Optical Systems Research Scientist AR Nanofabrication

Meta; Redmond; On-site; AUD 174,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Research Scientist with deep expertise in waveguide fabrication and process development to advance optical systems for AR devices. You will work at the intersection of nanofabrication, materials science, and optical engineering to shape the hardware behind Meta's AR glasses and displays, driving a long-term research roadmap.

You will develop techniques for diffraction gratings and light guides, pattern nanoscale features, characterize thin films, and collaborate

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field with strong fabrication experience.
• Hands-on nanofabrication; e-beam lithography, optical steppers, and etching.
• Experience with thin-film deposition (sputtering, ALD, or evaporation).
• Proficiency with metrology tools like AFM and SEM.
• Proven ability to develop fabrication processes from development to qualification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize diffraction gratings and light guides on organic substrates.
• Pattern nanostructures using e-beam lithography and related tools.
• Develop and characterize etching processes for precision waveguides.
• Deposit thin films via sputtering, ALD, and e-beam evaporation.
• Perform metrology with AFM, SEM, optical profilometry, and spectroscopy.
• Collaborate with designers, materials scientists, and integration teams.
• Document SOPs and contribute to IP generation.
• Identify yield-limiting defects and process excursions.
• Support technology transfer to pilot-scale and high-volume manufacturing.

Skills

Nanofabrication techniques

Process development

Optical engineering

Fabrication troubleshooting

Education

PhD in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field

Tools

E-beam lithography

Optical steppers

Dry/plasma etching

Sputtering

ALD

e-beam evaporation

AFM

SEM

Job description

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Research Scientist with deep expertise in waveguide fabrication and process development to advance optical systems for AR devices. You will work at the intersection of nanofabrication, materials science, and optical engineering to shape the hardware behind Meta's AR glasses and displays, driving a long-term research roadmap.

You will develop techniques for diffraction gratings and light guides, pattern nanoscale features, characterize thin films, and collaborate