Head of AI-Driven Manufacturing Enablement

Meta; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 245,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta's Manufacturing Engineering & Operations (MEO) is seeking a Director, AI Manufacturing Enablement to lead a team that identifies and deploys AI/automation across MEO and partner functions. The role sits at the intersection of manufacturing expertise and applied AI, delivering measurable productivity gains and workflow automation in production settings.

This is a founding leadership position reporting to the Director of MEO.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience across manufacturing/operations and applied AI/ML/automation, with leadership in at least one domain and breadth across the other.
• Experience deploying AI/ML solutions in production environments or leading complex ops through technological change.
• Understanding of manufacturing workflows—assembly, test, quality, and supply chain—and where AI adds value.
• Experience building and leading technical teams that ship products/tools iteratively.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and driving transformation across engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IE or related field, or equivalent practical experience with track record in automation deployment.

Responsibilities

• Audit workflows to identify high-value AI/automation opportunities.
• Develop a prioritized AI opportunity roadmap.
• Scout internal tools and models for manufacturing use cases.
• Translate internal AI capabilities into manufacturing applications.
• Build and ship AI-powered tools for defects, DFx, yield modeling, test sequencing, and reporting.
• Define success metrics and own end-to-end deployment lifecycle.
• Collaborate with AI/ML infrastructure teams and contract manufacturers.
• Recruit, hire, and grow a team of applied AI engineers and technologists.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML in prod

Manufacturing knowledge

Change management

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IE

Tools

MES

SPC

Historian databases

Job description

Meta's Manufacturing Engineering & Operations (MEO) is seeking a Director, AI Manufacturing Enablement to lead a team that identifies and deploys AI/automation across MEO and partner functions. The role sits at the intersection of manufacturing expertise and applied AI, delivering measurable productivity gains and workflow automation in production settings.

This is a founding leadership position reporting to the Director of MEO.