Silicon Power Architect, Reality Labs

Meta's Reality Labs silicon team is building custom chips that power the next generation of augmented and virtual reality devices, including headsets and wearables. As a Silicon Power Architect, you will define and drive power architecture strategy across the full silicon stack — from microarchitecture and power delivery networks to firmware-level power management — ensuring that our custom AR/VR SoCs meet aggressive power, thermal, and performance targets required for immersive, always-on wearable experiences. In this role, you will shape long-term power roadmaps and influence chip architecture decisions that directly determine the viability and user experience of Reality Labs products.

Silicon Power Architect, Reality Labs Responsibilities:

Define and own the power architecture strategy for custom AR/VR SoCs, spanning microarchitecture, power domains, clock gating, and voltage scaling schemesDevelop power budgets and power delivery network specifications in collaboration with circuit design, package, and board engineering teamsDrive power modeling and estimation methodologies across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases to validate architectural decisionsEstablish power management frameworks including dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, power gating policies, and thermal throttling strategies for wearable form factorsPartner with firmware and software teams to define hardware-software power management interfaces and runtime power control mechanismsLead cross-functional architecture reviews, communicating power trade-offs and design decisions to chip architects, RTL engineers, and product stakeholdersAnalyze power measurement data from silicon bring-up and characterization to identify optimization opportunities and feed learnings back into future architecture generationsDefine power architecture requirements for IP blocks and third-party vendor components integrated into Reality Labs SoCsDevelop long-term power roadmaps aligned with the product roadmap for AR/VR headsets and wearable devices, anticipating technology scaling challengesMentor other engineers on power architecture methodologies and contribute to the broader silicon engineering organization's technical standards

Minimum Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in silicon power architecture, SoC power management, or related chip architecture disciplinesExperience defining power architectures for mobile, wearable, or consumer SoCs, including power domain partitioning, DVFS, and power gating designExperience developing power models and budgets across microarchitecture, RTL, and post-silicon stages of the chip development lifecycleExperience collaborating with circuit design, physical design, and firmware teams to co-optimize power delivery and power management solutionsExperience communicating architectural trade-offs and technical decisions through written proposals and cross-functional design reviews

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with power architecture for AR, VR, or other wearable consumer electronics SoCs with stringent thermal and battery life constraintsFamiliarity with power delivery network design, on-chip voltage regulation, and package-level power integrity analysisExperience defining hardware-software co-design interfaces for runtime power management in embedded or real-time operating environmentsBackground in post-silicon power characterization, measurement methodologies, and correlation of pre-silicon power models to silicon results

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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