The AR Hardware Architect is a technical role responsible for driving innovation and overseeing all aspects of architecture development for AR devices. This individual contributor collaborates with cross-functional leaders in subsystems and engineering domains. They must have a proven track record of successfully developing practical product architectures that are optimized for the user, starting with high-level product requirements, demonstrating technical depth, and possessing strong interpersonal and communication skills.
AR Hardware Product Architect Responsibilities:
Conduct studies and detailed analyses that drive transparent and inclusive decisions in a complex trade space
Work with internal teams and external vendors to deliver product prototypes and derisk architectures
Create high-level technical requirements that map directly to the user experience
Evaluate alternative architecture options from internal and external partners
Engage with technology project leads and various design verticals in creating the overall system architecture and drive the continued optimization through product execution
Perform analyses on product-level requirements to decompose them into concrete design requirements across design verticals (e.g. ME, EE, optics, silicon, thermal, etc.)
Establish strategic relationships with product peers in engineering, research, business, design, and user research teams to define product requirements and architecture
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or relevant industry experience
Previous AR, VR, or Wearables product experience
6+ years of experience in hardware product development, with one or more products successfully shipping to market
Proven technical expertise one or more of the following areas: See-Through Displays, Multi-Sensor Input, Human Computer Interaction, Calibration, Computer Vision, Optomechanical Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Effective communication skills, to articulate complex technical concepts and drive alignment on product requirements and architecture
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience in a System Engineering or Architecture role in AR/VR/MR
Having worked on and shipped an AR/VR product to market
Proven technical expertise two or more of the following areas: See-Through Displays, Multi-Sensor Input, Human Computer Interaction, Calibration, Computer Vision, Optomechanical Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
8+ years of direct relevant experience
Experience shipping complex wearable products at scale with displays/optics components
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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$170,000/year to $240,000/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.
