# Chris Glaister

> Softgoods Engineering at Meta Reality Labs

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/chrisglaister

Leading interdisciplinary product design and mechanical engineering teams to conceive, design, and commercialize novel consumer electronic hardware.

## Work Experience
### Softgoods Engineering Manager @ Meta
Jan 2021 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States

### Product Design Manager - Softgoods @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Santa Clara County, California, United States

### Director Product Design Engineering @ Casper
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Internet-connected devices aimed at improving sleep quality.

### Director Product Design Engineering @ Magic Instruments
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Magic Instruments, reinventing the experience of playing guitar. Y Combinator and Highway1 Alum.

### Principal Product Design Engineer @ Athos
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Redwood City, California
Workout gear with embedded electronics to sense muscle activity with EMG (Electromyography).

### Principal Product Design Engineer @ IDEO
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area
Global Design and Innovation Firm.

### Senior Product Design Engineer @ Bridge Design
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
Consumer medical and life science product design consultancy.

### Senior Design Engineer / Design Lead @ Haberdashery London
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | London, United Kingdom
Haberdashery is a design practice using light to create landmark sculptures and custom lighting.


## Education
### Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College London

### Master's degree in Industrial Design Engineering
Royal College of Art


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cglaister
- Portfolio: http://www.chrisglaister.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13