Meta Reality Labs' mission is to give people the tools to feel connected anytime, anywhere. We create new, category-defining consumer hardware and software that are immersive, social and increase the depth of people's connections. The team is a diverse group of problem solvers, inventors, and proven visionaries who are relentless about transforming everyday occurrences into rich experiences that have the potential to improve the way billions of people live. We've introduced several generations of Quest virtual reality products and are committed to driving the technology forward through continued innovation. Our Spark AR platform is the largest augmented reality platform in the world, powering mobile AR experiences across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. Our Ray Ban Stories products provide seamless audio, photo, and video capture married with an iconic frame design. In the future, our AR glasses will merge the physical and digital worlds, blending what's real with what's possible, resulting in the next mainstream, must-have, wearable consumer technology.As a Product Design Engineering Manager, you will manage a team of engineers responsible for the mechanical design of high-volume consumer AR products. You will lead a group of experts in part and assembly design, materials, processing and fabrication methods. We seek a team leader that can build and manage teams that will deliver innovative products.

Product Design Engineering Manager Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Product Design Engineers.
• Identify key roles required for team success and recruit top talent into Reality Labs.
• Provide team guidance, regular feedback, education, coaching and mentoring.
• Create career development plans, manage performance, create performance reviews.
• Collaborate with leadership team and design partners to define compelling products and the processes needed to create them.
• Perform architecture and design reviews to ensure hardware quality.
• Collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines in a team environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing engineering teams through product development cycles.
• 10 years of experience with mechanical product design.
• Experience in mass production, working with both domestic and overseas manufacturing.
• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 years experience managing design teams for high-volume consumer products.
• Experience using handheld and wearable electronics.
• Experience with optical components and assemblies.

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