Sensor Modeling Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA • Full Time

Meta

AR/VR

Engineering

Hardware

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 Modeling 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

Masters or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or practical equivalent work experience

8+ years of relevant industry experience with focus on sensor technologies

Experience leading efforts to integrate new sensor modalities into high volume consumer products

Experience in advanced FEA for capacitive touch, proximity sensing and other sensing modalities

Experience with performing bench-level measurements for model validation and root-cause analyses

Proficient in Abaqus, ANSYS, COMSOL, or other FEA tools

Proficient in human body modeling

Proficient in data collection and analysis tools including JMP, Python, MATLAB or any other scripting languages

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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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