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Sensor Hardware Engineer

Meta
Sunnyvale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2026
Meta Reality Labs is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most. We are a team of experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of hardware, software, and content. Our team has the responsibility for taking breakthrough concepts and delivering them to market at scale. Meta Wearables team seeks an Engineer with system design skills and consumer electronics experience to develop and integrate solutions in future Meta products.

Sensor Hardware Engineer Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate closely with cross functional teams and external partners to push the boundaries of technologies and deliver best-in-class hardware solutions
  • Lead efforts to integrate new technologies into high volume consumer products through all stages of product development (from prototyping, design through mass production)
  • Generate analytical models of subsystems and validate them through design of experiments and lab testing
  • Perform static, dynamic, structural and thermal-mechanical analyses to guide design optimization before hardware prototyping
  • Collaborate with vendor resources to leverage their team and maximize the focus of internal resources on adding value to and differentiating our product

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or practical equivalent work experience
  • 8 years of relevant industry experience or similar
  • Expertise in advanced technologies, focused on consumer electronics products
  • Experience leading technical teams, cross-functional groups and vendors

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience to bring new technologies to product
  • Demonstrated experience to integrate sensing technologies such as optical sensors, capacitive touch sensors or motion sensors in a product
  • Experience performing bench-level sensor characterization and analytical work
  • Experience in developing algorithms, test scripts, and firmware
  • Experience communicating novel concepts to broad audience succinctly and in simple terms
  • Experience in mass production and familiarity with factory activities and environments
  • Knowledge of the relationship between physical layout and electrical performance
  • Demonstrated experience with reviewing and editing firmware and basic algorithms

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.

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.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

$173,000/year to $245,000/year bonus equity benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Salary : $173,000 - $245,000

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