Microsoft AR/VR Job | Principal Optical Engineer - Mixed Reality
Job（岗位）: Principal Optical Engineer - Mixed Reality
Type（岗位类型）: Hardware Engineering
Citys（岗位城市）: Espoo, Finland
Date（发布日期）: 2022-2-2
Summary（岗位介绍）
Mixed Reality Overview
In Mixed Reality, people—not devices—are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together—whether that’s scientists “meeting” on the surface of a virtual Mars or some yet undreamt-of possibility. To get there, we’re incorporating groundbreaking technologies, from the revolutionary Holographic Processing Unit to computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, and more.
We’re a growing team of talented engineers, program managers and artists putting technology on a human path across all Windows devices, including Microsoft HoloLens, the Internet of Things, phones, tablets, desktops, and Xbox. Our team has people from a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, previous work histories, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues!
If you are passionate about groundbreaking Mixed Reality technology and want to work on a team dedicated to a culture of inclusion, growth mindset and collaboration, we need you!
Position Overview
We are looking for a Principal Optical Engineer to develop our Mixed Reality products. Working on Microsoft HoloLens you will be part of an organization consisting of highly capable professionals from the various areas of technology and science.
As a Principal Optical Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the next-generation waveguide technologies. This includes innovating for new combiner technologies, design of diffractive optics and waveguides for mass production, development of simulation algorithms, and working with internal partners on various combiner technologies.
Qualifications（岗位要求）
Qualifications
- MSc or PhD in Optical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or Photonics.
- 10+ years of proven experience on wave optics and ray/geometrical optics.
- Strong working knowledge of diffraction, guided waves, and light propagation in complex optical systems.
- Proficiency in mathematical modeling of optical phenomena.
- Understanding of the optical design requirements for the mass production.
- Experience with commercial optics simulation tools such as Zemax, VirtualLab, FRED, or similar.
- Experience in one or more computer programming languages e.g. MATLAB, Python, C/C++/C#, or similar.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Capability and willingness for occasional international travel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Description（岗位职责）
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for optical design of waveguides, diffraction gratings, and other micro-optics and nano photonics components.
- Integration and miniaturization of display optics.
- Algorithm development.
- Cross-team collaboration.
