Job Description

Facebooks FRL team is shaping the future of consumer electronics in the emerging Augmented and Virtual Reality industry, as well as Personal Communication and Social Connections via our game-changing Portal products. As a Color, Material, and Finish Designer on the FRL Industrial Design team, you bring extensive knowledge of industry trends, forecasting, color development and management, and have the technical knowledge to translate a creative vision into production-ready materials and processes. You have a record of shipping successful products in the Consumer Electronics, Wearable Technology, Fashion, or Eyewear industries and are comfortable working collaboratively with cross-discipline teams and manufacturing partners. Your insights, creative input, and development efforts will help guide the unique style and distinctive look of our brand. This position is full-time.

Color, Material, and Finish Designer - FRL Industrial Design Responsibilities

* Interface with industry to research and develop proprietary and innovative hardware styles, construction details, material combinations, new production techniques, etc.

* Assist in the continual gathering and sharing of trends in consumer electronics, eyewear and fashion markets.

* Create fully resolved CMF strategy for presentation to team members, partners and manufactures.

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

* create fully resolved solutions to 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 2D color renderings and 2D CAD.

* 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.

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

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