Optical Engineer - Metrology

Shanghai, China • Full Time

Meta

AR/VR

Facebook Reality Labs

Hardware

The Meta Reality Labs (RL) Metaverse Display and Optics team focuses on moving the state-of-art display and optical technologies forward for Meta VR products, which gives people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. The team is responsible for technology development and maturation, component design, novel manufacturing processes and metrology development, and system integration of display and optics, for all Meta VR products. The Metaverse D&O Performance and Immersive Experience team is looking for an experienced Optical Metrology Engineer. This person will work with cross functional teams to define the requirements, lead the development, qualification and implementation of optical metrology equipment for characterizing optical modules and systems for Metaverse VR products.

Optical Engineer - Metrology Responsibilities

Define, design and develop optical metrology solutions including hardware engineering, test software implementation, and instrument qualification

Develop benchtop and production instrumentation to characterize complex optical modules and integrated systems (display and optics)

Collect and perform statistical analysis on metrology data to correlate to performance metrics

Present conclusive results and assess human visual/optical performance given design goals and product requirements

Provide actionable recommendations and relevant failure analysis to debug or root-cause issues

Bring-up metrology tools from vendors for factory manufacturing

Minimum Qualifications

BS degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline with 2+ years of experience

Hands-on experience in optical metrology/test development from concept to system validation

In-depth knowledge of imaging optics, image quality metrics, optical metrology and characterization

High proficiency with analysis tools such as Python, Matlab, C, Minitab or JMP is required

Hands-on industrial experience with tool bring-in at the factory

Excellent command of verbal communication and presentation abilities

Preferred Qualifications

BS degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline with 5+ years of experience

Experience in computer vision metrics and techniques

Hands-on experience with AR/VR products

Experience with hands-on characterization of optical test systems, performing testing and validation of optical components and systems

Understanding of optical metrology fundamentals, system requirement definition, especially with regards to VR lens optics and VR display

Familiarity with color science and free-form optical surface metrology

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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