Research Scientist Intern, Tactile Sensing (PhD)

Summary: Meta is a company focused on connecting people and building communities through innovative technologies. The Research Scientist Intern in Tactile Sensing will work on designing and prototyping tactile sensing systems, collaborating with researchers, and communicating research findings. Responsibilities: - Propose novel tactile sensing system architectures to achieve high performance and high durability for Robotics - Design tactile sensing systems and build prototypes - Characterize the tactile sensing system and experiment with practical use cases - Collaboration with and support of other researchers across various disciplines - Communication of research agenda, progress and results Required Qualifications: - Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering or related field - Experience in one or more types of tactile sensors such as resistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, or optical - Experience in analog/mixed signal circuit design - Experience in PCB design and testing - Experience in hardware system prototyping - Experience in signal processing - Simulation and modeling experience with scripting languages such as Python, Matlab - Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment Preferred Qualifications: - 3+ years of experience in hardware design - Experience in tactile sensing system design and prototyping - Experience in sensor interfaces such as MIPI, I2C, I3C, SPI, etc - Experience with integrated circuit design CAD tools such as Cadence Virtuoso - Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, or fellowships, as well as first-authored publications in major conferences and journals such as ISSCC, JSSC, VLSI, CVPR, ICRA, RSS, IJRR, T-RO - Intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op Required Skills: Tactile sensors, Analog/mixed signal design, PCB design, Signal processing Important Skills: Hardware prototyping, Scripting languages, Integrated circuit design Nice-to-Have Skills: Collaboration, Communication Benefits: Benefits