Photonics Product Design Lead – AR Waveguide Displays

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Santa Clara,CAtime type:
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** Who We Are
** Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT.

If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.
** What We Offer
** Salary:$ - $

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** Waveguide Design Engineer
** We are seeking a full-time Waveguide Design Engineer with experience in design and modeling of nano-photonic devices. In this role, you will join our waveguide design team with the opportunity for your work to end up in the next generation of augmented reality (AR) products. This position puts you at the core of the AR world, working with design, process, metrology, customer teams, and many others to develop new waveguide product designs.

The position requires an MS or PhD in optics, physics, photonics, or related field. Candidates must have relevant optical design experience, experience with tolerancing and design for manufacturing, familiarity with optical materials and fabrication methods, and excellent technical communication skills. Previous experience working on AR device product development is advantageous. Successful candidates must work well in collaborative environments.
** Job Function:
*** Design wave guides for augmented reality (AR) displays using custom waveguide design tools
* Collaborate with design, process, metrology, and customer teams to develop manufacturable, testable, and useful product designs
* Provide expertise in AR display quality challenges and lead display quality problem solving efforts
** Key Qualifications
*** MS or PhD in optics, physics, photonics, or related field
* 5+ years experience in optical design (refractive, diffractive, and/or polarization optics)
* 5+ years experience using optical simulation tools (RCWA, FDTD, FEM, etc)
* Prior experience using optimization methods
* Experience with MATLAB, Python, JMP
* Familiar with optical metrology methods and metrics
* Familiar with optical materials (glasses, crystals, thin films, adhesives, etc)
* Familiar with waveguide manufacturing processes (Deposition methods, Dry Etch, Wet Etch, NIL, Photolithography, Dicing, Edge Blackening)
* Familiar with physical metrology methods (SEM, TEM, Elemental Analysis, CDSEM, AFM, etc)
* Excellent technical communication skills
** Preferred Qualifications
*** Prior experience working on AR device product development
* Prior experience in an optical lab environment point of view
** Additional Information
**** Time Type:
** Full time
** Employee Type:
** Assignee / Regular
** Travel:
** Yes, 10% of the Time
** Relocation Eligible:
** Yes The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as…