<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>A new paradigm of computing</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Magic Leap is a pioneer in Augmented Reality (AR) optics, display systems, platforms, devices services, prototyping and manufacturing capabilities. We are known for our unmatched optics stack and have developed ultra-lightweight waveguides and display systems that advance what is possible in AR. With more than a decade of experience in AR innovation, we have made groundbreaking advancements in text legibility, color fidelity and rich digital content visuals while continually expanding the field of view to create engaging, immersive AR experiences. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Magic Leap could be your place if you want to be part of a united team where everyone is empowered and trusted to make an impact. At Magic Leap, you can explore innovative solutions and use your talents to solve real-world problems. Working alongside industry experts, you can grow your skills while helping make our technology available to millions of people as a partner in the mixed reality (XR) ecosystem. We know that successful change and progress accelerates diverse perspectives. As we shape our future, everyone's voice matters. Together, we can reimagine the world of work and, with our bold partners, make the impossible possible.</span></p><h2 class="font-claude-response-heading text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>The Opportunity</strong></span></h2><p class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Staff Optical Designer is responsible for leading the innovation and advancement of our mixed reality displays. This role is central to our display development, leveraging computational modeling at the component and system levels. A key responsibility is to guide the team's decision-making process by providing detailed data visualizations that clearly illustrate the trade-offs of different design choices, leading to the selection of optimal solutions. The ideal candidate will combine a robust background in computational photonics and data analysis with a curious mindset and meticulous attention to detail. This role requires strong collaboration across various partner teams to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complex design trade-offs inherent in mixed reality displays, offering a chance to contribute at the forefront of this technology.</span></p><p class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This role can be fulfilled remotely or on-site in Austin, TX.</span></p><h2 class="font-claude-response-heading text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>What You'll Do</strong></span></h2><ul class="[&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc space-y-2.5 pl-7"><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Drive the design, optimization, and documentation of waveguide designs for augmented reality (AR) displays as a core member of the Waveguide Design Team.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, partnering with mechanical engineers, metrology teams, fabrication specialists, materials researchers, and program management.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Develop a comprehensive understanding of the intricate trade-offs involved in AR display design through cross-functional collaboration.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Utilize in-house and commercial optical simulation tools to model complex physical phenomena, advancing the design and understanding of waveguides.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Effectively present technical discoveries, propose innovative approaches, and actively participate in the ongoing refinement of our foundational eyepiece technology.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Support the enhancement of our proprietary software solutions for the analysis of large datasets derived from simulations, fabrication measurements, and optical characterization and metrology.</span></li></ul><h2 class="font-claude-response-heading text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>The Experience You Bring</strong></span></h2><ul class="[&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc space-y-2.5 pl-7"><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8+ years of experience in computational photonics, with a strong focus on scientific computing, numerical methods, and data analysis.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field with focus on optics/photonics, or equivalent professional experience in optical simulation software development.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Extensive experience designing sophisticated optical technologies via computational modeling.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience owning multiple aspects or the entirety of simulation or design workflows.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">High comfort level with scientific programming and working with large datasets.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience integrating commercial optical design and simulation software (such as RCWA, FDTD, BPM, Lumerical, Zemax, COMSOL, etc.) into custom workflows.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Effective communication and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, coupled with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.</span></li></ul><h2 class="font-claude-response-heading text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>It's Exciting If You Also Have</strong></span></h2><ul class="[&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc space-y-2.5 pl-7"><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ph.D. in optics, photonics, physics, or electrical engineering</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience developing software tools (with or without AI copilot) for optical, physics-based, or complex hardware engineering applications.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience with parallel computing, GPU acceleration, or cloud computing.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Background in nanoimprint lithography or semiconductor process and manufacturing technologies.</span></li><li class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience with optical characterization techniques, including but not limited to ellipsometry, scatterometry, interferometer measurements, AFM, and SEM.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Additional Information</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">All your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note that we do not accept any application documents via (e-)mail. Furthermore, we do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this role.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All legitimate Magic Leap email communications will end with "@<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://magicleap.com/" target="_blank">magicleap.com</a>". Please carefully review all emails you receive, to ensure you only engage with legitimate representatives of Magic Leap. For the protection of your Personal Information, do not click any links, open any attachments, or further engage with any suspicious communications. In the event you receive an unexpected or suspicious communication claiming to come from Magic Leap, please reach out directly to <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="mailto:TalentAcquisition@magicleap.com" target="_blank"><strong>TalentAcquisition@magicleap.com</strong></a> for assistance.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Accommodations</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you need an accommodation during the application, interviewing, or hiring process, you may request an accommodation by emailing <strong><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="mailto:ApplicantAccommodation@magicleap.com" target="_blank">ApplicantAccommodation@magicleap.com</a></strong>. Magic Leap will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">#LI-CP1</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">#LI-REMOTE</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><em>Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. In addition to salary, Magic Leap offers a discretionary bonus and a fully comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees.</em></p></div><div class="title">US Base Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$170,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$200,000 USD</span></div></div></div>