Industrial Designer

Meta•Seattle, WA

5d•$208,000 - $289,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking an Industrial Designer to help shape the future of consumer hardware across its portfolio of devices, including augmented reality glasses, virtual reality headsets, and wearable technology. As a hands-on design lead, you will set the creative and strategic direction for industrial design across multiple product lines, influencing how hundreds of millions of people experience spatial computing and connected devices. You will operate at the intersection of design vision, engineering feasibility, and human-centered research, driving the physical and visual language of Meta hardware at a company-wide scale.

Requirements

12+ years of professional industrial design experience with a focus on consumer electronics, wearable technology, or spatial computing devices
Demonstrated portfolio of shipped consumer hardware products that reflect a high standard of form, ergonomics, and CMF execution
Experience leading design strategy and creative direction across multiple simultaneous hardware programs at an organizational level
Proficiency in 3D CAD surfacing tools (such as Alias, Rhino, SolidWorks, Creo) and experience in collaborating with engineering development teams to solve complex wearable or handheld device geometries
Experience communicating design vision and rationale to leadership through prototypes, renderings, and verbal/written presentations

Nice To Haves

Experience designing wearable devices, with an understanding of the unique interaction and human factors associated with that category of products
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI-assisted design tools to accelerate concept exploration, form iteration, or workflow efficiency
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience establishing or evolving a product design language system across a family of related consumer hardware products
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Familiarity with advanced manufacturing processes such as plastic injection molding, metal forming/casting, and textile integration

Responsibilities

Define and champion the long-term industrial design vision and physical design for Meta's consumer hardware portfolio, including AR glasses, VR headsets, and wearable devices
Lead concept development from early ideation through production, translating human-centered insights into refined, manufacturable products
Establish design principles, material strategies, and CMF (color, material, finish) direction that unify the aesthetic identity across product lines
Partner with engineering, product management, and research teams to resolve complex ergonomic, mechanical, and optical integration challenges inherent to wearable and spatial computing devices
Drive alignment on design direction with executive stakeholders through compelling presentations, physical prototypes, and design rationale documentation
Mentor and provide design direction to other designers across the organization, elevating craft and raising the quality bar for the entire industrial design function
Identify and frame ambiguous, long-horizon design problems and develop structured approaches to solving them across multiple concurrent programs
Collaborate with manufacturing partners and material suppliers to explore novel fabrication techniques and emerging materials relevant to wearable hardware
Contribute to the evolution of Meta's design process and tooling, including integration of AI-assisted design workflows and rapid prototyping methodologies
Represent the industrial design perspective in cross-functional forums, ensuring design intent is preserved through engineering, manufacturing, and go-to-market phases