Reality Labs at Meta seeks a Product Design Engineer to develop hardware systems for AR, VR, and new technologies.  This role involves end-to-end product development, from concept to mass production, requiring collaboration with cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include leading mechanical design, prototyping, testing, and working with the Asia-based supply chain.  The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, prototyping skills, CAD fluency, manufacturing process knowledge, and experience designing consumer electronics.  The role demands expertise in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and high-volume manufacturing techniques.

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Product Design Engineer, Reality Labs

Software Engineer, Computer Vision (Technical Leadership)

<div class="_8muv"><div><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _94t2">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.</div><div class="_9bm9"></div><div class="_8mlh"><div class="_1n-z _6hy- _8lfs">Product Design Engineer, Reality Labs Responsibilities</div><div class="_h46 _8lfy _8lfy"><div><ul class="_1zi1 _pkr"><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Lead the mechanical design for a particular component, feature or system while having end-to-end product development understanding</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Contribute to mechanical solutions as part of a highly cross-functional team</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Model, build, test, and refine prototypes and characterization test systems</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Work across the full product development cycle, from concept inception to shipping product</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Collaborate and manage work with Asia-based Supply Chain</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Push state-of-the-art technologies and approaches to solving complex mechanical problems while working with cross functional technical teams</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Travel to external vendors up to 20%</div></div></div></li></div></ul></div></div></div><div class="_8mlh"><div class="_1n-z _6hy- _8lfs">Minimum Qualifications</div><div class="_h46 _8lfy _8lfy"><div><ul class="_1zi1 _pkr"><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">3+ years of industry experience in mechanical design</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, GD&amp;T, and 3D/2D CAD</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Working knowledge in material properties, such as plastics, metal, adhesive, and glass</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Testing and analysis experience (FEA, Simulation, Design of Experiments, etc.)</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing techniques (stamping, machining, 3D printing, injection molding, etc.)</div></div></div></li></div></ul></div></div></div><div class="_8mlh"><div class="_1n-z _6hy- _8lfs">Preferred Qualifications</div><div class="_h46 _8lfy _8lfy"><div><ul class="_1zi1 _pkr"><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">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</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Experience with NX CAD</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Experience with highly cosmetic products and working with Industrial Design</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Fluency in Mandarin and/or Cantonese</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Experience designing for human factors</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">Experience designing and shipping products with Asia-based supply chain</div></div></div></li></div><div class="_1zh- _8lfz"><li class="_l89 _l8f _l8e"><div class="_620i"></div><div></div><div style=";" class="_38io _30jd _9aou"><div class="_h46 _8lfz"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy- _8lf-">MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering</div></div></div></li></div></ul></div></div></div><div class="_20nr"><div class="_1n-_ _6hy-"> For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click  for additional information. </div></div><div class="x178xt8z xm81vs4 xso031l xy80clv x13fuv20 xu3j5b3 x1q0q8m5 x26u7qi xx1l10f xustf53 xy7tls4 x17bhg7c x1lq5wgf xgqcy7u x30kzoy x9jhf4c x6ikm8r x10wlt62 _3qn7 _61-0 _2fyi 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