Product Design Engineer, AI Glasses

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs seeks a Principal Product Design Engineer to drive the mechanical and structural design of AI-powered smart glasses and wearables. You will define long-term mechanical architecture, shaping how millions experience AI-enabled wearable computing.

You will operate at the intersection of industrial design, systems engineering, and manufacturing, setting the technical direction for complex electromechanical assemblies across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in mechanical or product design engineering for consumer electronics, wearables, or precision electromechanical systems.
• Experience defining system-level mechanical architecture for complex, miniaturized hardware from concept to mass production.
• Experience with tolerance analysis, structural simulation (FEA), and validation methods for wearables/handheld devices.
• Ability to drive cross-functional alignment across industrial design, electrical, optics, and manufacturing.
• Experience setting engineering standards, guidelines, or roadmaps across multiple generations.
• Track record of filings or publications in mechanical design or wearable hardware.
• Experience with thermal and structural co-design for compact body-worn devices with ergonomic constraints.
• Familiar with high-volume manufacturing processes (injection molding, die casting, CNC) and surface finishing.
• Experience with optical-mechanical integration (lens assemblies, camera modules) in wearables.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term mechanical architecture for AI glasses and wearables from concept through mass production.
• Lead system-level mechanical design direction across multidisciplinary teams.
• Set technical direction and engineering standards for multi-generation products.
• Collaborate across industrial design, electrical engineering, optics, and manufacturing.
• Drive design validation and qualification for high-volume consumer devices.

Skills

System-level architecture

Tolerance analysis

FEA simulation

Cross-functional alignment

Engineering standards

Patents/publications

Thermal/structural co-design

Advanced manufacturing

Optical-mechanical integration

Tools

Injection molding

Die casting

CNC machining

Surface finishing

Job description

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Principal Product Design Engineer to drive the mechanical and structural design of next-generation AI-powered smart glasses and wearable devices. In this role, you will define the long-term mechanical architecture for AI glasses and wearables, shaping how millions of people experience AI-enabled wearable computing. You will operate at the intersection of industrial design, systems engineering, and manufacturing, setting the technical direction for complex electromechanical assemblies across the full product lifecycle — from concept through mass production.

• 12+ years of experience in mechanical or product design engineering for consumer electronics, wearable devices, or precision electromechanical systems
• Experience leading system-level mechanical architecture definition for complex, miniaturized hardware products from concept through mass production
• Experience with tolerance analysis, structural simulation (FEA), and design validation methodologies for wearable or handheld consumer devices
• Experience driving cross-functional technical alignment across industrial design, electrical engineering, optics, and manufacturing in a hardware product development environment
• Experience setting organizational-level engineering standards, design guidelines, or technical roadmaps across multiple product generations
• Track record of filing patents or authoring technical publications in mechanical design, mechanisms, or wearable hardware systems
• Experience with thermal and structural co-design for compact, body-worn electronic devices with stringent weight and ergonomic constraints
• Familiarity with advanced manufacturing processes such as injection molding, die casting, CNC machining, and surface finishing as applied to high-volume consumer wearables
• Experience with optical-mechanical integration, including lens assemblies, camera modules, or precision alignment systems in smart glasses or wearable imaging hardware