Display Research Scientist

About the role

Reality Labs focuses on delivering Meta's roadmap through creating advanced AI-enabled AR devices. Come work alongside industry-leading scientists and engineers to create the technology that makes AR devices pervasive and universal. This role is focused on long-term research, typically aiming for a 5+ year horizon for potential intercept. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of optical scientists, simulation engineers, and display architects to advance the state of the art in AI-enabled AR devices.

Responsibilities

• Achieve breakthroughs in future AI-enabled AR devices system architecture by identifying and solving fundamental problems to enable immersive AR experiences.
• Research and develop advanced optical elements for future AR display systems, including designing, modeling, and fabricating novel optical components that serve as building blocks for AR display systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with optical system designers, simulation engineers, and other research teams to co-develop new display architectures and integrate device-level innovations into system-level solutions.
• Explore emerging optical technologies and evaluate their potential to advance AR display performance, including novel materials, device concepts, and fabrication methods.

Requirements

• PhD degree in optics, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or a relevant technical field, and/or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following disciplines: optical design and simulation, optical fabrication, display technologies, computational imaging.
• Experience with AR display systems and understanding of their optical requirements.
• Demonstrated experience to identify core research problems and drive them to solution with initiative.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in optics, photonics, physics, materials science, electrical engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience in one or more of the following disciplines: optical design and simulation, optical fabrication, display technologies, computational imaging.
• Experience with holographic optical elements (HOE), volume Bragg gratings (VBG), or photopolymer materials.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing optical experiments, working in a lab environment as a core part of the job.
• Experience designing/building near-eye display prototypes (AR/VR).
• Solid understanding of diffractive optics and holography.
• Computational simulation experience with light including: ray-tracing, Fourier optics, electromagnetic simulations (RCWA, FDTD), computer graphics, etc.
• Experience building complex experimental systems with lasers, interferometry, or diffractive imaging systems.
• Experience with various spatial light modulators and display panel technologies.
• Track record of novel research (publications, prototypes, or demonstrated technical impact).
• Proficiency with AI tools for scientific research, including computing, design and simulation, experiments, and data analysis.
• Experience with advanced nano-photonics technologies including design and fabrication.

Pay

$154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Benefits

Meta offers benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plans, and more. Learn more about benefits at Meta.