Technical Program Manager, System Hardware

The Meta AR team focuses on delivering Meta's vision through Augmented Reality (AR). As a Technical Program Manager, your job will be figuring out what we need to do to build it and deliver it. You'll be a critical member of a multi-disciplinary team contributing to our efforts to gain a scientific understanding of haptics, human and machine perception, audio, input, optics, display technology and translating it into the ultimate AR experience for our users.

Our product engineering team explores, develops and delivers new cutting-edge technologies into products. We are focused on integrating and launching new technologies from early concept to launch while iterating, prototyping and realizing the human value and new experiences they open up.

As a Technical Program Manager for System, you will play a key role in the integration of new cutting edge technologies to next generation programs. You will be defining and driving highly complex, cross-functional integration plans for new product introductions and you will guide the product design engineering team in execution including planning of requirements, managing schedules, identifying and tracking risks and associated mitigations. You will be responsible for communication of program status and risk to program stakeholders. In this role, you will have a major impact on future products.

You will establish requirements with internal and external customers, manage builds, part designs, component delivery schedules, identify risks and associated mitigation plans, as well as clearly communicate to program stakeholders. We look for Technical Program Managers who have a solid technical foundation and are natural motivators, cross-functional relationship builders, and champions for driving the right level of process to ensure smooth and predictable program execution in a fast-paced innovative environment.Technical Program Manager, System Hardware Responsibilities

• Work closely with across engineering, product management, architecture, operations and other teams, driving and tracking the investigation, definition and delivery of next generation products.
• Create development, delivery and qualification strategies and schedules based on system requirements, technical challenges, lead times and business needs.
• Manage communication within and between internal engineering and external vendor teams.
• Work with teams to set milestones, communicate program status and identify/ address potential setbacks.
• Drive engineering teams to bring technical issues to closure.
• Work cross-functionally to develop best practices and technology development processes in a quickly changing and dynamic environment to ensure on time delivery.
• Manage engineering builds from early prototyping through qualification builds.
• Ensure program documents are complete, current and available for staff and leadership review.
• Contribute to resource planning and budget management to ensure program success.
• Up to 20% travel domestically and internationally based on program needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years experience as a Program Manager managing hardware system programs from concept to mass production, preferably for consumer electronic devices.
• Experience with phase gate approach to technology development projects.
• Experience with component and module qualification, validation and characterization processes.
• Knowledge of program issue/ bug tracking and risk management.
• Communication experience and experience working with technical teams.
• Problem solving and organizational experience.
• Experience building relationships and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing complex system builds in a contract manufacturing environment.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta 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 con