Research Scientist, Computational Optics (PhD)

Key Skills

Design, JAX framework, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Job Description

At Meta Reality Labs Research, our goal is to make world-class consumer virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. Come work alongside industry-leading scientists and engineers to create the technology that makes VR and AR pervasive and universal. Join the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real and change the world. We are currently seeking innovative scientists with experience designing, modeling, and prototyping advanced optical systems for near-to-eye display applications.

Research Scientist, Computational Optics (PhD) Responsibilities

• Design optical components for next-generation AR/VR displays, with an emphasis on application and development of novel optimization and simulation methods. This will involve formulating optical design as a large scale optimization problem and applying or adapting internal capabilities to find solutions.
• Collaborate with optics researchers and engineers to identify opportunities for novel designs, relevant design constraints, and suitable optimization methods.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to evaluate and scale emerging design methods that address critical needs in AR/VR.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
• Proficiency with Python and experience with machine learning frameworks such as Pytorch, Jax, or Tensorflow.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• General knowledge of optics including imaging, illumination, radiometry and colorimetry, physical and geometric optics, and polarization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working and communicating cross-functionally in a team environment.
• Experience with mathematical and practical aspects of integrated photonics, optical metamaterials, nanophotonics, semiconductor physics, or similar fields.
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences such as OSA, SPIE, IEEE, SIGGRAPH, COSI, and SID.
• Experience with optical simulation algorithms such as FDTD, RCWA, or DGTD, and commercial or open-source simulators such as Lumerical and Meep.
• Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub).