Meta's RL team is shaping the future of consumer electronics in the emerging Augmented and Virtual Reality industry. As a Color, Material, and Finish Developer on the RL Industrial Design team, you bring extensive knowledge of industrial materials and finishes as well as a passion for sourcing and developing new materials, methods and processes. You have a record of helping ship successful products in the Consumer Electronics, Wearable Technology, Fashion, or Eyewear industries and are comfortable working collaboratively with cross-disciplined teams and manufacturing partners. Your insights, experience and development efforts will help guide the unique style and distinctive look of our brand. This position is full-time.

Color, Material and Finish Developer Responsibilities

• Support the industrial design team through implementation of material design specifications


• Establish and maintain quality standards and consistency across a portfolio of materials


• Interface with industry and manufacturing partners to research and develop proprietary material combinations and new production techniques


• Assist in the resolution of design, prototyping and manufacturing issues during the development phase


• Communicate and resolve manufacturing and prototyping challenges


• Manage and maintain CMF product specifications for products in development from concept to production


• Occasional domestic and international travel is a requirement for this position

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors of Industrial Design from an accredited college or university, or relevant professional experience


• 5+ years' experience working as a CMF Designer/Developer


• Proficiency in communicating design vision, and concepts using traditional technique


• Working knowledge of plastic injection molding, metal fabrication techniques, resin development, coating technologies, plastics decoration processes, fabrics and textiles

Preferred Qualifications

• 3D CAD and visualization experience