Mechanical Engineering Manager (R&D)

At Meta Reality Labs Research, our goal is to explore, innovate and design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineering Manager (R&D) with experience developing and shipping consumer electronics, and/or wearables that include new technologies. This Leader will have a history of being a collaborative part of a hardware management team while driving programs that require engineering rigor to satisfy a broad set of partner teams. More broadly, you will work with a highly interdisciplinary team of researchers with a broad range of experiences, perspectives, approaches, and backgrounds, and will have access to cutting edge technology, resources, and testing facilities.Mechanical Engineering Manager (R&D) Responsibilities

Manage a team of 5~8 Mechanical Engineers via team guidance, regular feedback, education, coaching, mentoring, creating career development plans, performance reviews

Identify key roles required for team success and recruit top talent into Meta

Provide technical leadership to the program via direct contribution and review of team’s work

Drive clarity and refinement of development processes used by the team to execute

Perform architecture, design, feasibility reviews to ensure programs have a tolerable amount of risk

8+ years of experience with product development and end-to-end execution

5+ years of experience leading/managing engineering teams through electronic product development cycles

Experience shipping new technologies in mass production, working with both domestic and overseas manufacturing

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science or equivalent

Experience influencing Vice Presidents & Directors on business strategy

5+ years experience managing design teams for high-volume consumer or wearable products

Experience architecting consumer electronic devices

Technical expertise in manufacturing process, program management, and/or organizational development

Experience establishing mentorship in a collaborative mechanical team

Experience creating additional technical competencies within the team you manage

Minimum QualificationsPreferred Qualifications For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. 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 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.
$170,000/year to $240,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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