Product Design Engineer, Reality Labs

Facebook; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Product Design Engineer to join their Reality Labs team. In this dynamic role, you will be at the forefront of developing innovative hardware systems for AR, VR, and new technology initiatives. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will take part in the entire product development cycle, from concept to mass production. Ideal candidates will possess strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, prototyping skills, and CAD fluency, along with a passion for pushing the boundaries of technology. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects and make a significant impact in the tech world.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience in mechanical design.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design for components and systems.
• Model, build, test, and refine prototypes.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals

Prototyping Skills

CAD Fluency

Manufacturing Process Knowledge

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Design for Assembly (DFA)

Statistical Tolerance Analysis Techniques

Functional Dimensioning

GD&T

Material Properties Knowledge

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

3D/2D CAD

Job description

Summary:

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.

Required Skills:

Product Design Engineer, Reality Labs 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

Public Compensation:

$139,000/year to $200,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

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