The Mechanical Engineer: Prototype Build Manager role at Meta Reality Labs helps bring new prototype hardware to life through internal, small-scale device builds within internal labs. This role is responsible for taking a design from partner hardware teams and turning it into reality. This position provides design feedback that aims to improve manufacturability, creates a detailed process flow for assembly and validation, and troubleshoots issues as they arise during the build. The team this role will be joining supports many of Meta's current and future hardware products, presenting wide-ranging challenges and opportunities for growth.We are looking for a mechanical engineer who has successfully led projects through the development process, drawing on their technical background to work collaboratively with Partner Teams and propose solutions that optimize for cost, speed, or quality, and with a proven record of quality output, process development, and collaboration. They will also have proven experience in communicating to all levels of an organization - from management and higher-level strategy planning to the technicians and leads on a manufacturing floor. They are detail-orientated with robust communication skills and proven experience working in a highly visible and hands-on problem-solving environment. While they will have experience with the full product lifecycle cycle, they should be especially passionate about the early prototyping phase.

Mechanical Engineer

Prototype Assembly Responsibilities:

• Translate designs (schematics, CAD, functional requirements) into an assembly process flow
• Partner with EE, PD and SW design teams to build the first article of a given prototype, including mechanical assembly and functional test procedure verification
• Generate detailed work/assembly/test instructions that inform the team's contract labor force as they move through the assembly process, ensuring a process that is repeatable and aimed at realizing design intent
• Troubleshoot assembly issues as they arise and taking corrective action as appropriate in order to keep the build on schedule
• Communicate with designers responsible for a given prototype-both proactively in order to drive design improvements before the build, and reactively to solve issues slowing progress
• Support the day-to-day work of the technician workforce, helping them interpret work instructions, making calls on priorities in partnership with the team's project managers and engineers, and spotting opportunities to improve the speed or quality of work

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field
• 4+ years of experience in a mix of product-focused mechanical engineering and precision manufacturing/prototyping
• Experience with CAD software packages, such as NX or Solidworks, to perform analysis, design and interpretation of technical drawings, schematics, and assemblies
• Experience designing fixtures and assembly aids for a prototype environment
• Familiarity with standard shop tools and equipment, manual and CNC machine operations and 3D print technologies
• Experience identifying operational and manufacturing technology risks, developing plans to mitigate and drive issues to closure, using data analysis tools where appropriate
• Experience explaining technical problems with data and analysis and providing feedback and solutions
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and training others
• Experience collaborating in a team environment with cross-functional teams such system engineering, architecture, product design, New Product Introduction (NPI) and research in fast-paced environments where deliverables may change or are not well defined

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in Consumer Electronics and/or mass production environments
• 6+ years of experience in a combination of electro-optical device engineering, precision manufacturing in a development environment, and building NPI manufacturing lines
• Experience with use of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or function generators, for board and system level validation and debugging experience
• Experience working with programming languages like Python or C/C++ and using Android Debug Bridge (ADB) commands
• Experience with system-level mechanical design including system bring-up, integration, and debug with complex integrated electromechanical assemblies
• Experience mentoring other engineers, and building an engineering or manufacturing team, with an understanding of interpersonal relationships and employee growth
• Experience leading and influencing across domains and steering technical decisions through communication to peers and organizational leadership

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 Whats App 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.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

$118,000/year to $170,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.