Product Design Engineering Intern
About the role
As an engineering intern on the AR Product Design Engineering team, you will help design solutions for next generation consumer augmented reality products. You will explore and refine a range of designs through iterative prototyping and collaboration, developing a thorough understanding of the product design process, manufacturing, and validation.
Responsibilities
- Brainstorming innovative ideas and defining requirements balancing performance, comfort, and aesthetics.
- Design mechanical modules and systems including but not limited to enclosures, thermal solutions, dynamic components, etc.
- Detail 3D models and 2D drawings using CAD software.
- Perform engineering analysis of design functionality including but not limited to free body diagrams, weight analysis, tolerance analysis, and statistical analysis.
- Rapidly prototype designs using 3D printing, CNC, and other fabrication techniques.
- Identify and resolve issues by troubleshooting and iterating on design.
- Validate design intent and functional requirements through data driven testing and analysis.
- Collaborate with electrical engineers, optical engineers, manufacturing engineers, reliability engineers, industrial engineers, and more to integrate hardware systems.
- Partner with suppliers to ensure design is manufacturable at scale.
Requirements
- Experience using 3D CAD software such as solidworks, Creo, NX, CATIA
- Proficiency in testing & evaluating mechanical designs
- Knowledge of various rapid prototyping methods (3D printing, CNC, laser cutting)
- Familiarity with mass production manufacturing methods such as injection molding, die casting, sheet metal, and CNC
- Fundamental knowledge of material properties for plastics and metals
- Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
- Intent to return to full-time degree program after completion of the internship
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with rack mounted computer equipment
- Understanding of mechanism, sheet metal, and plastic part design as well as design for manufacturing, serviceability, and/or assembly
- Familiarity with Tolerance Analysis, Structural Analysis (FEA), or thermal analysis
Benefits
In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits.
Pay
$6,688/month to $11,880/month + benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable.
Schedule
Our internships are twelve (12) to sixteen (16) weeks long.