Job Description
Job Description:- Lab Technician III
- As a Lab Technician at Client Reality Labs Research, candidate will wheel the tools to build our bridge to the AR/VR universe.
- Candidate support researchers using them to test, analyze and debug both prototype and production hardware.
- Candidate will work closely with the research team to coordinate test methods, testing, and documentation for the AR/VR hardware.
- Candidate will be responsible for maintaining state of the art research labs, including opticals, robotics, and calibration spaces.
- Candidate will oversee day-to-day operations for the lab space.
- A successful candidate will be able to expand this role to additional responsibilities and impact beyond what is listed here.
Responsibilities:- Worked closely with engineers to perform measurements on prototype and production systems, including viewing optics, digital camera lenses, and tracking systems.
- Maintain a high level of documentation for test procedures and results
- Oversee lab equipment installation, and bring up by interfacing with internal and external partners and vendors.
- Assist in space planning for lab reconfiguration to support evolving research projects.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelors degree required
- Engineering background or equivalent technical experience
- Demonstrated performance in several of the skills listed below
- Experience with robot control
- Experience and documenting test procedures, and validation reports
- Experience with multiple aspects of camera systems, including lens selection, data collection, camera calibration
- Fast learning about new equipment
- Familiarity with safety systems, including interlock, laser lockouts, and optical curtains
- Excellent documentation and report writing skills
- Excellent cross functional teamwork skills
- Logical and creative thinking
- Energy and drive to work in a startup environment
Preferred Qualifications:- Familiarity with software for controlling lab equipment (e.g. labVIEW, C/C ++, Python, ROS, etc.)
- Familiarity in physics and optics
- Familiarity with optical systems (interferometer, spectrophotometers, colorimeters, etc.)
- Experience as a lap technician in the fields of optics, electronics, or robotics
- Bachelors degree or advanced degree in one of the following fields: optical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical, engineering, robotics, physics, or a related technical discipline
Tasks this role would cover:- Bring up and maintain lab infrastructure + equipment
- Control light source operation, and safety equipment (lasers, high intensity lights)
- Calibrated illumination sources
- Automated illumination sources (DMX controlled, dimmed)
- Robotic arm and track (UR10 robot) including safety systems, programming, etc.
- Camera testing and characterization
- Maintain test and calibration charts
- Run calibration software suite
- Perform standard IMATEST measurements on camera modules/systems
- Power measurement of modules
- Polarization data collection
- Capture data with rig in various environments:
- DLR apartment
- Office space
- In the wild (outdoors, at rented property)
- Controlled capture with robot arm
- Manage data organization
- Gaia/Manifold
- Robot arm data collection
- Capture sequence data for various projects with robot arm
- Superresolution (SG, SSG, MR)
- SLAM tracking
- Depth sensing
- Manage and organ equipment inventory
- Measurement equipment (light meters, DMMs, etc.)
- Prototype inventory
- Optical equipment inventory + organization (lenses, mounts, OTS cameras, etc.)
Some skills/experience to have:- Engineering/technical background
- Experience with camera systems
- Familiarity with electronics equipment
- Coding experience (python, C + +)
- Any robotics experience
- Familiarity with IT systems and infrastructure
Note:- Onsite; Redmond, WA
- Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records.
- Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.
- These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
Pay Range: $35-38/hr
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.
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