Principal, NPI Engineer

The Senior Principal Technologist role at Magic Leap is focused on establishing tools and processes to deliver cutting-edge technologies in Augmented Reality. This position requires building trust within the engineering community and pushing the boundaries of capability with supply chain and manufacturing partners. The role involves identifying critical requirements, developing execution strategies, and mapping out key performance metrics to achieve product goals. The Senior Principal Technologist will work closely with cross-functional teams to tackle technical challenges and transition new products from concept to production. This is a highly visible role that requires innovation and the ability to work in a dynamic and creative environment.

• Collaborate across multiple internal teams on definition and support of development activities, prototyping, manufacturing strategies/solutions for a diverse portfolio of technologies.
• Partner with Product Design and Optical Engineering teams to map out technology roadmaps and critical milestone exit criteria from early design ideation through manufacturing ramp.
• Drive risk assessment, tradeoff analysis, design/process experimentation, manufacturing strategies, and mitigation solutions to enable product and delivery requirements.
• Establish a systematic approach to design feedback and assessment by leveraging production data, benchmarking, design tradeoff studies, and systems performance analyses.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to ensure hardware meets quality, cost, and manufacturability goals.
• Partner with internal and external manufacturing technology partners in the design, creation, and qualification of assembly and characterization equipment and advanced manufacturing processes.
• Establish technology readiness and manufacturing transition requirements, identify solutions to meet Demand and Supply Requirements, and milestones to achieve best in class manufacturing processes and high quality/yield deliveries.
• Partner cross functionally with Engineering, Sourcing, Demand and Supply Planning, Quality, and Integration Centers to launch projects on time, on cost targets and meeting quality specifications.
• Deliver and optimize solutions to solve complex challenges and drive issues to closure as product transitions from NPI through high volume scale.
• Partner with NPI leadership to establish and refine formal end-to-end product readiness, execution processes, and milestone exit criteria.
• Evaluate prospective vendors (CM, Integrators, Component Supply Chain) for process and quality capability based on project needs.
• Develop and codify Magic Leap’s Technology Roadmap and Design for Manufacturability process and requirements.

• 15+ years of industry experience in consumer electronics, optomechanical, compact or optical systems
• Demonstrated delivery of precision, automated factory equipment and process

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Equity
• Fully comprehensive benefits package
• Frequent travel opportunities
• Opportunity to work with domestic and international cross-functional teams
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in the consumer electronics industry
• Opportunity to lead and manage engineering and delivery teams
• Professional development opportunities through continuous learning and skill enhancement
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Opportunity to work with industry experts and subject matter experts
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of Magic Leap's Technology Roadmap and Design for Manufacturability process and requirements.