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Engineering Lead, Inventory Optimization & Operations Research

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Meta

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United States , Bellevue

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Salary:

219000.00 - 301000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Meta is seeking an Inventory Operations Lead to join the Infrastructure Supply Chain and Engineering (ISCE) team to focus on inventory operations optimization for all of Meta’s infrastructure (Servers, Data Centers, Network) supply chain. This role will focus on optimizing supply chain operations at variance altitudes to balance delivery, flexibility, supply competence, and cost, from base components through manufacturing to finished goods, in an environment of continual product introduction, directly managing billions of investment annually. We will do this primarily by building software and mathematical optimization models, and automated tracking of key performance metrics to drive desired strategic and operational outcomes.

Job Responsibility:

  • Own infrastructure supply chain inventory operations for Meta (as part of Meta’s overall capacity delivery plan): including servers, network, and data center equipment from components through manufacturing to finished goods
  • Design improvements to software systems to optimize inventory operations efficiency and accuracy, partner with software engineers to implement and contribute code yourself
  • Develop and analyze business, manufacturing, and logistics data and scenarios to solve complex problems in manufacturing operations and hardware logistics and delivery
  • Develop and apply stochastic models to simulate complex manufacturing systems, including production capacity, throughput, and material flow
  • Analyze simulation results to identify bottlenecks, optimize production, and improve overall system performance
  • Contribute to end to end supply chain processes (as part of Meta’s overall capacity delivery plan), methodologies, and data to deliver an executable and optimized supply plan
  • Manage and resolve critical escalations and exceptions in all areas of the supply chain
  • Build mathematical models to perform simulation and optimization studies of manufacturing flow & capacity considering material inputs, supply partners, and logistics
  • Work cross-functionally to define problem statements, collect data, build analytical models and make recommendations to drive change and optimization at the most strategic levels

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of experience in operations research, industrial engineering, supply chain management, inventory or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in coding/scripting languages such as Python, R, Java, C, C++, PHP
  • Experience working with distributed systems at scale
  • Experience in infrastructure operations and technical infrastructure knowledge
  • Experience in supply chain operations optimization
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams
  • Experience managing ambiguity, with a drive for continuous learning

Nice to have:

  • Masters or Ph.D. degree in Operations Research and/or Industrial Engineering
  • 12+ years of technical and manufacturing operations experience in the hardware systems industry
  • Proven experience interfacing with and establishing relationships with management at suppliers or customers
  • Experience transforming business systems, models, and achieving results relative to goals. Demonstrated skills questioning the norm, thinking out-of-bounds, and delivering
  • Experience interfacing with internal & external partners in a cross-functional environment, requiring autonomous judgment while coordinating people and technical resources
What we offer:
  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 23, 2026

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