Hardware Prototype Engineer
Redmond, WA • Full Time
Meta
Research
Facebook Reality Labs
AR/VR
Hardware
Research
The Wearables Wireless Design Validation and Infra team is seeking an experienced Hardware Prototype Engineer to join the W-DIESL (Wearable Device Infra Engineering Services & Labs) team. This role is critical for enabling early product and system validation, delivering high-fidelity prototypes, and unblocking key design decisions for Meta’s next-generation wearables.
Hardware Prototype Engineer Responsibilities
- Support early validation of products, subsystems, and components through a broad range of prototyping capabilities
- Enable product design teams to de-risk design decisions by facilitating validation builds and testing that cannot be supported by contract manufacturers or internal teams
- Leverage multidisciplinary expertise to integrate complex subsystems, design fixtures, and enable rapid iteration
- Deliver high-quality prototypes that support effective risk mitigation and critical design validation
- Provide rapid, high-fidelity prototype validation and feedback to resolve key design challenges for wearables products
- Accelerate decision-making, reduce development risks, and keep the product roadmap on track for milestones and successful launches
- Maintain adaptability and responsiveness to evolving design requirements throughout the prototyping process
- Enable continuous refinement, faster problem resolution, and accelerated product development timelines
- Work closely with product design, subsystem owners (audio, wireless, display), and other cross-functional partners to deliver on prototyping needs
- Manage intake and triage of support requests, assess feasibility, and coordinate with internal and external teams as needed
- Lead part and material acquisition, space allocation, build planning, and execution for prototype and EQV builds
- Coordinate with project DRIs to ensure timely and high-quality delivery
- Develop and refine assembly processes, including manual and automated adhesive dispense, soldering, and integration of new components
- Design and fabricate fixtures for assembly, testing, and validation
- Support verification and validation testing post-build, including functional, mechanical, and environmental tests
- Collect and analyze data to inform design and process improvements
Minimum Qualifications
- BS degree in an engineering field (Mechanical, Electrical, or related)
- 6+ years of industry experience in hardware prototyping, product development, or related roles
- Proven experience with hands-on prototype assembly, fixture design, and process development
- Understanding of prototyping tools, equipment, and best practices (e.g., adhesive dispense, soldering, 3D printing, mechanical assembly)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with wearables or consumer electronics prototyping
- Familiarity with subsystem integration (audio, wireless, display)
- Knowledge of rapid prototyping techniques and equipment (e.g., 5-axis dispensing, plasma treatment)
- Experience supporting early-stage product validation and risk mitigation
- Problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
- Experience working in a time-sensitive, cross-functional environment
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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.
$139,000/year to $200,000/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.
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