
Responsibilities
About Team: The team owns the full lifecycle delivery and technical ownership of the AR eyepiece system, with core responsibilities covering imaging quality, visual comfort, binocular vision, and vision correction functions. It drives cross-functional collaboration to optimize optical performance, ergonomics, and user experience, ensuring the optical module meets mass production requirements. Responsibilities 1. Lead the AR optical module team in defining product specifications, designing solutions, and developing prototypes for AR optical modules and core components. 2. Integrate cutting-edge technologies, and collaborate closely with core-component, display, mechanical, process, test, and quality teams to resolve key technical challenges. 3. Guide the project team through the full lifecycle from proof of concept to NPI, ensuring on-time delivery of optical modules and core components.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - Master’s degree or above in Physics, Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Optics, or related fields. - At least 5 years of professional working experience, with solid experience in mass production projects. - At least 3 years of manager experience in consumer electronics. - Familiar with end-to-end product development processes. - Strong rapid learning, execution, and cross-team communication skills, with the ability to drive technical problem-solving. - Proficiency in at least one simulation tool: Optics (Zemax, Lumerical, RSoft, LightTools) or Structure (Creo, SolidWorks) or Experience with Thermal (Flotherm) or Mechanics tools (Abaqus, Ansys) is also desirable. Preferred Qualifications - PhD degree in Physics, Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Optics, or related fields. - Direct experience in AR/VR hardware product development. - Familiarity with data analysis methods such as deep learning and statistical machine learning. - Expertise in prescription lens solutions for XR systems.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $208800 - $616000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About Pico
Founded in April 2015, Pico is a VR company committed to developing immersive and interactive VR experiences for people around the world. Pico also provides tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare.
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