Manufacturing Test Engineer – Automation

Meta's AR/VR organization brings together experts to develop and ship groundbreaking products at the intersection of hardware, software, and platform. Technical Operations team has the responsibility for evaluating technologies and identifying supply chain solutions that allow AR/VR Organization to deliver products to market at scale. Manufacturing Test Engineer will drive the development and deployment of hardware test systems with manufacturing partners and third-party integrators. Automation Engineer of manufacturing Test Engineering leads the end-to-end development of complex, high-throughput automation solutions for test lines.

• Design and deploy comprehensive automation solutions for test lines, integrating industrial robots with complex conveyor architectures
• Create detailed layouts and specify critical components, including motors, sensors, and structural supports
• Lead the design and optimization of PLC logic and motion control to maximize throughput and accommodate test flow/process requirements
• Conduct bottleneck analyses and cycle-time simulations to validate that the physical transport system meets or exceeds production targets
• Lead the onsite installation and mechanical commissioning phase, ensuring automation solution technical capability and operation performance
• Document all system architectures, including electrical schematics, mechanical BOMs, and logic flowcharts for long-term maintenance
• Travel required: up to 50%

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
• 3+ years of professional experience in industrial automation with a dedicated focus on material handling and conveyor integration
• Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks or AutoCAD for the design of mechanical assemblies and factory floor footprints
• Hands-on experience programming industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, or KUKA) for applications like palletizing, sorting, or assembly
• Demonstrated ability to program PLCs and configure industrial communication networks
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical power transmission, including sizing motors and calculating torque requirements for conveyor loads

• Expertise in high-speed and high precision automation systems for fragile or high-value components
• Experience implementing tracking system to allow robots to interact with products on a moving belt
• Experience in developing automation solution for test, including communication with tester and handling retest logics
• In-depth knowledge of robotic/conveyor safety standards and codes
• Background in performing structural load and stress analysis for custom-engineered automation system
• Experience integrating vision systems for automated part identification and active alignment