Senior Display Optical Engineer for VR/AR Headsets

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 173,000 - 245,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Display Optical Engineer to advance the optical design and display systems powering next-generation VR/AR headsets and wearable devices. You will lead cross-functional teams to define strategies, develop advanced display optics, and optimize metrology to deliver high-quality visual experiences.

You will collaborate with hardware, product, and external partners, drive experiments, and guide design verification from concept through mass production, shaping the

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in optical design for consumer electronics, wearable devices, or near-eye display systems.
Experience with optical simulation and design software such as Zemax OpticStudio, Code V, or equivalent ray-tracing tools.
In-depth experience with optical device characterization and optimizations.
Hands-on experience in optical device design, development, prototyping, and building optical instruments.
Experience leading cross-functional optical development programs from concept through mass production, including defining specifications and managing design verification.
Experience in communicating complex optical system trade-offs and design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering activities on advanced VR/AR display as optical engineers for new display applications
Lead complex development projects by coordinating closely with diverse cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver state-of-the-art display technologies
Lead the all display optical performance validation and FACA based on target driving condition
Set up the optical simulation platform to combine display optical stack design and other optical components including ray optics for Meta product development
Design of Experiments (DOE) to internal teams and external partners
Work closely with the operations team in yield enhancement and process improvement

Skills

Optical design

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Technical communication

Hands-on prototyping

Experiment design

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical, Materials, and/or Optics Engineering

Tools

Zemax OpticStudio

Code V

Ray-tracing tools

Job description

You will collaborate with hardware, product, and external partners, drive experiments, and guide design verification from concept through mass production, shaping the

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