[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Meta Platforms jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Meta Platforms · Redmond, WA +1 more # Research Scientist Intern, Optical System Design (PhD) Redmond, WA +1 more Early career Design Listed on Meta Platforms’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Meta Platforms’s careers site →](https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/1796691991338568/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Meta Platforms](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/) / Research Scientist Intern, Optical System Design (PhD) ## Job description Meta Reality Labs brings together a team of researchers, developers, and engineers to create the future of virtual and augmented reality, which together will become as universal and essential as smartphones and personal computers are today. And just as personal computers have done over the past 45 years, AR and VR will ultimately change everything about how we work, play, and connect. We are developing all the technologies needed to enable breakthrough AR glasses and VR headsets, including optics and displays, computer vision, audio, graphics, brain-computer interface, haptic interaction, eye/hand/face/body tracking, perception science, and true telepresence. Some of those will advance much faster than others, but they all need to happen to enable AR and VR that are so compelling that they become an integral part of our lives. Our internships are twelve to twenty-four weeks long and we have various start dates throughout the year. ## Responsibilities - Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners, including communicating research plans, progress, and results Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development - Develop next-generation AR/VR displays with an emphasis on advanced simulations and prototyping to prove new concepts and understand the perceptual impact of those concepts - Collaborate with larger Meta Reality Labs - Research team to explore novel solution space for AR/VR devices - Explore the application of at least one of the following: geometrical optics, diffraction optics, polarization optics, illumination, optical system design This position will have an emphasis on advanced simulations and prototyping to prove new concepts and the perceptual impact of those concepts ## Qualifications Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Optical Science, Optical Engineering, Opto-Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computational Imaging or relevant technical field - Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment - 2+ years of experience in at least one of the following areas of optical research: physical optics, geometric optics, aberration theory, optical system prototyping - 2+ years of experience with optical design programs such as Zemax OpticStudio, Code V, LightTools, FRED, or similar - 2+ years of experience with scientific programming languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, and Mathematica) - Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences Intent to return to the degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op - 2+ years of experience in system-level prototyping work, including hands-on prototyping of benchtop optical components Experience working and communicating cross-functionally in a team environment - Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences such as JOSA, SPIE, OSA, IEEE, CLEO, or similar ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 7 days - Location: Redmond, WA +1 more[Apply on Meta Platforms’s careers site →](https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/1796691991338568/) ## More jobs at Meta Platforms ### [VP Robotics](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/ce029fa4b30733a2e5f4/) Redmond, WA +1 more ### [ASIC Design Engineer Intern](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/9572236746cc52bf1edc/) Sunnyvale, California, US ### [ASIC Design Verification Engineer, DFT](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/fee47c6ceec8a41b9c8a/) Sunnyvale, CA ### [ASIC Design Verification Engineer, DFT](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/254e3415927cb7b20230/) Sunnyvale, California, US +1 more ### [ASIC Engineer Intern, Design](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/b7ed75c63c004fdd6244/) Bangalore, India ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Staff Quantum Optical Research Scientist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/58a4bbb1858ad581c94a/) Lockheed Martin · Louisville, CO ### [Research Scientist – Power System Operation](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/jobs/498c08c3c6f1bf8a21a1/) Hitachi · Raleigh, NC, United States ### [Research Scientist 2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/humana/jobs/ec75b9eedca849c2c7ce/) Humana · Remote, Nationwide ### [Senior Research Scientist - Bioanalytical LCMS Research and Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/e9e321eedbccee5ebefa/) Thermo Fisher Scientific · Richmond, Virginia, United States of America ### [Research Scientist - E2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/428dcbbf358b2086a059/) Lockheed Martin · Louisville, CO OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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