Job Description
The Reality Labs team is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most. As a prototyping technician in Prototyping & Concept Team, you will employ your expertise in building prototypes and supporting engineering teams that require you to collaborate with teams within Hardware Engineering, Research and Development, and Industrial Design.
The team is responsible for rapidly building and iterating polished high-fidelity prototypes and development platforms that bring new ideas to life by expressing design intent and user experience - using the best and most appropriate tools and techniques for the task.
Job Responsibilities
- Partner with VR prototype teams to support prototype builds that include electrical and mechanical assembly, electrical component level placement/re-work and supporting bring-up with engineering teams to accelerate early concept development across Meta’s VR hardware organization.
- Ability to do PCBA (printed circuit board assembly) and FPC (flexible printed circuit) rework in electrical lab environment
- Collaborating in a team environment with cross-functional teams such system engineering, architecture, product design, NPI and research.
- Ability to execute multiple streams of work simultaneously and independently balance and prioritize project workload to ensure success against timeline constraints
- Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
- Displays attributes of a critical thinker and leverages innovative ideas. Team player and detail oriented.
Minimum Qualification
- 8+ years of experience with building prototypes or bench electrical assembly, bring-up, electro-mechanical integration, and ability to do electrical and mechanical debug
- Experience with soldering. Fine pitched devices, 0201 or 0402 components, BGA/CSP, rework power components
- Support rework, which involves in-house repair or logistics for internal/external customers
- Set up, support, and maintain hardware in a lab environment
- Ability to read and understand schematics and locate components on PCBs using design schematics and layout viewers
- Generate complete assembly/test documentation of prototype assembly/ test setup and share results
Preferred Qualification
- Systems-level engineering development and test experience with complex integrated electromechanical assemblies
- Hands-on experience with debugging and related equipment (Oscilloscope, Multimeters, Logic Analyzers, etc.)
- Parts programming (FPGA, Flash, etc.) and ability to take scope measurements.
This is the pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position: $28.44/hour - $39.38/hour
Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
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