Job Description

At Facebook Reality Labs (FRL), our goal is to design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for a skilled and motivated design technologist to join our team, whose mission is to unleash human potential by erasing the bottlenecks between user intent and action. We are specifically looking for a candidate with experience in interactive prototyping to work with a team of researchers to explore the potential of neural interfaces, which has grown out of the acquisition of CTRL-labs. The chosen candidate will work with a diverse and highly interdisciplinary team of researchers and engineers and will have access to cutting edge technology, resources, and testing facilities.

Research Engineer - Neuromotor Interaction Prototyping Responsibilities

* Create prototypes which explore neuromotor interactions in a variety of environments and situations

* Collaborate with neuroscientists and machine learning experts to develop and demonstrate new neuromotor control capabilities

* Collaborate with user researchers to iterate on prototypes and evaluate the performance of promising interactions

Minimum Qualifications

* 5+ years of C, JavaScript or C++ experience on prototyping, game development, or equivalent real-time interactive development

* 3+ years experience with Unity, Unreal, JavaScript/3JS/WebGL or equivalent

* Portfolio featuring examples of interactive prototype work

Preferred Qualifications

* One or more of the following:

* Experience building prototypes for VR and AR devices

* Experience with gestural or wearable computing interfaces

* Experience prototyping with novel hardware, sensors, or devices

* Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods for user research

* Familiarity with real-time signal processing (filtering, debouncing, etc.) and machine learning techniques

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About the Facebook company

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