Optical Scientist, Waveguide Design

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Job description

At Facebook AR/VR, our goal is to make world-class consumer virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. 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 and have experience in optical system design and innovation.

• Develop component and subsystem requirements for next generation near-eye displays
• Optical design and modeling of critical component technologies to meet system requirements
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to prototype and validate the designs towards size, weight, cost, and performance targets

• Experience with optical design using standard design software such as VirtualLab, FRED, LightTools, Zemax, or CODE V
• Experience with multiple optical technologies in areas such as imaging or illumination systems, light sources, thin films, polarization optics, adaptive optics, or color science
• Experience with developing optics for products, design of experiment methodologies, and statistical data analysis methods and software (JMP, MATLAB, Python, etc.)
• Experience with hands-on laboratory work with optics metrology tools such as interferometers, image quality testers, and polarimeters
• Experience working with equipment or manufacturing partners to drive for development cycle of optical systems
• Experience working in a cross-group and cross-culture collaboration environment
• 3+ years of equivalent experience and PhD degree in the field of optical sciences, physics, electrical engineering, or similar field

• Experience with electromagnetic modeling and analysis of nanoscale structures, anisotropic materials, films, or holographic elements

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.

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