Meta Reality Labs is looking to develop breakthrough AR glasses and VR headsets by advancing technologies such as optics and displays, computer vision, audio, graphics, brain-computer interface, haptic interaction, eye/hand/face/body tracking, perception science, and true telepresence.
Requirements
- 2+ years experience in at least one of the following areas of optical research: computational optics, diffractive optics, polarization optics, interferometry, nano-optics, nano-photonics, inverse design, metasurfaces, holography, laser physics, near-to-eye displays
- 2+ years experience with custom optics simulations with, for example, Python, Matlab
- 2+ years experience in diffractive optics, emphasizing modeling
- 2+ years experience with optical design programs such as Lumerical, RSOFT, MEEP, ZEMAX, Light Tools etc
- 2+ years experience with experimental optics and conducting laboratory work (i.e., demonstrated ability to construct proof-of-concept systems and to evaluate performance)
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results.
- Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development.
- Develop next generation AR displays with an emphasis on advanced simulations and prototyping to prove new concepts and understand the perceptual impact of those concepts.
- Collaborate with the larger Meta Reality Labs Research team to explore novel solution space for AR devices.
- Develop and apply computational models for the physics of waveguide combiners for AR displays.
- Explore the application of at least one of the following: anisotropic media, nano-optics, nano-photonics, polarization optics, inverse design.
Other
- Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Optical Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied physics, Computational Imaging, or a relevant technical field
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
- Intent to return to a degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op
- Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading journals and conferences
- Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
