Photonics Product Design Lead – AR Waveguide Displays

Salary: $ - $

Location:

Santa Clara, CA

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular

Travel:
Not Specified

Relocation Eligible:
No

• Customer‑Facing Product Design Lead: technical scoping and alignment for Custom AR Display products for customers
• Write Product Requirements Documents for different customers and market segments
• Act as a technical lead partnered with an international Business Development team to intake new opportunities and translate customer requests into product offerings
• Clearly communicate internally customers’ requirements, priorities, areas of flexibility and inflexibility
• Clearly communicate externally our technical capabilities, product offerings and roadmap
• Internally and externally brainstorm solutions to customers’ technical problems
• Collaborate with design engineers, prototyping and production teams to decide product design scope and deliver winning prototypes to customers
• Maintain custom waveguide display design feature set and roadmap
• Communicate status and technology milestones for critical areas of the roadmap
• Partner with waveguide design, metrology, process engineering, manufacturing equipment engineering, production, program management and business development teams
• Partner with engineering, design, and marketing teams to translate technical capabilities into compelling product features
• Communicate system and end‑user benefits internally and externally
• Communicate product vision and priorities to executive leadership and stakeholders

• MS/PhD in Photonics or Optical Sciences
• 10+ years in nano‑photonics design in industry, including 5+ years in diffractive waveguide and AR/MR see‑thru display design
• Proven track record of designing, building and debugging AR/MR displays
• Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills
• Strong understanding of waveguide optics and AR display architectures
• Strong understanding of Display Performance specifications and practical correlation to user experience
• Practical hands‑on experience with image quality assessment and see‑thru artifacts unique to diffractive wave guides

• Proven track record of leading design and yield improvements from prototype through XVT to production
• Strong understanding of Cosmetics, Aesthetics and Mechanical specifications of AR displays
• Experience with AI Glasses or Mixed‑Reality Glasses system architecture, hardware requirements and user experience
• Familiarity with global supply chain for optical components and consumer electronics
• Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments and drive clarity across teams

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.