As a mechanical engineering intern on the Metaverse Product Design Engineering team, you will help design solutions for next generation consumer mixed reality products. You will explore and refine a range of designs through iterative prototyping and collaboration, developing a deep understanding of the product design process, manufacturing, and validation. We are looking for an inquisitive learner with strong communication skills who will apply mechanical engineering principles to problem solve in creative, insightful ways.
Our internships are twelve (12) to sixteen (16) weeks long.
MR Product Design Intern (BS/MS) Responsibilities
- Brainstorming innovative ideas and defining requirements balancing performance, function, and aesthetics.
- Collaborate with industrial designers and user interface teams to create concepts that are both ergonomic and visually appealing.
- 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, and tolerance analysis, and statistical analysis.
- Identify and resolve design issues by troubleshooting and iterating on design.
- Validate design intent and functional requirements through data driven testing and analysis.
- Validate design via thermal, mechanical, and environmental testing.
- 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.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelors or Masters in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, aero/astro engineering, product design engineering, or related field.
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op
- Experience with simulation analysis (structural, thermal simulation tools)
- Specific 3D CAD experience using Siemens NX
- Experience in consumer electronic product design field
- Knowledge of optical systems
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Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
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