Device Safety and Compliance Engineer

Summary:

As a Safety and Compliance Engineer at Meta's Reality Labs (RL), you will be responsible for developing and implementing Product Safety, Hazard analysis, and compliance strategies for all Meta hardware products This role will aid in the assessment of product safety issues through design analysis, traceability and incorporating lessons learned from previous product development cycles. This engineering role will identify and resolve safety issues that are above and beyond the requirements in published UL, IEC or IEEE standards. This role will interface with various design teams and provide input on critical safety product design. You will interact closely with cross-functional teams including Hardware Engineering, Product Design, Quality, Reliability and Operations. This role serves as a key point of contact within hardware and compliance teams ensuring safe product design and ongoing safety for Meta's customers.

Required Skills:

Device Safety and Compliance Engineer Responsibilities:

1. Contribute to product design reviews and identify safety hazards and compliance issues. Work with the cross-functional team to ensure issues are resolved

2. Integrate safety and compliance into product design, development, and testing processes

3. Communicate compliance objectives, identify test/schedule issues, and update cross-functional teams

4. Manage the DFMEA process to ensure early identification, design changes, and testing are done to account for hazards, meet all safety compliance requirements, and that documentation is complete and accurate

5. Guide product development teams on design for safety and ensure products meet all applicable internal safety specifications and processes

6. Translate product safety requirements into design requirements for R&D engineers and provide product safety technical guidance

7. Lead and contribute to product safety event investigations and ensure root cause analysis and corrective action plans are implemented in accordance with the product safety process

8. Review, approve, or modify changes to products, processes, and documentation that could impact product safety

9. Maintain knowledge and application of product safety regulations, standards, requirements, and certifications that apply to AR/VR/MR/Wearable products

10. Review emerging regulations and changing design standards for potential impacts. Propose compliance plans to meet changing requirements

11. Obtain safety compliance type approvals for product lines to ensure entry into domestic and international locations and markets

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

12. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

13. BS/MS Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Optical)

14. 5+ years of work in consumer electronics product safety

15. Working knowledge of product safety and optical illumination hazards and evaluation according to IEC 60825-1, IEC62471, IEC62368

16. Working knowledge of hazard analysis and risk assessment methodologies and processes like DFMEA and FTA

17. Knowledge of Li-ion battery design, safety, certification and failure analysis

18. Experience with worldwide certification planning and execution

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

19. Experience in safety investigations, either during development process or failure analysis

Public Compensation:

$139,000/year to $200,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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