Applied Optical Scientist Job at Peak Nano

Research Scientist Intern, Optical System Design

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 Optical Science, Optical Engineering, Opto-Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computational Imaging or relevant technical field
Must obtain work authorization in 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 of optical research: geometry optics, aberration theory, optical system prototyping
2+ years experience with lens design in optical design programs such as Zemax OpticStudio, Code V or similar
2+ years experience with scientific programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, and Mathematica)
Intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op

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
Develop next generation AR/VR displays with an emphasis on advanced simulations and prototyping to prove new concepts and understand the perceptual impact of those concepts
Collaborate with larger Meta Reality Labs Research team to explore novel solution space for AR/VR devices
Explore the application of at least one of the following: geometrical optics, diffraction optics, polarization optics, illumination, optical system design
This position will have an emphasis of advanced simulations and prototyping to prove new concepts and the perceptual impact of those concepts

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

New

Research Scientist Intern, Diffractive Optics

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

Location

United States , Sunnyvale

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 the field of Optical Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a 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 of experience in at least one of the following areas: nanophotonics, diffractive optics, wave optics, computational optics or optical system prototyping
Proficiency with at least one programming language (e.g. C++, MATLAB, Python, etc.)
Intent to return to the degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op

Job Responsibility

Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners, including communicating research plans, progress, and results effectively
Contribute to product research or development, and present findings that can be applied to future Meta products
Develop next generation AR displays or components with an emphasis on advanced simulations, and working toward experimental optics prototyping with the team to prove new concepts and understand the factors that impact them
Collaborate with the larger Meta Reality Labs Products team to explore novel solution spaces for AR devices
Explore the application of at least one of the following to AR displays: wave optics, polarization optics, diffraction optics, interference phenomenon, metasurfaces

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 Engineer

The role is part of the MINDnet doctoral network dedicated to training researche...

Location

Belgium , Diegem

Salary:

Not provided

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Master’s degree in Physics, Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or equivalent
deeply interested and enthusiastic to perform research in optical and neuromorphic computing
excellent academic record
team player, self-motivated and independent worker
strong English writing and verbal communication skills
researchers are not eligible if they already have a PhD or have successfully defended their doctoral thesis
candidates cannot have resided or carried out their main activity in Belgium for more than 12 months within three years prior to employment start date.

Job Responsibility

Pursue a PhD degree in hardware-software co-design of analog neuromorphic accelerators
collaborate with an international multi-disciplinary team of machine learning experts, experimentalists, fabrication experts, software developers, and computer scientists.

What we offer

Health benefits for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing
programs for personal and professional development
inclusive working environment.

Fulltime

Senior Staff Scientist

The Innovation Lab is an advanced R&D team that is part of the Semiconductor Tes...

Location

United States , North Reading

Salary:

166300.00 - 266100.00 USD / Year

Teradyne

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

MS in Physics Preferred or MS in Engineering
At least 15 years working experience in design engineering with an increasing focus on developing innovative technical solutions on projects
Experience in the architectural definition of products leading to competitive differentiation
The candidate should have broad technical curiosity, be highly versatile in multiple technologies and engineering disciplines and have an inherent "Out of the Box" bias in problem solving
Technical expertise in one or more of the following is desired: Instrumentation Architecture, Logic Design, Software, ASIC Technology, System Architecture, High Performance Signal Delivery, Optics, Thermal Control
Knowledge and preferably experience in the Semiconductor Industry and Semiconductor Testing
Comfortable in customer facing and senior management interactions

Job Responsibility

Create long term differentiated solutions for our core Semiconductor Test business by exploring new technologies and architectures to be applied against current and emerging key requirements for our customers
Working with our Business Development Office, develop differentiated solutions for new business opportunities adjacent to our core business
Propose any project that you feel can make a difference relative to the Innovation Lab Charter
"Own" the projects you sponsor and lead the development through a proof-of-concept phase
Be hands-on during the project and will be supported by other staff from the overall engineering team as required to execute your project

What we offer

medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs
discretionary bonus(es) based on financial performance

Fulltime

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

New

Real Estate Associate

Impact Recruitment has the pleasure of working with one of the best legal firms ...

Location

Canada , Vancouver

Salary:

142000.00 CAD / Year

Aplin

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Called to the BC Bar and be in good standing
3+ years of post call experience with an emphasis on commercial real estate matters
Be comfortable with a billable target of 1700

Job Responsibility

Work both independently and in collaboration with senior lawyers on all aspects of commercial real estate: acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, property development, and financing

What we offer

4 weeks vacation
Comprehensive benefits package

Fulltime

Applied Optical Scientist

Peak Nano

Location:
United States

Category:
Research and Development

Contract Type:
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Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

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