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Oculus VR · 1 day ago

Applied Research Scientist - Physics Simulations & Controls

positionRedmond, WA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$154K/yr - $217K/yr
date3+ years exp

Oculus VR, a part of Meta, is looking for an applied research scientist with expertise in computational mathematics and physics simulation. The role involves developing a large-scale software library for physics simulations to advance robotics and embodied AI applications, collaborating with researchers and engineers to create state-of-the-art simulators.

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Responsibilities

Lead complex software system integration and development
Implement state-of-the-art algorithms for numerical linear algebra, PDEs, optimization/dynamic programming/RL
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize project requirements
Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient, and scalable code
Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices

Qualification

C++Physics simulationsHigh performance computingParallel computingComputational mathematicsControls theoryDifferentiable physicsPDE constrained optimizationDimensionality reductionCode reviewsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computational Mechanics, or relevant degree and 3+ years experience in large scale computational mathematics/physics software
3+ years experience with developing high performance computing solutions in C++
3+ years experience with parallel computing on CPU and GPUs
3+ years experience with physics simulations

Preferred

Experience with state-of-the-art simulation libraries
Experience with controls theory and training embodied agents in physical interactions
Experience with differentiable physics/PDE constrained optimization
Experience with dimensionality reduction and reduced order modeling

Benefits

Bonus
Equity
Benefits

Company

Oculus VR

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The Oculus team at Facebook lets people experience anything, anywhere, with anyone through world-class VR hardware and software.
dateFounded in 2012
location
Menlo Park, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.oculus.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$98.39M
Key Investors
TIPS Program
2025-09-03Grant
2019-08-13Equity Crowdfunding· $2.44M
2014-03-25Acquired

Leadership Team

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Michael Howard
Product Manager
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