key initiatives and lead design of components and full systems.
• Identify and solve long-term, ambiguous problems influencing strategy.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor across multiple teams.
• Drive investments in engineering craft and establish best practices.
• Develop novel approaches for undefined problems aligned with organizational goals.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Roadmap planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX

AI workflow tools

Job description

Summary:

Meta's Hardware engineers are at the forefront of innovation, driving the design and development of hardware systems that power the future of human connection. Across Infrastructure, Reality Labs, Robotics, and Research, our teams tackle complex challenges in consumer electronics, data centers, advanced robotics, opto-mechanical systems, and more. We bring together cross-disciplinary minds to invent, prototype, and deliver products and platforms that connect billions of people worldwide.As a Mechanical/Product Design Engineer, you are a technical authority and thought leader responsible for solving the most ambiguous hardware problems. You will lead major, cross-functional initiatives, setting technical direction and driving engineering across the broader organization. This role is for someone who can operate in a complex problem spaces, invent novel solutions, and act as a force multiplier by mentoring other engineers and influencing long-term functional strategy.

Required Skills:

Product Design Engineer Responsibilities:

1. Own the mechanical architecture for key research initiatives and/or entire products or product families. Lead the design of critical components and full systems, solving technical problems that few others in the organization can, and ensuring robust end-to-end product development and integration

2. Proactively identify and solve critical, long-term, and often ambiguous problems that impact strategic objectives. Influence key leaders and functional strategy, and participate in the development of the organization's technical roadmap

3. Act as a recognized and thought leader, sought out for advice across multiple teams. Create and leverage formal networks with key internal and external contacts. Recruit, onboard, and serve as a mentor to other engineers, elevating the entire team

4. Drive investments in engineering craft, advocate for higher product quality and efficiency, and establish new best practices to resolve business-critical challenges

5. Bring clarity to undefined problems and develop novel approaches for issues with unclear or variable factors. Exercise judgment to drive comprehensive solutions that align with broader organizational goals and future implications

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field and/or equivalent industry experience

2. 8+ years of industry experience in mechanical design, with a track record of delivering breakthrough products and technologies for high-volume commercial products and/or designing complex electromechanical systems in a research/prototype environment

3. Recognized expertise in a relevant technical domain and a history of solving novel, loosely defined technical problems

4. Track record of driving technical direction, mentoring engineers and influencing the strategy of cross-functional teams

5. Demonstrated expertise across the full product development lifecycle, from architecture to high-volume manufacturing

6. Experience creating and driving technical roadmaps and contributing to organizational-level strategy

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. 10+ years of product design and development experience of handheld and/or wearable electronics for high volume manufacturing, including full systems ownership

2. MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

3. Experience designing handheld and wearable electronics for high volume manufacturing

4. Experience with NX

5. Experience with products cosmetic surface treatments and interfacing with industrial design teams

6. Professional working proficiency in Mandarin and/or Cantonese skills preferred due to partnerships with external clients

7. Experience designing for human factors

8. Demonstrated experience to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

9. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

10. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation:

$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

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