Industrial Designer jobs in Seattle, WA

As an Industrial Designers at Meta Reality Labs Research you will help develop state of the art solutions, mechanisms, and prototypes for next generation near to eye display (NED) consumer products that will create transformative user experiences. You will become part of a team exploring new technical solutions from initial concept development, analytical modeling, prototype design, construction, and testing. The position will partner with multiple teams in both the research and product development organizations as well as external partners to firmly establish technology proof of concepts. We want people with strong problem-solver skills who work well in cross functional teams, can brainstorm big ideas, work in unexplored technology areas, and are able to drive concepts into working prototypes. Starting with a solid background in design, be willing to become a quick expert in new areas and build unique prototypes using novel materials, processes, and system integration strategies.

Industrial Designer Responsibilities:

• Lead design space investigations in collaboration with other hardware engineers.
• Create rapid visualizations to develop and communicate design concepts using traditional media or digital drawing.
• Foster a flexible and collaborative design approach which accommodates challenging requirements from cross-functional partners needed to integrate cutting edge technologies.
• Create complex surfacing and master modeling for attractive and intuitive demo applications.
• Design for optimal ergonomics over wide population coverage.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial design, or a related field
• 5 years experience in industrial design or an equivalent role
• Technical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience with modeling complex assemblies in CAD
• Hands-on prototyping skills: building, testing, modifying on the fly
• Experience with design for ergonomics

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years experience in industrial design or an equivalent role
• Demonstrated full system or product ownership
• Experience designing around complex electro-opto-mechanical systems
• Experience with precision mechanism design
• Experience with optical component packaging
• Knowledge of basic optical principles
• Experience with modeling complex assemblies in CAD, Solidworks or NX preferred
• Experience with quick-turn fabrication processes (3D printing, machining, molding)
• Experience creating and working within industrial design master models
• Experience with consumer product design
• Experience with design for manufacturability optimization
• Experience with design for human factors optimization

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.