Engineering Manager, Data Systems Hardware & Site Engineering

Pittsburgh Robotics Network; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Reality Labs is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our Data Systems Hardware & Site Engineering team, designing, building, and deploying the devices and systems used to capture the datasets behind Reality Labs products. That work supports Codec Avatars, Input, and Health programs across all RL devices, and enables the algorithm development and research behind those programs.

You're a builder and a leader.

Qualifications

• Experience leading hardware engineering teams
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams (mechanical, electrical, firmware)
• Strong communication across researchers and site teams

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Systems Hardware & Site Engineering team across three capture hardware classes
• Oversee studio systems, wearable prototypes, and in-the-wild systems
• Own site engineering function to deploy and sustain hardware across North America
• Translate research roadmaps into system requirements and allocate resources

Job description

Reality Labs is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Data Systems Hardware & Site Engineering team. This team designs, builds, and deploys the devices and systems used to capture the datasets behind Reality Labs products. That work supports Codec Avatars, Input, and Health programs across all RL devices, and enables the algorithm development and research behind those programs.

You'll manage a multi-disciplinary engineering team (mechanical, electrical, firmware/embedded software, and systems engineering) across three classes of capture hardware. Studio systems: large-scale multi-camera rigs with controlled lighting, hardware synchronization, high-bandwidth ingest, and storage infrastructure. Wearable prototypes: data collection headsets, sensor-integrated form factor mockups, and body-worn devices that hold sensor alignment and repeatable positioning across participants. In-the-wild systems: portable and participant-operated hardware that collects outside a controlled lab, durable enough for sustained handling by non-engineering operators and serviceable in the field. You'll also own the site engineering function that deploys and sustains these systems across North America.

You're a builder and a leader. You'll get hands-on with critical hardware challenges, represent and advocate for the hardware engineering craft, and develop the overall data collection strategy with program leaders and stakeholders. That means translating research roadmaps into system requirements, deciding which modality fits which program need, and making sure our capture capabilities keep up.

Requirements are often undefined at project start. Research direction and program priorities shift, and specs get established through prototyping and measurement. You'll be the connective tissue between researchers, engineers, and site teams, determining project priority, feasibility, and resource allocation across programs with competing timelines.