Research Scientist Intern, Optical Materials Development Job at Meta (Redmond)

Research Scientist Intern, Optical Engineering

Meta Reality Labs brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers,...

Location

Ireland , Cork

Salary:

Not provided

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Engineering, or relevant technical field
2+ years of hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: Designing and executing optical experiments and metrology for display devices
Utilizing advanced optical measurement techniques such as Femtosecond Time-Resolved Photoluminescence (TRPL), Photoluminescence Excitation (PLE), Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF), or Cathodoluminescence (CL)
Conducting wafer-level and chip-level contact testing using manual or addressable probes and probe-cards
Designing and setting up open-space optical test and characterization tables for custom measurement and analysis
Familiarity with Python, Matlab or equivalent programming languages
Intent to return to the degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Job Responsibility

Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results
Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development
Drive innovation in AR/VR display development by creating and implementing new techniques for advanced test and characterization of emerging concepts
Collaborate closely with the Meta Reality Labs uLED team to explore and develop novel solutions for characterizing uLED devices
Lead the exploration and development of new techniques in one or more of the following areas: Femtosecond Time-Resolved Photoluminescence (TRPL) Photoluminescence Excitation (PLE) Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) Advanced optical testing methods
Focus on advanced optical characterization, developing and integrating new methodologies into the process of characterizing uLED devices

Research Scientist Intern, Novel Organic Materials

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist Intern to take novel organic materials from...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

7313.00 - 12134.00 USD / Month

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in Physics, Chemistry, Optical Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or relevant technical field
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
2+ years experience in at least one of the following areas: chemistry, materials, organic materials, crystallization / solid state analysis, optoelectrical materials
2+ years experience with solid-state analysis: e.g. diffuse reflectance, XRD, spectroscopy, DSC
2+ years experience with conducting experimental laboratory work (i.e., demonstrated ability to take concepts, adapt them and translate them to the bench-top)
Intent to return to a degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op

Job Responsibility

Develop the next generation of optoelectronic materials with an emphasis on advanced design, growth, and analysis, to prove new concepts and understand the potential impact of those concepts
Collaborate with the larger Meta Reality Labs Research team to holistically understand current goals, limitations, and bottlenecks in the wider AR/VR space
Design and explore novel crystal growth/processing techniques, with a focus on highly specific components and devices
Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development

Research Scientist Intern, Organic Optoelectronic Materials

Meta Reality Labs brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers,...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

7313.00 - 12134.00 USD / Month

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in the field of Material Science, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Science, or a related field
3+ years experience with organic chemistry, organic optical/electric materials, or material/process design emphasizing materials synthesis and characterization
3+ years experience with experimental materials/process and conducting laboratory work (i.e., demonstrated ability to construct proof-of-concept systems and to evaluate performance)
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Job Responsibility

Materials and process development of new organic optoelectronic applications
Synthesis and characterization of novel organic nonlinear optical materials
Device fabrication and characterization based on novel nonlinear optical materials

Research Scientist Intern, Dexterous Manipulation Sensing

Meta Reality Labs is dedicated to exploring and developing novel technologies fo...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

7313.00 - 12134.00 USD / Month

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD in Optical Science, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
Experience in one or more types of tactile sensors such as optical, resistive, capacitive, or piezoelectric
Experience in system-level design and prototyping of tactile sensing solutions
Proven analytical and computational skills
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Job Responsibility

Propose novel tactile sensing system architectures to achieve high performance and high durability for Robotics
Develop tactile sensing systems and build prototypes
Characterize the tactile sensing system and experiment with practical use cases
Collaboration with and support of other researchers across various disciplines
Communication of research agenda, progress and results

Research Scientist Intern, Nano-photonics Design

Meta is seeking a Research Scientist Intern to develop next generation AR displa...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

7313.00 - 12134.00 USD / Month

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in Physics, Mathematics, Optical Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computational Imaging, Material Sciences or relevant technical field
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
2+ years experience in at least two of the following areas of optical research: Fundamental electromagnetics, Wave optics, polarization optics, geometrical optics, Ray tracing, Optical bench top experiments
2+ years experience with wave optics and geometric optics design programs
2+ years experience with experimental optics and conducting laboratory work (i.e., demonstrated ability to construct proof-of-concept systems and to evaluate performance)
Intent to return to a degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op

Job Responsibility

Develop next generation AR displays with the use of optical and electromagnetic simulations and lead prototyping efforts to prove proof of principle concepts
Collaborate with the larger Meta Reality Labs Research team to explore novel solution space for AR devices
Explore applications of active photonic integrated circuits and similar nano-photonic devices in simulatoin or with experiments to develop a near eye display
Publish research results in internal organizations, conferences, patents and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development

Research Scientist Intern, Computational Chemist

Meta Reality Labs brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers,...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

7313.00 - 12134.00 USD / Month

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science & Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or relevant technical fields
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
3+ years of experience in at least one of the following areas of research: first-principle simulations especially DFT, DFPT, GW-BSE, CCSD, for atomistic systems at scale
3+ years of experience studying atomistic systems with machine learning
3+ years of experience with programming languages such as Python, C++
Intent to return to the degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op

Job Responsibility

Collaborate with the larger Meta Reality Labs Research team to explore novel solution space for AR/VR devices
Collaborate with the larger Fundamental AI Research team to train and utilize AI models for materials discovery and candidate material identification
Explore & propose various approaches of first-principle simulations to understand the optical, electronic or mechanical properties of crystalline systems with complex interactions and external perturbations
Conduct independent research and explore the broader application space given simulation results
Contribute to and utilize internal/external tools to perform large-scale simulations
collect & analyze results to guide further iterations to refine simulation pipelines
Publish research results internally and contribute to solving other challenges that can be applied to Meta product development

Research Scientist Intern, Dexterous Manipulation Sensing

Meta Reality Labs is dedicated to exploring and developing novel technologies fo...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

7313.00 - 12134.00 USD / Month

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD in Optical Science, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
Experience in one or more types of tactile sensors such as optical, resistive, capacitive, or piezoelectric
Experience in system-level design and prototyping of tactile sensing solutions
Proven analytical and computational skills
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Job Responsibility

Propose novel tactile sensing system architectures to achieve high performance and high durability for Robotics
Develop tactile sensing systems and build prototypes
Characterize the tactile sensing system and experiment with practical use cases
Collaboration with and support of other researchers across various disciplines
Communication of research agenda, progress and results

Automation Engineer, Materials Research Science

Meta Reality Labs is seeking an engineer to advance materials research capabilit...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

184000.00 - 257000.00 USD / Year

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Control Engineering, Materials Science, or relevant field, and/or equivalent practical experience
6+ years of experience in lab automation, systems integration, or industrial automation software and/or relevant technical experience
Proficiency in Python, with experience writing production-quality automation and integration code
Hands-on experience with lab automation platforms (e.g., liquid handlers, robotic arms, automated characterization tools)
Experience with laboratory information management systems, electronic lab notebooks, or manufacturing execution systems
Demonstrated ability to translate scientific or manufacturing workflows into reliable, automated processes
Experience architecting scalable automation platforms for materials characterization or physical science research environments
Experience with statistical analysis and data pipeline design for high-throughput experimental datasets

Job Responsibility

Define the long-term technical roadmap for laboratory automation systems, integrating robotic sample handling, automated metrology instruments, and data acquisition pipelines
Architect and own the end-to-end automation infrastructure for high-throughput materials characterization workflows, including optical, mechanical, and electrical property testing of wearable device materials
Collaborate with scientists, hardware engineers, and product teams to translate experiments and lab workflows into clear integration specifications, data models, and scalable automation solutions
Work with integrators and vendors to design, build, and commission automated workcells for materials R&D (process development, characterization, property testing, etc.)
Build and maintain middleware services that connect instruments, robots, and sensors to laboratory information management systems
Develop instrument drivers and automation scripts that generate command sequences and invoke vendor APIs/SDKs to orchestrate lab workflows end-to-end
Collaborate with AI and data scientists to tightly integrate the autonomous lab with LLM-based multi-agent systems for experiment planning, analysis, and decision-making
Design and implement data pipelines that capture, validate, and store experimental metadata to ensure data integrity and reproducibility across the discovery pipeline
Evaluate and benchmark automation performance — measuring throughput, reliability, error rates, and turnaround time of automated experimental workflows
Contribute to internal tooling, documentation, and best practices that enable the broader team to leverage automation capabilities

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