Job Description
Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.Facebook is a world leader in the design of augmented reality systems. We are currently seeking an innovative Advanced Materials Researcher with a background in inorganic and/or hybrid materials scientist with a passion to develop new materials for consumer near-to-eye displays at our research and development labs. You will work on driving a new materials-based solution to enable optical architectures focused on new display systems leveraging nano-structured optics. This is a full-time position and requires an advanced degree in chemistry, chemical and materials science and engineering or similar, with a strong background in semiconductor, patterning, and optical materials.
Responsibilities
- Lead the new materials development for nano-structured optics.
- Synthesize and formulate novel inorganic and hybrid materials for a wide range of AR/VR applications.
- Establish relationships with tool and material suppliers enabling pilot-scale fabrication.
- Deliver stable materials and processes enabling state-of-the-art AR Optics.
- Translate Optical Design requirements into appropriate chemistry.
- Build collaborative relationships both internally and externally to support research initiatives.
- Act as the Research Staff owner for internal work, managing external collaborations and development activity towards project deliverables.
- Collaboratively work with the broader research community to advance new technology elements with a focus on new processes, tools, and materials enabling differentiation in our optical system design space.
- Engage cross-functionally with other researchers and engineers in Facebook AR/VR to develop concepts that advance the entire product pipeline including hardware, software, integration, infrastructure, and applications.
- BS Degree in Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical and Materials Science and Engineering, or equivalent work Experience.
- 3+ years of experience in inorganic nanoparticle synthesis, sol-gel chemistries, metal-oxide nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
- 3+ years of knowledge of materials and processes for semiconductor, patterning and optical applications.
- Familiarity with basic patterning techniques for fabrication of nanostructured optics.
- Experience in successfully managing external engagements to deliver custom materials for a given application.
- Experience in cross-group and cross-culture collaboration.
- Experience working in a cleanroom environment.
- Experience coordinating experiments cross-functionally with the design and cleanroom staff.
- Experience with structured problems solving, and standard industrial risk assessments.
- PhD degree with five years of industrial experience in chemistry, inorganic chemistry chemical and materials science and engineering, or a similar field.