Materials Scientist — Organic Crystal Growth & Process Engineering
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Materials Scientist — Organic Crystal Growth & Process Engineering
Role Summary
The Materials Scientist will develop and scale processes for organic crystal growth and related materials used in wearable displays. The role focuses on materials design, characterization, process engineering, simulation, prototyping, and documentation while working closely with cross-functional hardware and research teams.
Work contributes to next-generation wearable display technology through experimental development and process scale-up.
Experience Level
Senior — requires 3+ years of relevant industry or postdoctoral experience, or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include materials/process development, characterization, simulation, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Develop and optimize processes for advanced materials used in wearable displays.
- Design, model, and prototype novel concepts for wearable display materials and components.
- Characterize and analyze materials using techniques such as SEM, AFM, XRD, DSC, TGA, and polarized optical microscopy.
- Apply multiphysics simulations to inform process design and scale-up.
- Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and researchers across disciplines to integrate materials into devices.
- Document experimental methods, results, and process knowledge for reproducibility and transfer.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and hands-on laboratory experience; preferred items listed after must-haves.
- Demonstrated experience with material development, characterization, and analysis using solid-state techniques.
- Familiarity with phase diagram determination and thermal analysis of organic systems.
- Hands-on laboratory experience with inert-atmosphere techniques and purification methods (e.g., glove box operation, sublimation, recrystallization).
- Proficiency with at least two solid-state characterization techniques (SEM, AFM, XRD, DSC, TGA, polarized optical microscopy).
- Experience with melt growth, zone refining, Bridgman growth, or related crystallization techniques for organic or molecular solids, including growing single crystals of organic semiconductors.
- Experience designing or scaling up crystal growth furnaces or custom thermal processing equipment and related hardware assembly/engineering controls.
- Experience with multiphysics simulation platforms (e.g., COMSOL, Ansys Fluent/Mechanical, Siemens FLOEFD/StarCCM+).
Nice-to-have / preferred:
- Experience in R&D environments with cross-functional collaboration.
- Experience with CAD tools and rapid prototyping (NX, SolidWorks, CNC, 3D printing).
- Proficiency with molecular characterization techniques (NMR, GC/MS, LC/MS) for purity and structural analysis.
- Knowledge of defect analysis in molecular crystals (dislocations, grain boundaries, polymorphism).
- Publication record in organic solid-state materials, crystal engineering, or related disciplines.
- Experience with organic optoelectronic device fabrication or characterization (OLEDs, OPVs, OFETs).
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Materials Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Physics, Polymer Physics, or a related technical field — or equivalent practical experience. The posting also specifies 3+ years of relevant industry or postdoctoral experience or equivalent practical experience.
About the Company
Company: Meta
Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States
Meta’s Silicon Engineers drive the design and development of innovative silicon solutions that power future human connections. Emphasizing collaboration across various teams, Meta tackles complex challenges in fields like wearables and data centers to create products connecting billions of people worldwide.
