Meta
Industrial Design Architect (ME/PDE)
$144K–$204K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2025
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 7+ years also stated for product design and development of handheld and/or wearable electronics for high-volume manufacturing, including full systems ownership.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
About the job
Develops mechanical concepts, prototypes, and production-ready designs for high-volume consumer electronics and wearable products, working closely with Industrial Design and cross-functional teams.
What you'll do
- Explore concepts, prototype iteratively, and implement mechanical features and mechanisms.
- Integrate physical technology, optimize components and manufacturing processes, and address ergonomic challenges.
- Partner with internal teams and external suppliers to realize design intent and support manufacturing builds, including international travel.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
- 5+ years developing high-volume consumer electronics or wearable tech products.
- Expertise in high-fidelity mockups, mechanisms, rapid prototypes, and designing plastic and metal parts for high-volume manufacturing.
- Expertise in detailed and assembly-level 3D CAD modeling, including complex surfacing, using NX, Creo, or Solidworks.
Nice to have
- 7+ years of product design and development for handheld and/or wearable electronics, including full systems ownership.
- Experience with cosmetic products, DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, technical project leadership, mechanical architectures, and responsible AI practices.
Pay
$144,000/year to $204,000/year (base salary)
Tools
NX, Creo, Solidworks
AI focus
Integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and deliver measurable impact; follow responsible, ethical AI practices; continue developing AI skills such as prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration.
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