Job Description

Contract Length

6 months

Onsite location

Sunnyvale, CA

Job Description

Reality Labs (RL) brings together world-class experts to develop and ship groundbreaking products at the intersection of hardware, software, and content. We build seemingly impossible products that define new categories that advance Meta's mission of connecting the world. This team has the responsibility for making breakthroughs and delivering them to market at scale. The Applied Materials team of Reality Labs seeks a brittle materials Materials Engineer with expertise in glass and ceramics, and ability to work on groundbreaking technologies for AR and VR devices.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand the Reality Lab’s product roadmap and identify risks and opportunities related to brittle materials such as glass and ceramics.
• Support technical program leaders in the development of new technologies and remove material barriers from the path to commercialization of cutting edge AR/VR devices.
• Able to drive new technologies development independently w/ minimum guidance, to improve material reliability and performance for different use cases in future AR/VR devices, either internally or with external partners.
• Define and execute testing and evaluation of glass and ceramic material to determine performance and drive material selection of RL products.
• Provide glass and ceramic material expertise throughout the product development process.
• Work with cross functional teams to design and set up new test vehicles either in house or at vendor site when needed to evaluate and select materials.
• Define and execute testing and evaluation of materials to determine performance and drive material selection.
• Seamlessly transition materials technology to high volume production at suppliers.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or other relevant degree.
• 7+ years of experience with glass.
• Experience with various glass manufacturing and chemical strengthening processes (including sheet glass) and finishing technologies including polishing, texturing, etching, printing, film lamination etc.
• Experience with characterization and FA analysis of glass and ceramic materials.
• Experience leading R&D projects developing, testing and validating improved glass or ceramic materials.
• Experience working in large cross-functional projects teams.
• Experience thriving in a fast-paced environment and ability to manage ambiguity.
• Experience working with and driving glass manufacturers and suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbally.
• Ability to plan and work independently with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience with glass and ceramics.
• Experience developing and shipping custom glass and/or ceramic material in production or a product.
• Experience leading multiple R&D projects with cross functional teams to improve process or formulation of glass or ceramics.
• Ability to influence material and/or process selection decisions with cross functional teams.