Product Design Engineer (University Grad)

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 Smart Glasses products. 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, and manufacturing process knowledge.Product Design Engineer (University Grad) Responsibilities

• Contribute to mechanical solutions as part of a highly cross-functional team
• Model, build, test, and refine prototypes and characterization test systems
• Work across the full product development cycle, from concept inception to shipping product
• Collaborate and manage work with Asia-based Supply Chain
• Push state-of-the-art technologies and approaches to solving complex mechanical problems while working with cross functional technical teams
• Design modules and subsystems using CAD software
• Travel to external vendors up to 15%

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
• Understanding of material properties, including plastics, metals, adhesives, and glass
• Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and statistical tolerance analysis techniques
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing techniques (e.g., injection molding, machining, 3D printing, die-cutting, etc)
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical constraints systems, part tolerancing, and assembly stackups
• Experience working independently, navigating ambiguous situations, and driving projects forward
• 1+ year Experience with engineering fundamentals, including: Mechanics of Solids, Statics, Dynamics, Materials, Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, Statistics
• Experience working and communicating cross-functionally in a team environment.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Co-op or internship experience in product design and development, preferably in the consumer electronics industry
• Experience with NX CAD or similar software
• Familiarity with industrial design principles
• Strong problem-solving skills, including failure analysis and statistical evaluation methodology

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. 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.
$111,000/year to $131,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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