Product Design Engineer, Reality Labs

Meta; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Product Design Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in creating innovative hardware systems for AR and VR. This exciting position involves leading mechanical design efforts, prototyping, and collaborating with diverse teams to bring concepts to life. You'll be at the forefront of technology, working on high-volume consumer electronics that redefine how people connect. If you have a passion for mechanical engineering and a desire to shape the future of immersive experiences, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive Benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of mechanical design experience required.
• Proficiency in DFM, DFA, and CAD tools necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design for components and systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on product development.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals

Prototyping Skills

CAD Fluency

Manufacturing Process Knowledge

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Design for Assembly (DFA)

Material Properties Knowledge

Testing and Analysis Experience

High-Volume Manufacturing Techniques

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

3D/2D CAD

Job description

At Reality Labs we aim to bring together the brightest cross-disciplinary minds in one place to deliver on our mission: build tools that help people feel connected, anytime, anywhere. As a Product Design Engineer, you will take a critical role in developing hardware systems for AR, VR, or New Technology Initiatives. You will become part of a team exploring developing concepts through prototyping and into mass-production consumer electronics. You will work as part of a cross functional team requiring collaboration and curiosity in domains other than mechanical engineering. Our ideal candidate has strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, prototyping skills, CAD fluency, manufacturing process knowledge, and experience designing consumer electronics.

Responsibilities

1. Lead the mechanical design for a particular component, feature or system while having end-to-end product development understanding.
2. Contribute to mechanical solutions as part of a highly cross-functional team.
3. Model, build, test, and refine prototypes and characterization test systems.
4. Work across the full product development cycle, from concept inception to shipping product.
5. Collaborate and manage work with Asia-based Supply Chain.
6. Push state-of-the-art technologies and approaches to solving complex mechanical problems while working with cross functional technical teams.
7. Travel to external vendors up to 20%.

Minimum Qualifications

1. BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
2. 3+ years of industry experience in mechanical design.
3. Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, GD&T, and 3D/2D CAD.
4. Working knowledge in material properties, such as plastics, metal, adhesive, and glass.
5. Testing and analysis experience (FEA, Simulation, Design of Experiments, etc.).
6. Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing techniques (stamping, machining, 3D printing, injection molding, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

1. 5+ years of product design and development experience of handheld and/or wearable high volume consumer electronics, including complex subsystems and/or full systems ownership.
2. Experience with NX CAD.
3. Experience with highly cosmetic products and working with Industrial Design.
4. Fluency in Mandarin and/or Cantonese.
5. Experience designing for human factors.
6. Experience designing and shipping products with Asia-based supply chain.
7. MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering.

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Locations

Data Center

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.

$139,000/year to $200,000/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.

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