[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Meta Platforms jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Meta Platforms · Seattle, WA # Industrial Design Architect (ME/PDE) Seattle, WA Design Listed on Meta Platforms’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Meta Platforms’s careers site →](https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/788152294069957/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Meta Platforms](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/) / Industrial Design Architect (ME/PDE) ## Job description Meta Reality Labs is shaping the future of technology and our Industrial Design team is helping bring the next generation of hardware to life. As an Industrial Design Architect, you will use your hands-on Mechanical Engineering skills to create delightful, holistically considered products. A demonstrated mechanical aptitude and in-depth understanding of industrial design will enable you to take things from “outlandish idea” to “plan of record”. ## Responsibilities - Collaborate closely with the Industrial - Design team to develop technical solutions ranging from high-level experience prototypes to detailed, functional designs - Drive rapid concept exploration, iterative prototyping, and mechanical implementation of inventive design features and mechanisms Push the state of the art of physical technology integration, component optimization, and manufacturing processes - Create and refine effective ways to address complex ergonomic challenges - Partner closely with Product Design Engineering and other internal teams to enable design intent and rapidly move projects forward Leverage external partners as needed to implement novel component designs and manufacturing solutions Travel internationally to support manufacturing builds ## Qualifications A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience - 5+ years of experience developing high-volume consumer electronics or wearable tech products Expertise in creating high-fidelity mockups, mechanisms, and rapid prototypes Experience designing plastic and metal parts for high volume manufacturing processes Expertise in 3D CAD modeling at the detail and assembly level in NX, Creo, or Solidworks, including complex surfacing Experience working collaboratively with ID, ME, EE, and PM teams - Proven communication, visualization, and problem solving skills Excelling in highly ambiguous situations - 7+ years of product design and development experience of handheld and/or wearable electronics for high volume manufacturing, including full systems ownership Experience with highly cosmetic products and working closely with Industrial Design Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, geometric tolerancing Experience leading technical projects and directing development activities Experience defining product-level mechanical architectures - Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements) Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews) - Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 99 days - Location: Seattle, WA[Apply on Meta Platforms’s careers site →](https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/788152294069957/) ## More jobs at Meta Platforms ### [Industrial Designer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/2b5771bbf22b87c60411/) Seattle, WA ### [AI Software Engineer, Systems ML - Wearables AI](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/ea3df8fc8c91d4904e40/) Seattle, WA ### [CMF Developer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/735640844e804056797c/) Seattle, WA ### [DFX Engineering Intern](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/906420fc4b4db9ca0dae/) Seattle, WA ### [Data Center Energy Regulatory Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/d36caaefe68fa3a71f0d/) Seattle, WA ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [(R) Industrial Engineer/Design 3](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/jobs/83f026bbd63f25b94444/) Sanmina-SCI · Reynosa, MX ### [Principal Design Architect](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/aea362202ba79ded9d2b/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond ### [NoC Interconnect Design Engineer and Architect](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/2b1d394a36edec03d00a/) Qualcomm · San Diego, California, United States of America ### [Internship - 2027 Undergraduate 3M Industrial Design Intern - Safety & Industrial Business Group (SIBG)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/3m/jobs/5b139e2d8d412bf74f01/) 3M · US, Minnesota, Maplewood +1 more OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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