Meta AR/VR Job | Research Scientist, Microfluidics/Micro-pneumatics Infrastructure
Job（岗位）: Research Scientist, Microfluidics/Micro-pneumatics Infrastructure
Type（岗位类型）: Engineering | Research
Citys（岗位城市）: Redmond, WA
Date（发布日期）: 2022-3-9
Summary（岗位介绍）
At Reality Labs Research (RL-R), our goal is to explore, innovate and design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are seeking a skilled and motivated Research Scientist to join our team, whose mission is to innovate on tools, platforms and models to help accelerate and de-risk the development of future soft wearable technologies. We are specifically looking for a candidate with experience in experimentation, instrumentation, development of characterization tools and simulations for microfluidics/micro-pneumatics, microdevices or soft robotics to help accelerate development and de-risk system-level integration. You will collaborate with a diverse and highly interdisciplinary team of exceptional researchers and engineers and will have access to cutting edge technology, resources, and testing facilities. We seek people who work well on teams, can brainstorm and communicate big ideas, and can plan and drive development and research investigations.
Qualifications（岗位要求）
Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
Ph.D. in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Material Science, or related field
3+ years of experience working independently to dive into scientific literature, and design, set up and conduct complex experiments
Demonstrated successful outcomes in innovating hardware research, instrumentation, sensing technologies, and characterization methods, mechanical design, prototyping, mechatronics and data analysis or related areas
Experience with microscopy and characterization tools for micro devices
2+ years of experience with LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, C++ or C
Description（岗位职责）
Drive research and experimentation for building infrastructure for microfluidics/micro-pneumatics development
Design, set up and execute complex experiments in a highly interdisciplinary area
Contribute to new technologies and new methods innovation to fill the current infrastructure gap
Contribute to gaining new data driven design insights in microfluidics/micro-pneumatics systems
Partner and collaborate with researchers, hardware engineering and device integration teams on research projects. Strong communicator supporting cross-functional research teams
Additional Requirements（额外要求）
Experience with cross-domain and cross-functional collaboration
Familiarity with microdevices, microfluidics, pneumatic systems, compressible flow
Experience with simulation tools such as Ansys, COMSOL, Fluent and Abaqus
Experience with high-speed camera, lasers, or visualization systems based on optical methods
Track record of solving challenging research and engineering problems
