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Reliability Engineer, Hardware

Meta· Engineering
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Sunnyvale, CA$173k - $245kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Reliability Engineer to drive quality, durability, and long-term reliability of Meta's consumer hardware products across device portfolio (VR headsets, AR glasses, wearables). Own reliability activities from development through mass production, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering to identify failure modes, define requirements, and ensure durability and field performance.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute reliability test plans for consumer hardware products, including VR headsets, AR glasses, and wearable devices, covering accelerated life testing, environmental stress screening, and mechanical durability validation
  • Conduct failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and fault tree analysis (FTA) to proactively identify and mitigate reliability risks across hardware subsystems
  • Analyze field return data, warranty claims, and reliability metrics to identify top failure drivers and translate findings into actionable engineering corrective actions
  • Lead root cause analysis investigations for reliability escapes, distinguishing between design, material, manufacturing process, and use-condition contributors
  • Define and track reliability KPIs, including MTBF, failure rate, and field return rate, to produce regular reporting to inform product and engineering decisions
  • Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering teams to influence design decisions that improve product durability and serviceability
  • Partner with contract manufacturers and suppliers to establish reliability requirements, audit test capabilities, and validate corrective actions at the component and system level
  • Develop and maintain reliability models and life prediction analyses to support product design decisions and reliability growth planning
  • Develop reliability requirements documentation, test specifications, and design verification plans aligned to product development milestones
  • Engage cross-functional stakeholders, including product management, quality, and operations, to communicate the reliability status, risks, and influence business decisions
  • International travel, up to 20%

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 6+ years of experience in hardware reliability engineering for consumer electronics, wearable devices, or similar electro-mechanical products
  • Experience in designing and executing accelerated life tests, environmental stress tests, and mechanical durability validation for consumer hardware products
  • Experience performing FMEA, FTA, and root cause analysis on hardware systems
  • Experience analyzing reliability data and field return metrics to identify failure trends and drive engineering corrective actions
  • Experience collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineering teams to influence product design for reliability and durability
  • Ability to proactively drive decisions involving dependencies across multiple teams or functions

Skills

Required:Reliability testingFMEAFTA (fault tree analysis)Data analysisRoot cause analysis

Benefits

  • Benefits information referenced in job description (contextual)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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