Research Scientist - Geometric Optics & System Integration

Job Description

At Facebook Reality Labs Research (FRLR), our goal is to make great consumer virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences that ship in five to ten years. Come work alongside world 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 and modeling advanced optical systems for near-to-eye display applications. Successful candidates must be comfortable working in a dynamic cross-functional team. Research Scientist - Geometric Optics & System Integration Responsibilities

• Develop new concepts and technologies for Near-Eye Displays (NEDs). These areas could include polarization optics, physical optics, optical system design and optical metrology
• Design and Model critical technologies to drive system performance and to validate achievable experience
• Research and development of emerging concepts in imaging systems and optical systems in support of NEDs
• Support evaluation and characterization of optical components, and system integration
• Collaborate with the larger research team to explore concepts, perform trades and drive optical system development to create compelling experiences

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent experience in the field of Optical Sciences, Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field
• Understanding of polarization optics, polarization ray tracing and polarization aberration analysis
• 2+ years of industry experience in applied research and/or product development of optical systems requiring any combination of the following: imaging, illumination, physical optics, polarization optics, stray light analysis or holography
• 2+ years of experience with polarization aberration analysis and polarization ray tracing of optical systems
• 2+ years of experience with design optical tools such as Zemax, CODE V, FRED, or ASAP
• 2+ years of experience with polarization optics and physical optics modeling tools, such as MATLAB, Python, COMSOL, and methods such as Jones Matrix, FDTD, or RCWA, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in applying existing and emerging optical technologies, and incubating an idea from concept validation to system improvement of NEDs
• Experience in computational optics, or polarization holograms
• Proven track record of achieving results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at workshops or conferences such as Applied Optics, Optics Letters, Optics Express, and relevant SIGGRAPH, SID, OSA, SPIE or similar

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