# Research Scientist Intern, Materials Architecture & Device Integration (PhD)

Meta’s Reality Labs Research is seeking innovative Research Scientist interns with a passion for technology to join our materials, manufacturing, and integration team at the research location in Redmond, WA. These roles are focused on the research and development of advanced materials, architectures, interconnects, and packaging technologies for integrating next-generation actuators, miniature motors, MEMS, and thermal management devices into AR/VR, wearable, and robotic systems. The ideal candidate will be a senior PhD student with a strong background in materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field; substantial hands-on experience in MEMS and microsystems integration; and a passion for turning new materials and processes into working devices.Our internships are twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) weeks long and we have various start dates throughout the year. Some projects may require a minimum of 16 consecutive weeks. About Reality Labs: Reality Labs is Meta’s research and development division dedicated to building the future of immersive technologies. Our mission is to advance the state of the art in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (A

- **Id**: 4284965
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/meta-research-scientist-intern-materials-architecture-device-integration-phd>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Redmond, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T17:34:32Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T21:30:47Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Virtual & Augmented Reality, Foundation Models, Messaging Apps

## Company

- **Id**: 20
- **Name**: Meta
- **Domain**: meta.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/meta>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career sitemap

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 229
- **Ghost share**: 0
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- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 41
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

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- **Plasma Etch** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T21:30:47Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

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- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 41
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T00:59:27Z

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