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.

This Optical Scientist role will be a part of an advanced optical film development team. This role will interface with film, displays, optics and metrology engineers for scaling advanced liquid crystal films enabling new architectures for AR/VR optics and displays.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines such as Optics, Displays, Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Lead design, design validation and strategy development for future optical films and coatings for AR/VR.
• Model design tolerances to guide engineering development.
• Coordinate with external vendors to build and test prototypes.
• Root cause analysis of optical defects using optical simulation methods and reproducing defects experimentally.
• Explore new liquid crystal optical film concepts.
• Build academic and industry relationships to support research initiatives.
• Mentor and develop projects for graduate-level research interns.
• Travel internationally up to 25% of the time.
  

Minimum Qualification

• PhD in the field of physics, materials or other optics-related fields with at least 3 years of relevant academic or industry experience.
• Experience translating complex ideas into digestible messages.
• Fundamental knowledge of polarization and diffraction optics. How to use and manipulate polarized light in transmission and reflection.
• Understanding of different methods of how polarizing and diffraction elements are made.
• Experience and knowledge in building optical models in one or more of these tools: RCWA modeling, sequential and non sequential (LightTools, Zemax) ray tracing, and LCD master.
• Laboratory experience designing optical experiments and optical metrology.
  

Preferred Qualification

• 2+ years industry experience in optical design or optical technology development with liquid crystal films.
• Experience in shipping products for optical coatings and films.
• Understanding of liquid crystal films and liquid crystal modeling.
• Understanding of AR/VR lens optics and display optics (LCD and OLED).
• Experience leading in conferences, grants, fellowships, patents or other professional societies.
• Peer-reviewed publications experience.
  

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.