• Manager, Product Design Engineering, Metaverse…

    Meta (Seattle, WA)


    Summary:

    The MR Hardware team is looking for an experienced Product Design (Mechanical) Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers with a broad range of experiences, perspectives, approaches, and backgrounds to design the next generation of MR headsets. As a Product Design Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in bringing Mixed Reality to our customers. Our ideal candidate has experience leading hardware teams to ship consumer devices and has a passion for building great teams and developing people. This is a complex and operationally challenging role that will afford the opportunity to lead the development of technologies that have the potential to change the way humans communicate and interact regardless of distance.This is a full-time position.

    Required Skills:

    Manager, Product Design Engineering, Metaverse Hardware Responsibilities:

    1. Manage engineers working on complex Hardware devices for consumers

    2. Work closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team, participating in conferences/events, and onboarding new employees

    3. Understand technical architectures, long term and short term planning, hardware roadmapping, and other issues to create comprehensive plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges

    4. Assess employee performance frequently, address under-performance, and recognize and promote performance

    5. Partner with product management, technical program management, manufacturing, operations and other engineering groups to facilitate effective collaboration between teams

    6. Help engineers develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, strengths, and work styles

    7. Willingness to travel upwards of 10%, domestic and international, to support builds, meet with suppliers, and work with a multi-site hardware team

    Minimum Qualifications:

    Minimum Qualifications:

    8. BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree

    9. 8+ years experience in shipping consumer products with knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals

    10. 2+ years of experience managing teams of mechanical engineers

    11. Experience working closely with contract manufacturers and other suppliers in Asia, both remotely and on-site

    12. Experience of working on issues that may not be clearly defined and require strategic direction, analysis of situations and conceptual thinking

    13. Knowledge of state-of-the art mechanical design and simulation tools, prototyping tools, manufacturing technologies and materials

    14. Experience providing technical contributions to innovation-driven product design teams

    15. Experience working with UX, ID, manufacturing, reliability, and other cross-functional teams

    16. Demonstrated experience in translating technical terminology in order to drive understanding and buy-in from a varied range of stakeholders

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Preferred Qualifications:

    17. 4+ years of experience managing teams of mechanical engineers

    18. Proficiency with NX and TeamCenter

    19. Experience with Optical Systems, depth sensors, image sensors

    20. Experience with Human Factors, wearable technologies and technical soft goods

    21. Experience designing products with complex thermal systems

    Public Compensation:

    $170,000/year to $240,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

    **Industry:** Internet

    Equal Opportunity:

    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.

     

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