The EMG (Electromyography) HW Platforms Team at Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Lab Manager, you will be responsible for our EMG Labs and FA (Failure Analysis) & Sustaining Team. This includes leading the installation, configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance of all lab infrastructure. You will closely collaborate with other infrastructure teams to ensure high availability of tools while maintaining compliance with associated codes. You will support research, NTI and new product development by supporting characterization, failure analysis and testing to deliver best-in-class AR/VR products. You will collaborate across a broad set of teams from research to facilities to solve issues.
Lab Manager Responsibilities:
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- Plan and execute lab projects including lab expansion, system installation, equipment planning/procurement/setup/inventory/maintenance/calibration/Software updates/license & renewal, and lab network/security/IT interface, etc
- Lead the EMG (Electromyography) Platform FA & Sustaining team to close issues and understand root cause
- Coordinate preventative maintenance with Equipment Engineering across equipment and auxiliary tools including use of databases
- Responsible for maintaining laboratory stock and budgets (substrates, chemicals, consumables, etc.)
- Establish workflow management system for work-in-progress optimization
- Drive lab space, safety, regulatory, and security processes compliance, work with cross-functional teams to timely deploy standard lab environments
- Work with cross-functional engineering managers and collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines to deliver high quality lab working environments
- Support development of an agile workforce to manage key aspects of operational activities
- Support training as needed for critical tooling and processes
- Control access to the lab as needed by maintaining an active roster of users and granting or recalling permissions as necessary
- Manage and balance workloads of the lab technicians and FA engineers
- Operate lab equipment as need to drive task completion
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science related field (materials, mechanical, electrical) or equivalent discipline
- 5+ years of experience in test lab environment
- 3+ years of experience working in technology environment supporting multiple projects
- Experience with lab PO process from quotation, purchase, payment, to delivery and vendor management
- Experience developing and performing verification and characterization testing including (but not limited to) mechanical, shock, vibration, environmental, and electrical
- Familiar in operational methodologies including capacity management, scheduling, Gage R&R, IQ/OQ/PQ, 5S, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
- Experience executing tasks to meet deadlines
- Proficient in LabVIEW programming (and/or other automation tools)
- Experience in testing of prototypes, FA and characterization of early product concepts
- Experience setting up and running multiple labs in industries such as consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, or defense
- Experience with establishing workflows within a lab space layout
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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$139,000/year to $200,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.