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Industrial Design Architect (ME/PDE)

Seattle, WA4/5
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A hybrid industrial design and mechanical engineering role for Meta's hardware. Designing the physical form of next-generation AR/VR devices — where aesthetics meet thermal management and ergonomics.

Job description

Meta Reality Labs is shaping the future of technology. As an Industrial Design Architect, you will use hands-on Mechanical Engineering skills to create delightful, holistically considered products.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate closely with Industrial Design team to develop technical solutions from high-level prototypes to detailed functional designs
  • Drive rapid concept exploration, iterative prototyping, and mechanical implementation
  • Push state of the art of physical technology integration and manufacturing processes
  • Create and refine effective ways to address complex ergonomic challenges
  • Partner with Product Design Engineering and internal teams
  • Leverage external partners for novel component designs and manufacturing solutions
  • Travel internationally to support manufacturing builds

    • Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years developing high-volume consumer electronics or wearable tech
  • Expertise in creating high-fidelity mockups, mechanisms, and rapid prototypes
  • Experience designing plastic and metal parts for high volume manufacturing
  • Expertise in 3D CAD modeling (NX, Creo, or Solidworks) including complex surfacing
  • 7+ years product design and development of handheld/wearable electronics
  • Experience with DFM, DFA, statistical tolerance analysis, geometric tolerancing
  • Experience leading technical projects

    • About Meta

    Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, Reality Labs — all under one roof.

    Love or hate the company, Meta's design team is massive and ships to billions of people. Instagram alone is one of the most design-influential products ever made. Reality Labs is pushing the frontier of spatial UI.

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