AI Hardware Systems Architect for Consumer Devices

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Hardware Systems Architect to lead the architecture of upcoming consumer AI hardware products, shaping strategy and roadmaps across prototypes and production-ready designs.

With 12+ years in architecture or systems engineering, you will converge subsystems across electrical, silicon, firmware, sensors, optics, and AI, coordinating with Product, Partnerships, and supply chain to drive concepts into mass-produced products.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields; 12+ years in architecture definition or systems engineering in electrical, silicon, firmware, audio, sensors, wireless, displays, optical systems
• Fundamentals of computer architecture and system design
• Experience in rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept models to support architectural decisions
• Strong communication with Product Development engineers, Product Managers, and cross-functional teams
• Experience partnering with external partners at supply base and product levels
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, map trade spaces, and transition concepts from prototype to mass production
• Experience in systems-level engineering, SoC evaluation, optical systems, sensors, CV algorithms, software, AI
• Experience with consumer electronics systems spanning hardware, firmware, and software integration
• Modeling system power to inform trade-offs (battery, thermals, silicon roadmaps)
• Demonstrated AI skill development (prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration)
• Experience creating system models to analyze compute, latency, and inter-subsystem bandwidths
• Education/experience: M.S./Ph.D. or equivalent industry experience
• Understanding of memory subsystems, mass storage, filesystem, memory management

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture definition and convergence of complex subsystems and product architectures
• Drive incubation of new technologies from proof of concept to mass production
• Communicate across ID, hardware engineering, partnerships, supply chain, and core technology groups
• Lead integration of AI tools to optimize workflows and drive impact
• Model system power and data paths to inform architectural decisions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategy, roadmap, and product architecture

Skills

System-level engineering

Fundamentals of computer architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Prototype to mass production

AI systems for audio/visual data

SoC evaluation

Power modeling & trade-offs

AI tool integration

Memory subsystems understanding

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related fields

M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Meta is seeking a Hardware Systems Architect to lead the architecture of upcoming consumer AI hardware products, shaping strategy and roadmaps across prototypes and production-ready designs.

With 12+ years in architecture or systems engineering, you will converge subsystems across electrical, silicon, firmware, sensors, optics, and AI, coordinating with Product, Partnerships, and supply chain to drive concepts into mass-produced products.