Job Requirements The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:
What You will Do:Program Leadership: Own and drive end-to-end program execution for AIG sustenance and research workstreams, including issue triage, root cause analysis coordination, fix validation, and release management.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Partner with hardware engineering, firmware, systems validation, quality, and operations teams to prioritize and resolve field issues, customer escalations, and reliability improvements.
Research Program Management: Coordinate research initiatives spanning new sensor technologies, AI/ML integration, and next-generation hardware explorations from concept through feasibility and handoff to product teams.
Sustenance & Quality: Establish and maintain sustenance processes including defect tracking, field return analysis, firmware update planning, and regression prevention for in-market AIG products.
Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear, data-driven program status updates to leadership, including risk identification, mitigation plans, and trade-off recommendations.
Process Improvement: Develop and refine program management frameworks, tools, and best practices to improve team velocity, predictability, and cross-site collaboration (NY 14 other Meta offices).
Vendor & Partner Management: Coordinate with external partners, component suppliers, and contract manufacturers as needed for sustenance and research activities.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Define and track key program metrics (defect density, fix turnaround time, research milestone velocity) to drive continuous improvement.
What You Will Bring:- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in technical program management within consumer electronics, wearables, or hardware product development.
- Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional hardware/firmware programs from concept through production and post-launch sustenance.
- Strong understanding of hardware development lifecycle (EVT/DVT/PVT), system validation, and quality processes.
- Experience with defect tracking, triage processes, and root cause analysis methodologies (8D, Fishbone, 5-Why).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without authority across geographically distributed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with smart glasses, AR/VR wearables, or IoT consumer electronics.
- Familiarity with RF/wireless systems (WiFi, BT/BLE), camera systems, audio pipelines, or sensor subsystems.
- Experience managing programs involving AI/ML feature development on edge devices.
- Background in systems coexistence, EMI/EMC, or hardware validation.
- Experience with Meta's internal tools and processes (GSD, Workplace, Tasks) is a plus.
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification.
Pay Range: 120000 - 130000.
Compensation decisions are made based on factors including experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors, in accordance with our internal pay structure. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plan.
Work Requirements:This role is considered an on-site position located in New York
06 You must be able to commute to and from the location with your own transportation arrangements to meet the required working hours.
Benefits Full-time (Regular)06 401(k)
06 401(k) matching
06 Dental insurance
06 Health insurance
06 Life insurance
06 Paid time off
06 Referral program
06 Vision insurance
06 Short/Long Term Disability
