Structural Design Engineer
Meta

Job Info

At Reality Labs we aim to bring together the brightest cross-disciplinary minds in one place to deliver on our mission: build tools that help people feel connected, anytime, anywhere. As a Structural Design Engineer, you will be fully integrated into the product development process from the earliest stages. You will build finite element models, analyze AR/VR designs, characterize materials, verify & validate finite element models. You will work as part of a cross-functional team requiring collaboration with product design, manufacturing design, materials and reliability teams. Our ideal candidate has strong solid mechanics fundamentals, experience in static & dynamic finite element analysis, material characterization & modeling, experience in consumer electronics, and strong communication skills.

Structural Design Engineer Responsibilities:

• Work across the full product development cycle, from concept inception to shipping product.
• Build system-level & module-level finite element models to assess risk of various failure modes under different loading conditions and propose changes to make the design more robust and reliable.
• Perform module-level shock and thermo-mechanical analyses.
• Participate in structural design reviews, design brainstorms, and present FEA results in a form actionable by cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Collaborate with the materials team and/or outside vendors to characterize materials and components.
• Collaborate with REL & DVE teams on FEA model validation as well as development of technical specifications.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Domestic travel 10%.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of experience in structural design.
• Fundamental understanding of solid mechanics, strength of materials and finite element analysis.
• Experience with FEA softwares such as HyperMesh, SimLab, Abaqus and ANSYS.
• Proven analytical skills based on first principles.
• Experience in static and dynamic finite element analysis as well as thermo-mechanical analysis.
• Effective communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mechanics or equivalent experience.
• Experience in material modeling and testing.
• Knowledge of failure modeling of different types of materials.
• Experience with Abaqus, HyperMesh, and SimLab.
• Experience in validation tests.
• Experience with DIC, Universal Testing Machine and DMA.
• Experience with 3D modeling software (NX and/or SolidWorks).

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