Hardware Reliability Engineer — VR/AR Wearables

Meta; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Reliability Engineer to own reliability activities for consumer hardware across VR headsets, AR glasses, and wearables. You will design accelerated life tests, perform FMEA/FTA, analyze field data, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams through mass production.

You will define reliability KPIs, model life data, and collaborate with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure durability and serviceability throughout product lifecycles, with travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hardware reliability engineering in consumer electronics or wearables.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute reliability test plans for VR headsets, AR glasses, and wearables.
• Conduct FMEA and FTA to identify reliability risks across hardware subsystems.
• Analyze field return data, warranty metrics, and reliability KPIs to drive corrective actions.
• Lead root cause analyses for reliability escapes across design, materials, and manufacturing.
• Define and track reliability KPIs (MTBF, failure rate, field return rate).
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering to improve durability and serviceability.
• Partner with contract manufacturers to establish reliability requirements and validate corrective actions.
• Develop reliability models and life prediction analyses for design decisions.
• Develop reliability requirements docs, test specs, and design verification plans.
• Engage stakeholders to communicate reliability status and risks, travel up to 20%.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

FMEA

FTA

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Weibull analysis

Statistical reliability prediction

AI tools for data analysis

Job description

Meta is seeking a Reliability Engineer to own reliability activities for consumer hardware across VR headsets, AR glasses, and wearables. You will design accelerated life tests, perform FMEA/FTA, analyze field data, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams through mass production.

You will define reliability KPIs, model life data, and collaborate with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure durability and serviceability throughout product lifecycles, with travel up to 20%.