Concept Engineering Lead, Hardware

Meta•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$260,000 - $319,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking a Concept Engineering Lead to direct the prototyping of Meta's future consumer hardware products. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of hardware, software, and design, applying systems thinking to lead early-stage product concepts from ambiguous ideas into experience prototypes. You will set the technical and strategic direction for Concept Engineering, defining a clear roadmap and driving ongoing project priorities to support and accelerate the various mature and emerging product portfolios.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in mechanical or product engineering with a focus on consumer electronics, wearables, or handheld hardware devices
Experience leading concept development and architecture definition for complex, multi-disciplinary hardware products from early-stage ideation through to functional prototype
Experience driving technical strategy and cross-functional alignment across hardware, design, software, and systems engineering organizations at a program or portfolio level
Experience communicating hardware architecture decisions and engineering trade-offs to executive stakeholders
Experience in synthesizing requests from a diverse set of stakeholders into a single, manufacturable device

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Familiarity with early-stage hardware concept development for wearable or body-worn devices, including technical trade-offs
Technical leadership and accountability for a high-complexity project requiring a diverse engineering team
Experience with AR wearable devices, including world-locked rendering, calibration, and wearability
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Experience building and scaling concept engineering teams or centers of excellence within a hardware product organization
Experience with contract manufacturing and proven track record of effectively leveraging vendors for complex engineering work

Responsibilities

Define and lead the concept engineering strategy for next-generation consumer hardware products, supporting early ideation through proof-of-concept
Establish a Concept Engineering architecture frameworks, priorities, and design principles that guide cross-functional hardware development teams across multiple concurrent programs
Support the exploration of novel experiences through bespoke hardware-software systems
Partner with product management, design, and engineering to answer the most important questions quickly and efficiently
Mentor a team of engineers across multiple disciplines, establishing a process for prototype development across the organization
Engage directly with executive and product leadership to define concept direction, communicate risks, and make strategic recommendations