Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

The Augmented Reality Hardware team is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most. We are a team of world-class 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. Our AR Prototyping Platforms Team seeks a Mechanical Engineering Manager who has experience in consumer electronics in delivering prototype vehicles to develop and explore new technologies.
The ideal candidate will have a deep background and hands-on experience in mechanical engineering/product design and complex system design. You will be responsible for building up and leading the team of mechanical engineers responsible for the development of the prototyping vehicles for our next generation of augmented reality devices. You will work closely with Electrical Engineers, Optical Engineers, Computer Vision specialists, Automation and Test teams, our assembly technicians and many more. In addition to leadership and management responsibilities, you will contribute to detailed CAD work and ME design reviews, follow parts through manufacturing, and drive assembly of units for evaluation. This role requires an understanding of the interdisciplinary needs of the various teams you will be interacting with. The work will include translating high-level requests and communication into actionable hardware direction, working with key stakeholders to ensure agreement on the proposed solution and generating the necessary documentation to facilitate implementation; such as BOMs, assembly instruction, schedules, and issue trackers. As an expert in your field, you will be in charge of supervising the ME design and architecture of our custom systems - in addition to depth in the ME discipline, you also need to have a broad technical background and have worked on a variety of products, materials, and processes, be comfortable with ambiguity, and work effectively across disciplines. You know when to stress details, how to navigate the trade-offs between speed, robust design and cost.
You will be responsible for the intake of requirements from researchers, engineers, and product managers, you’ll manage program schedules, identify risks and associated mitigation plans, and clearly communicate to program stakeholders. Communication and technical aptitude are critical in this role as you will be a liaison between researchers, mechanical, electrical, and software engineers and you will assist with determining project priorities and feasibility. This is a complex and operationally challenging role that will afford the opportunity to lead the development of technologies that have the potential to change the way humans communicate and interact regardless of distance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Mechanical Engineering activities in cross-functional team environment
• Mentor and lead a team of mechanical engineers, and act as peer mentor to other engineering managers Model, build, test, and refine prototypes
• Act as a leader within a multi-disciplinary prototyping team, providing advice/guidance/insights to your peers on what to build. Effectively influence leaders and key partners to gain alignment
• Collaborate with key partners (Research, Engineering, Leadership, Operations, Legal, Facilities, etc.) to support new and ongoing projects
• Apply engineering and tolerance techniques to high precision design requirements in the areas such as Optics, Mechanics, and Motion Control Manage project meetings, schedules, milestones and delivery
• Design, simulate, prototype, and test complex systems which combine electronics, mechanical parts, optics and software
• Provide individual technical contributions in your area of expertise where needed
• Take prototypes to increasing levels of fidelity, and work with the product focused engineers to translate early prototypes into potential product directions
  

Minimum Qualification

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of product design/prototyping experience, with a combination of focus in areas of precision mechanisms, electro-mechanical systems, optics, including full system ownership
• 5+ years people management experience
• Experience designing in CAD
• Experience in various manufacturing techniques (Machining, 3D printing, injection molding, etc.)
• Experience designing mechanical constraints of PCBs, FPCs, etc.
  
  

Preferred Qualification

• MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in designing and prototyping of head mounted optics systems
• Familiarity with camera modules and optical systems
• Direct experience leading and driving mechanical design from concept, through design for manufacturing, assembly, and test. Experience with shipping products/driving products to mass production
• Experience working with and leading third party design resources, including working with overseas JDM partners
• Experience in NX CAD modeling system, and Team Center PDM
  

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