Surfacing Designer Job Albany area,City of Albany New York USA,Engineering

Location: City of Albany

Summary

You want work within a small tight-knit team of Surfacing Designers so you can learn as much as possible about tangent/curvature/acceleration continuity, what makes NURBS be NURBS, challenge yourself to build complex forms cleanly and beautifully yet also manage the innumerable changes that will be asked for, and have the opportunity to develop production-ready geometry that captures the desires of Industrial Designers, Mechanical Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers and will live in millions of homes.

You have an in-depth sense of manufacturing requirements, but also a developed sense of design/aesthetics/flow in art, or photography, or automobiles, or boats, airplanes, etc. You love to build stuff, be it tinkering projects, or house renovations, or bicycles, or musical instruments, or cars, etc. You can “see” shapes in your head: imagine them, spin them, and express those shapes in CAD or words or clay, etc.

You are able to be the paintbrush of the artist, the chisel of the sculptor – intuiting and expressing what they want. You are very capable of managing your time, energy, and kindness within ever-changing and often challenging work schedules.

Surfacing Designer Responsibilities

Create and update 3D CAD surfaces and solid bodies to assist the product development process and for cross‑discipline use.

Create Class‑A production‑ready 3D CAD surfaces and bodies across multiple projects and product categories.

Utilize your good aesthetic and mechanical sensibilities to conceive elegant and effective solutions to complex geometric, ergonomic and mechanical challenges.

Work collaboratively with multiple cross‑functional teams on complex technical programs in a fast‑paced environment.

Support the development of category‑defining products, helping Meta change the world through design.

Help define and refine the visual and physical language of our brand through the design of our hardware.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree or relevant experience in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

5+ years of professional experience as a 3D Modeler or CAD Surfacing Specialist, developing complex parts for industries such as automotive, consumer electronics, wearable tech, sports equipment, etc.

Mid‑level knowledge of a high‑end parametric CAD surfacing software such as PTC Creo or Siemens NX, including “master/skeleton” modeling for highly integrated assemblies.

Experience designing parts with consideration for plastic injection molding, CNC machining, and metal forming/casting/extrusion/stamping best practices.

Experience managing complex part interactions and assemblies.

Good understanding of product architecture and internal component layout.

Experience utilizing rapid prototyping techniques such as 3D printing and CNC machining to help validate part design.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements).

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews).

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies.

Public Compensation

$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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