Senior Research Scientist, Camera & Sensor Systems for AR/VR

Meta; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs seeks a Research Scientist to advance camera systems and sensor technologies for AR/VR devices. You will conduct foundational and applied research to develop imaging architectures and computational photography pipelines enabling immersive, real-world-aware experiences on wearable hardware.

You will publish findings, mentor researchers, and translate prototypes into production-ready systems while collaborating with hardware, optics, and silicon teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of research experience in camera systems, computational imaging, sensor design, or related fields.
• Publications in top-tier venues such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, ICCP, or IEEE Transactions on Image Processing.
• Experience designing or co-designing imaging hardware and sensor systems, including optics, ISP pipelines, and sensor physics.
• Experience deploying imaging algorithms on embedded or resource-constrained platforms.
• Track record translating foundational research into product impact with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term research vision for camera and sensor systems across AR/VR and wearable devices.
• Conduct original research in imaging science, sensor physics, and computational photography.
• Architect sensor fusion frameworks integrating RGB, depth, IMU data for robust perception.
• Develop and validate computational imaging algorithms (HDR, low-light, optical flow) for wearable hardware.
• Collaborate with hardware, optics, and silicon teams to co-design sensor architectures.
• Translate research prototypes into production-quality systems with product and engineering teams.
• Publish findings in top venues and represent Meta at imaging/computer vision conferences.
• Establish technical direction and roadmaps for camera and sensor capabilities across Reality Labs.
• Mentor researchers and engineers working on imaging and sensing problems.
• Identify emerging sensor technologies and imaging paradigms for next-gen wearables.

Skills

Camera systems

Computational imaging

Sensor design

Sensor fusion

Machine learning in imaging

Job description

Meta Reality Labs seeks a Research Scientist to advance camera systems and sensor technologies for AR/VR devices. You will conduct foundational and applied research to develop imaging architectures and computational photography pipelines enabling immersive, real-world-aware experiences on wearable hardware.

You will publish findings, mentor researchers, and translate prototypes into production-ready systems while collaborating with hardware, optics, and silicon teams.