Tanner Mengle

Tanner Mengle is a skilled optical process engineer at Meta, specializing in augmented and virtual reality technologies within the Reality Labs team. Prior to this role, Tanner worked as a VR Optics Process Engineer at Fresh Consulting on assignment at Meta and held positions as a quantum computer operator/lab engineer at Quantinuum and a materials specialist at Kforce Inc. Tanner's earlier experience includes roles as a research technician at Morgan Advanced Materials and a research technologist at Pennsylvania State University Millennium Science Complex, where project support and training in analytical systems were key responsibilities. Tanner began a professional journey in research as a student at ARL, focusing on thermal barrier coatings. Academic achievements include a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management from Colorado State University and a Bachelor's degree in Material Science and Engineering with a focus on Photonics from Penn State University.