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Summary

At Facebook Reality Labs Research (FRLR), our goal is to make great consumer virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences that ship in five to ten years. 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 accomplished researchers with experience designing, modeling, and prototyping advanced sensor and tracking systems for embedded devices. We are looking for innovators and systems thinkers that challenge long-standing assumptions to discover true solutions to complex problems.

Required Skills

• Collaborate with a diverse team of computer vision, machine learning, optics, materials science, and ME/EE researchers to approach eye tracking from entirely new angles
• Research novel sensor architectures that deliver high signal-to-noise with very low power and conspicuity
• Own the strategy, design, and implementation of prototypes that test hypotheses in the fastest way possible
• Develop prototypes ranging from simple bench-top units to complicated wearable platforms incorporating cutting-edge embedded technologies
• Find the learning in every experiment and effectively share with the broader team
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop new sensing technologies from the ground up
• Expected 50% or more time in the lab building your vision of the future

• Masters Degree in Physics, Optics, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related STEM field
• 5+ years lab experience in photonics or sensor system prototyping
• Interpersonal experience: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration
• High levels of creativity and quick problem solving skills
• Proven experience balancing theory and application in embedded sensor applications

• PhD with 5+ years lab experience, Masters with 10+ years experience
• Experience with embedded design, both electronics and firmware
• Deep understanding of camera calibration, ray optics, and/or diffractive optics
• Strong experience with at least one of: depth sensing, computational optics, ultrasound
• Background in control theory, probabilistic filtering, and/or sensor fusion
• Broad knowledge of fabrication processes for sensing technologies
• Experience with SolidWorks, Altium, ray tracing (Zemax and/or CodeV)
• Experience with Matlab, Python, or similar