Comfort Product Design Engineer

Comfort Product Design Engineer
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Redmond, WA
As a Comfort Product Design Engineer at Meta, you will take a critical role in developing future AR Systems. You will become part of a team exploring new concepts through mechanical design, anthropometric modeling and focused user testing, as well as fast iterative prototyping. A wide range of approaches will be explored combining mechanical, optical and electrical techniques to comfort and fitment. We want people who work well in teams, can brainstorm big ideas, work in new technology areas, are able to drive a concept into a prototype and then mature the design to a high-volume consumer product solution. We are looking for someone with a productive mindset who can apply their mechanical and materials engineering expertise to solve problems in creative, insightful ways. Our ideal candidate has a strong fundamental engineering background, appreciation for Human Factors, Prototyping skills, 3D CAD capability, and experience designing and manufacturing consumer technology and wearable products.
Comfort Product Design Engineer Responsibilities
  • Lead or contribute to wearable related mechanical solutions as a part of a team
  • Collaborate with Human Factors and cross-functional teams to generate concepts and designs
  • Analyze, optimize, build, test and refine prototypes to support usability and comfort studies
  • Push state-of-the-art technologies for wearables to solve complex problems
  • Work with vendors worldwide on both commodity materials and soft goods
  • Work across the full product development cycle, from concept to shipping
Minimum Qualifications
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience
  • 5+ years of industry/academic mechanical design experience
  • Experience in 3D CAD modeling (NX, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.) and physical prototyping
  • Experience with manufacturing techniques (machining, 3D printing, injection molding, etc.)
  • Experience with design from concept to manufacturing
Preferred Qualifications
  • 7+ years of product design/prototyping and R&D experience, including subsystem ownership
  • 3+ years of experience working on high-volume consumer products
  • Experience designing handheld and wearable electronics for high-volume manufacturing
  • Experience with soft goods, elastomerics, foams, hypo-allergenic materials and adhesives
  • Experience in mass production of systems utilizing soft goods
  • Knowledge of Human Factors modeling/optimization and applications to wearables
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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.
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$170,000/year to $240,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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