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Research Scientist Intern, Soft Wearable Technologies (PhD)

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Meta

Mar 5, 2024

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Research & Development
    Software Engineering
  • Redmond

Requirements

  • Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in robotics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, materials science, fiber science or related field with soft matter focus.
  • 1+ years experience with hardware prototyping, polymeric additive manufacturing, materials synthesis and formulation, building functional garments, computational design, soft matter modeling, or materials testing.
  • Interpersonal skills: cross-group collaboration and cross-culture collaboration.
  • Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated experience via an internship, work experience, or widely used contributions to open source projects.
  • Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by first-authored publications.
  • Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment.
  • Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op.

Responsibilities

  • Research next generation soft haptic and robotic devices with an emphasis on both theory and physical embodiment of the new concepts.
  • Application areas include: Electromechanical devices, Polymeric materials synthesis and characterization, Functional garments and textiles, Soft mechanism design (e.g. fluidic actuators), Wearable biosensors, Machine learning of wearable robotics, Systems level soft robotics integration, Micro fluidics fabrication and characterization.
  • The position will have an emphasis on fundamental scientific and engineering questions related to the undefined behavior of soft wearable technologies to inform new concepts and the perceptual impact of those concepts.
  • Collaborate with the larger Reality Labs team and provide creative solutions to challenges in soft robotics and active material technologies.
  • Communicate or publish research activities and findings to collaborators across a variety of disciplines.
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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.

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