About the role#
This internship focuses on the development and integration of surface finishes and coatings for Reality Labs products. You will work on bringing new materials to consumer hardware at scale, bridging the gap between material research and high volume production.
What you'll do#
- Define and run tests to evaluate material surfaces and coatings, which helps drive material selection for our products.
- Develop new finishing and coating solutions to enable manufacturing processes.
- Support high volume production lines by resolving material challenges.
What you'll need#
- You are currently pursuing a PhD in Material Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- A first-principle understanding of material microstructure, interfacial interaction, and how these relate to mechanical properties and reliability.
- Experience in developing, testing, and specifying various coatings.
- Knowledge of cosmetic surface finishing and coating materials, including organic, inorganic, PVD, CVD, plating, and spray processes.
- Hands-on experience with deposition techniques like PVD, CVD, plating, and spray.
- Knowledge of optical thin film coating.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the use of statistical tools.
- You must have work authorization in the United States and plan to return to your degree program after the internship.
Location & details#
- This role is located in Sunnyvale, California.
- This is a full-time, on-site internship position.
About Meta
Meta develops software and social media applications. It operates platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company maintains headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Current work focuses on augmented and virtual reality alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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