Careers at Oculus
a Facebook Company
Infrastructure
Mechanical Engineer, Oculus
LocationSeattle, WA
As a mechanical engineer at Oculus, you will develop structures, mechanisms, and solutions for next-generation consumer virtual reality hardware. You will take the lead exploring and refining various mechanical design ideas through hands-on, iterative prototyping. You will refine selected designs and coordinate with manufacturing experts during the production process. We are looking for someone with a productive mindset who can apply their mechanical engineering expertise to solve problems in creative, insightful ways. Our ideal candidate has strong a mechanical background, excellent prototyping skills, solid 3D CAD capability, and experience in designing and manufacturing consumer technology products.
Responsibilities
- Lead design, development and production of new Oculus hardware products.
- Own engineering activities throughout the entire product lifecycle, from definition and creation, through design, production, and next-gen improvements.
- Implement sound engineering processes and systematic approaches, while solving diverse design and manufacturing challenges.
- Serve as a resident expert in effective engineering and design for manufacture processes.
- Contribute to the creation of technical specifications and product definition.
- Engineer parts and mechanisms that retain design intent and function according to specs.
- Build and finalize robust, manufacturable CAD models of selected design ideas.
- Test and evaluate design components for manufacturability and structural integrity.
- Coordinate with manufacturing experts to optimize part design and production processes.
- Collaborate with designers and other engineers to identify challenges and offer solutions.
- Support product production throughout the manufacturing process.
Requirements
- BS or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience engineering the mechanical side of consumer products, ideally in the electronics space
- Expertise in 3D modeling (SolidWorks is a plus)
- Testing and analysis capability (FEA / Simulation skills are a plus)
- Extensive manufacturing knowledge and experience, specifically with plastic injection molding
- Experience with optical systems a plus
- Mandarin and/or Cantonese language skills a plus
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Facebook is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
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