FEA & Validation: Structural Design Intern

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Structural Design Engineering Intern to join the Structural Design & Analysis team. You will build finite element models, analyze AR/VR designs, and support material characterization under mentorship from senior engineers.

You’ll work cross-functionally with product design, manufacturing design, materials and reliability teams. Ideal candidates have solid mechanics fundamentals and exposure to FEA software, and are ready for a 12-week, full-time internship in

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics, or similar.
• Fundamental understanding of solid mechanics, strength of materials, and finite element analysis.
• Coursework, research, or project exposure to FEA softwares such as HyperMesh, SimLab, Abaqus, ANSYS etc.
• Proven analytical skills based on first principles.
• Proven communication skills.
• Must be available for a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks of full-time internship and intend to return to a degree program afterwards.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• Intent to return to full-time degree program after completion of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Own a scoped structural analysis project end to end, from problem definition to final readout.
• Build module-level finite element models to assess risk of failure modes such as drop/shock, static strength, and thermo-mechanical stress.
• Perform first-principles hand calculations to sanity-check and bound simulation results.
• Support correlation and validation of finite element models against physical test data, in partnership with the REL & DVE teams.

Skills

Solid mechanics

Finite element analysis

Strength of materials

Communication skills

Education

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Final-year BS with relevant experience

Tools

HyperMesh

SimLab

Abaqus

ANSYS

Job description

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Structural Design Engineering Intern to join the Structural Design & Analysis team. You will build finite element models, analyze AR/VR designs, and support material characterization under mentorship from senior engineers.

You’ll work cross-functionally with product design, manufacturing design, materials and reliability teams. Ideal candidates have solid mechanics fundamentals and exposure to FEA software, and are ready for a 12-week, full-time internship in