Lead Camera System Engineer, End-to-End Sensing Modules

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta’s Reality Lab designs and manufactures camera, depth sensing, and illuminator modules for AR/VR and wearables. You will own the imaging/ projector module from exploration to NPI, collaborating with offshore vendors to ensure high-quality, scalable production.

Responsibilities include leading technical decisions, translating features into system requirements, performing DFMEA/PFMEA, and driving module testing and validation. Occasional travel to vendors and sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Optical/EE/ME/Physics or related field.
• 6+ years in optical sensing modules for consumer electronics or high-volume products.
• Experience as a camera-module technical owner or end-to-end module ownership.
• Experience with packaging, assembly, and test at mass-production scale.
• Experience with CMOS image sensors, thermal sensors, and illuminators.
• Experience taking NTI projects to NPI and conducting DFMEA/PFMEA.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical design and delivery of sensing and illumination modules.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration into the system.
• Lead module packaging and mass-production readiness for consumer devices.
• Drive DFMEA/PFMEA, optical testing, and data-driven design iterations.
• Travel up to 20% to vendor sites and manufacturing facilities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Module ownership

Detector/module requirements

DFMEA/PFMEA

Offshore vendors experience

Camera/illuminator modules

NTI to NPI

Data analysis for design validation

Education

Degree in Optical/EE/ME/Physics

Job description

Meta’s Reality Lab designs and manufactures camera, depth sensing, and illuminator modules for AR/VR and wearables. You will own the imaging/ projector module from exploration to NPI, collaborating with offshore vendors to ensure high-quality, scalable production.

Responsibilities include leading technical decisions, translating features into system requirements, performing DFMEA/PFMEA, and driving module testing and validation. Occasional travel to vendors and sites is expected.