Mechanical Engineering Manager

Mechanical Engineering Manager
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The EMG HW Platform Team at Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager with a desire for working across the organization to develop technology and solve complex problems. Your job will be to manage a team of engineers incubating research into product level readiness and helping to ensure robust product integration. You will work cross-functionally with teams that include PM, NPI teams, ID, health, NTI, firmware, software, neuroscientists, ML/AI experts and other research experts. We want people who work well in teams, can brainstorm big ideas, work in new technology areas, are able to drive a concept into a prototype and then mature the design to high-volume consumer product solutions. You will lead a group of experts in mechanical and EMG design. We seek a team leader that can build and manage teams that will deliver innovative products.
Mechanical Engineering Manager Responsibilities
  • Manage a team of Product Design Engineers, Mechanical Engineers and Lead Mechanical Engineering activities in a cross-functional hardware team.
  • Provide team guidance, regular feedback, education, coaching and mentoring.
  • Identify key roles required for team success and recruit top engineering talent.
  • Create career development plans, manage performance, create performance reviews.
  • Develop and execute research & NTI roadmap and strategy in close coordination with product, research, and XFN teams
  • Design and define plans, methods, and protocol that deliver on technical roadmap strategy from feasibility to NTI
  • Manage wide variety of stakeholders while leading process definition for your team.
  • Help incubate new technologies into research prototypes.
  • Perform architecture and design reviews to ensure hardware quality.
  • Collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines in a team environment.
Minimum Qualifications
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
  • 3+ years experience managing engineering teams through product development cycles.
  • 8+ years experience in product design or mechanical system development.
  • Experience working independently and managing priorities.
  • Experience developing electro-mechanical systems.
  • Mass production experience, working with both domestic and overseas manufacturing.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in biosensing or equivalent analog electrical systems.
  • Experience in technology incubation or in prototyping.
  • Experience in clinical settings.
  • Experience developing technology directly with researcher
  • Experience with metrology equipment design.
  • 10+ years experience managing design teams for high-volume consumer products.
  • 15+ years experience in product design.
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$170,000/year to $240,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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