About this role
- Collaborate closely with the Industrial Design team to develop technical solutions ranging from high-level experience prototypes to detailed, functional designs
- Drive rapid concept exploration, iterative prototyping, and mechanical implementation of inventive design features and mechanisms
- Push the state of the art of physical technology integration, component optimization, and manufacturing processes
- Create and refine effective ways to address complex ergonomic challenges
- Partner closely with Product Design Engineering and other internal teams to enable design intent and rapidly move projects forward
- Leverage external partners as needed to implement novel component designs and manufacturing solutions
- Travel internationally to support manufacturing builds
- A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience
- 5+ years of experience developing high-volume consumer electronics or wearable tech products
- Expertise in creating high-fidelity mockups, mechanisms, and rapid prototypes
- Experience designing plastic and metal parts for high volume manufacturing processes
- Expertise in 3D CAD modeling at the detail and assembly level in NX, Creo, or Solidworks, including complex surfacing
- Experience working collaboratively with ID, ME, EE, and PM teams
- Proven communication, visualization, and problem solving skills
- Excelling in highly ambiguous situations
- 7+ years of product design and development experience of handheld and/or wearable electronics for high volume manufacturing, including full systems ownership
- Experience with highly cosmetic products and working closely with Industrial Design
- Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, geometric tolerancing
- Experience leading technical projects and directing development activities
- Experience defining product-level mechanical architectures
$144,000/year to $204,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.
Our technologies 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.
To help create a safe and respectful online space, we encourage constructive conversations on this page. Please note the following:
• Start with an open mind. Whether you agree or disagree, engage with empathy.
• Comments violating our Community Standards will be removed or hidden. Please treat everybody with respect.
• Keep it constructive. Use your interactions here to learn about and grow your understanding of others.
• Our moderators are here to uphold these guidelines for the benefit of everyone, every day.
• If you are seeking support for issues related to your Facebook account, please reference our Help Center (https://www.facebook.com/help) or Help Community (https://www.facebook.com/help/community).
For a full listing of our jobs, visit https://www.metacareers.com
What you'll do
- The Industrial Design Architect will collaborate with the Industrial Design team to develop technical solutions and drive rapid concept exploration and prototyping. They will also partner with internal teams to enable design intent and support manufacturing builds.
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