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.At Facebook AR/VR, 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. This is a full-time position and requires an advanced degree in optical engineering, physics, or similar, and a strong background in optical system design and innovation. Successful candidates must be comfortable working in a dynamic cross-functional team.
Responsibilities
- Develop novel concepts complete novel optical system architectures using novel optical components and technologies
- Develop system and subsystem component requirements that are specified to meet the needs of aggressive near eye displays/sensors
- Implement proof-of-concept hardware prototypes that redefine the state-of-the-art in AR/MR
- Perform system level analysis to ensure that the optical, mechanical and electrical designs are capable of meeting system requirements
- Engage cross-functionally with researchers and engineers to explore innovative concepts that advance the entire pipeline (hardware, software, integration, infrastructure and applications), and create compelling future AR/MR experiences
- PhD in Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related degree or equivalent experience.
- General knowledge of optics including display optics, imaging, illumination, radiometry and colorimetry, physical and geometric optics, and polarization.
- 3+ years of experience in geometrical, physical optics, computational imaging or micro-optics emphasizing modeling and hardware prototyping.
- 3+ years of experience with scientific programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, and Mathematica).
- 3+ years of experience working with optical device design and prototyping, including hands-on prototyping.
- Experience working, communicating, and collaborating in a cross-functional environment with minimal direction.
- Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
- In-depth experience and knowledge of display optical requirement definition, characterization, and performance optimization.
- Expertise in a few of the following areas: sources (lasers and LED’s), spatial light modulators, diffractive optics, waveguiding optics, freeform optics, metamaterials, liquid crystals, visual optics, and thin films optics.
- Experience in one or more optical design tools such as Zemax, Code V, LightTools, FRED, or ASAP.
- Experience in optical systems research.
- Develop prototypes and collaborate in a team environment across a diverse set of disciplines including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, and Optics.
- Proven track record of achieving results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at workshops or conferences (eg. SID, OSA, IEEE, and SPIE).