Industrial Designer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Job summary

Meta Industrial Design is seeking an experienced designer to lead end-to-end design for major consumer electronics or wearable tech products. You will integrate usability, aesthetics, and technical insight while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a complex environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Industrial Design or related field and 10+ years of experience, plus proficiency in Rhino 3D, SolidWorks, Creo or NX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field is required.
• 10+ years of experience in consumer electronics or wearable tech product design.
• Strong communication, visualization, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Rhino 3D, SolidWorks, Creo or NX.
• Experience refining ideas through 2D visuals and physical prototyping.
• Design for mass production and scalable manufacturing.
• Thrives in highly ambiguous situations and sets clear standards.
• Owns end-to-end design direction for major product/subsystem from concept to EVT/DVT/PVT.
• Leads cross-functional tradeoffs across ergonomics, ME/EE constraints, cost, and manufacturability.
• Mentors designers and raises overall craft and quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop category-defining products.
• Combine usability, aesthetics, and technical insight to solve complex problems.
• Navigate cross-functional teams in a complex environment.
• Conceive elegant, effective ways to address ergonomic and mechanical challenges.
• Contribute concepts and problem solving across projects.

Skills

Communication

Visualization

Problem solving

End-to-end design direction

Mentoring designers

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity handling

Mass production design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

Rhino 3D

SolidWorks

Creo or NX

Job description

• Design and develop category-defining products
• Combine usability, aesthetics, and technical insight to solve complex problems
• Navigate cross-functional teams in a complex environment
• Conceive elegant, effective ways to address ergonomic and mechanical challenges
• Contribute concepts and problem solving across one or more projects

Meta Industrial Design team - US

Industrial Designer Responsibilities

• Design and develop category-defining products
• Combine usability, aesthetics, and technical insight to solve complex problems
• Navigate cross-functional teams in a complex environment
• Conceive elegant, effective ways to address ergonomic and mechanical challenges
• Contribute concepts and problem solving across one or more projects

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field
• 10+ years of experience developing consumer electronics or wearable tech products
• Demonstrated experience in communication, visualization, and problem solving skills
• Fluid command of Rhino 3D, Solidworks, Creo or NX
• Experience exploring and refining ideas through 2D visualization and physical prototyping
• Experience in designing for mass production
• Thrive in highly ambiguous situations
• Own end-to-end design direction for a major product or subsystem from concept through MP (EVT/DVT/PVT)
• Lead cross-functional tradeoffs across ergonomics, ME/EE constraints, cost, reliability, and manufacturability
• Raise the team bar by mentoring designers and setting clear craft/quality standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience designing Robots

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today - beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.