Meta AR/VR Job | AR Display and Optics Sourcing Manager
Job（岗位）: AR Display and Optics Sourcing Manager
Type（岗位类型）: Operations
Citys（岗位城市）: Sunnyvale, CA
Date（发布日期）: 2024-4-22
Summary（岗位介绍）
For individuals passionate about driving cutting-edge technology in consumer electronics, this role offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver their most impactful and challenging work yet. You will have the chance to shape technology roadmaps, drive partners/suppliers to establish and mature factories from the ground up, and scale and ramp the production of one of the most crucial modules in display&optics domain, that will define the future performance of AR glasses - a truly pivotal innovation.
Qualifications（岗位要求）
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field
3+ years of experience in the consumer electronics or tech industry and experience scaling technologies, having taken a component or module or system from concept stage into mass production
Experience building and influencing relationships at suppliers executives level with a holistic view on supplier’s core capabilities, enabling future collaboration in new/uncharted technology domains, to consolidate leverage for Meta
Factory management and operations experience internationally
Experience in supplier evaluation/selection, should cost models, contract negotiation and supply base management
Proven cost modeling and industry benchmarking skills, with the experience driving suppliers to minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for Meta
Description（岗位职责）
Conduct global market landscape analyses for new technologies / modules/ use-cases, & partner with PMs, engineering leads and other XFN stakeholders to recommend the right decision matrix to serve RL long-term technology needs
Actively engage and influence new technology exploration, collaborate with cross functional partners on creating a long term Technology Roadmap mapping closely with Product Roadmaps, and advise/recommend to the executive team a clear partner/supplier strategy
Work with engineering and operations team to implement the right development frameworks at select partners to kick-start manufacturing and process technology solutions that best aligns with products needs
E2E ownership of sourcing category and strategies, leading 5+ year technology portfolio decisions, partner selection and business negotiations
Partner and work with a cross-functional team to drive the supplier selection process (own RFx) and component qualification both under strict engineering, operational, and commercial best practices/disciplines
Drive Early Supplier Involvement initiatives to ensure suppliers/partners are proactively providing input into new product designs and future product roadmaps
Be an expert in commodity technology, cost and supply. Strong command of value engineering and technical cost reduction concepts for both product and category level
Drive product cost and negotiate competitive pricing while keeping in mind the total cost of ownership including BOM cost, CapEx, logistics, inventory and cost of quality
Apply cost engineering principle to deliver most aggressive should-cost and budget (OpEx/CapEx) projections, with the ability to stand up to the most aggressive alternatives, doubts, and scrutiny
Drive supplier and site readiness activities for NTI and NPI programs leading to successful product launch with the ability to deliver to the required volumes at launch. This includes coverage across operational, commercial and legal domains
Drive and influence internal XFN stakeholders to achieve established KPIs on total cost, supply, quality and and on-time delivery
Ability to travel internationally
Additional Requirements（额外要求）
Experience and knowledge in Optics, Display, Cameras and Depth Sensing technology
Experience in vision sensing technologies, including, ToF, Structure light, VCSEL, Cameras, image sensors, semiconductors, micro lens, free form optics, Fresnel Optics, optical coating, optical film lamination, etc.
Experience in financial statement analysis to derive should-cost models and cost competitiveness/financial strengths of suppliers, as well as gathering market intelligence
Experience with medical or ophthalmic industry or experience with silicon or semiconductor fabs covering technology, equipment, process, infrastructure, and scale
Master’s degree or PhD in technical discipline, and/or a MBA degree
