SME - Mechanical, Manufacturing Design Engineer
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Posted on Jul 15, 2025
SME - Mechanical, Manufacturing Design Engineer
Shanghai, China • Suzhou, China • Shenzhen, China • Full Time+ 2 more•Full Time
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The RL (Reality Lab) team at Meta is helping more people around the world come together and connect through world-class hardware and software. As part of the RL Devices team, we are builders who break down barriers to what is possible. Together we design and build manufacturing processes that transform technology into products. The Subject Matter Expert engineer (SME) Team has the responsibility for evaluating technologies and identifying supply chain solutions that allow Meta to deliver products to market at scale. We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert engineer (SME) for an individual willing to work independently to accomplish bold things. Specific hardware development and operations knowledge are required. As Subject Matter Expert engineer (SME) in the Devices organization, you will be responsible for both technically proficient work with the engineering design and Operations teams, for critical parts of optic components process development and manufacturing at vendors. You will collaborate across multiple projects with optic and mechanical product designers to enable novel Smart Glass, AR/VR experiences. You will be the interface between the Tech Ops Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams to implement and execute comprehensive process and technical solutions for our products.
SME - Mechanical, Manufacturing Design Engineer Responsibilities
- Drive manufacturing process innovation in optical and mechanical component solutions for Smart Glass, and AR/VR products
- Work with Hardware Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and Tech Ops Team to identify, audit and select the best suppliers’ partner (SPOR) to manufacture our products
- Responsible for cover glass manufacturing, CMF processes (PVD, CVD, sputtering, printing, coating, painting), cover window manufacturing, film/lens lamination, die cut, laser cutting, adhesion (i.e. Optical Crystal Adhesion), cover window coating process development (i.e. AR coating, IR ink development, optical coating)
- Process DFM, process bring up and qualifications
- Develop MP intend equipment, process and materials
- Set CTQ criteria to validate key processes
- Run statistical analysis from data collected through trials & investigations
- Work with the internal Quality Team to define quality characterization, inspection methodology, and qualification of components before components ship to downstream vendors
- Work with hardware engineering, quality and Reliability Teams to debug optical/display issues related to Display/Optics module development from NPI to ramp. Identify root cause and provide improvements via process optimization and qualifications
- Travel to vendor sites to validate and support development
Minimum Qualifications
- BS degree or higher in Optical, Display, Mechanical, Chemical, Engineering Physics or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of technical hands-on experience with mechanical, display, camera or optical manufacturing
- Experience partnering with multiple cross functional partners
- Experience with consumer electronics manufacturing and/or highly cosmetic parts
- Familiar with statistical analysis from data gathered
- Familiar with simple quality engineer works, such as defect characterization, yield summary report and driving yield bridge FACA activities
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of coating process development experience
- Experience managing multiple suppliers across and/or multiple projects
- Experience with FA and troubleshooting cosmetic and functional coating defects
- Experience with multiple surface finishing and coating methods. Spray and dip coating, PVD, Plating, Anodizing, Electro Deposition, etc
- Familiarity working with different materials, plastics, metals, glass
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.
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