Product Reliability Engineer – Hardware Wearables (VR/AR)

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Product Reliability Engineer to drive long-term durability across its device portfolio, including VR headsets, AR glasses, and wearables. You will own reliability activities from development to mass production, partnering with mechanical, electrical, and systems teams to identify failure modes and ensure high field performance.

You will define test plans, perform FMEA/FTA analyses, and track KPIs such as MTBF and failure rate, guiding engineering decisions and supplier actions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hardware reliability engineering for consumer electronics or similar electro-mechanical products.
• Experience designing and executing accelerated life tests, environmental stress screening, and mechanical durability validation.
• Experience performing FMEA, FTA, and root cause analysis on hardware systems.
• Experience analyzing reliability data and field return metrics to identify failure trends and drive engineering corrective actions.
• Experience collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams to influence product design for reliability and durability.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute reliability test plans for consumer hardware products, including VR headsets, AR glasses, and wearables, covering accelerated life testing and durability validation.
• Conduct FMEA and FTA to proactively identify reliability risks across hardware subsystems.
• Analyze field return data and reliability metrics to identify top failure drivers and drive corrective actions.
• Lead root cause investigations for reliability escapes, distinguishing design, materials, manufacturing, and usage contributors.
• Track reliability KPIs (MTBF, failure rate, field return rate) and report status to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to influence design decisions that improve durability and serviceability.
• Partner with contract manufacturers to establish reliability requirements and validate corrective actions.
• Develop reliability models and life prediction analyses to support design decisions.
• Create reliability requirements docs, test specs, and DV plans aligned with milestones.
• Communicate reliability status and mitigation plans to cross-functional teams.
• Travel internationally up to 20%.

Skills

Reliability engineering

FMEA / FTA

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Weibull analysis

Reliability software

Job description

Meta is seeking a Product Reliability Engineer to drive long-term durability across its device portfolio, including VR headsets, AR glasses, and wearables. You will own reliability activities from development to mass production, partnering with mechanical, electrical, and systems teams to identify failure modes and ensure high field performance.

You will define test plans, perform FMEA/FTA analyses, and track KPIs such as MTBF and failure rate, guiding engineering decisions and supplier actions.