AI Hardware Systems Architect — Next-Gen Consumer AI

Meta; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 208,000 - 289,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Hardware Systems Architect to lead architecture for AI hardware products, defining platform subsystems and guiding proof-of-concept to mass production. You will collaborate with hardware, software, supply chain, and partnerships teams to ensure scalable, cutting-edge designs.

The role emphasizes system convergence across compute, displays, sensors, and I/O, with travel up to 20% and a strong focus on long-term tech investments and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of architecture definition and/or systems engineering in electrical, silicon, firmware, audio, sensors, wireless, displays or optical systems
• Fundamentals of computer architecture
• Experience in rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept models
• Strong communication with Product Development engineers, PMs, and cross-functional teams
• Experience with partnerships and external suppliers at product level
• Experience in cross-functional teams, ambiguity, and transitioning prototypes to high-volume products

Responsibilities

• Ownership of platform system architecture definition across subsystems from conception through prototyping, product development, and production ramp
• Collaborate with other system architects and software teams to document workloads and select compute silicon with appropriate HW accelerators/cores
• Maintain detailed specifications and assumptions for workloads to align teams and enable features
• Conduct workload profiling to understand resource utilization on target compute platforms
• Perform detailed analyses and trade-off studies for architecture decisions
• Deliver engineering solutions for high-impact architectural problems in early concept development
• Communicate technology and product strategy to internal and external stakeholders
• Guide management and partner teams on long-term technology investments
• Create hardware system metrics, standards, and tools
• Drive development of system requirements to enable AR/AI experiences and roadmaps
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally

Skills

Systems architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Prototype development

Hardware-software integration

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS/PhD in EE/CE

Job description

Meta is seeking a Hardware Systems Architect to lead architecture for AI hardware products, defining platform subsystems and guiding proof-of-concept to mass production. You will collaborate with hardware, software, supply chain, and partnerships teams to ensure scalable, cutting-edge designs.

The role emphasizes system convergence across compute, displays, sensors, and I/O, with travel up to 20% and a strong focus on long-term tech investments and roadmaps.