About the role#
The Systems Engineering team at Reality Labs defines the hardware architecture for future devices, including VR/MR headsets and AI wearables. As an intern, you will translate user experiences into specific hardware requirements for compute, memory, storage, power, and thermal systems. You will work with a mentor on a scoped project that influences actual platform definitions during this 12 week internship.
What you'll do#
- Translate target use cases into hardware requirements for features like mixed-reality passthrough and camera capture.
- Compare SoC, memory, storage, and ISP options through architecture trade studies.
- Measure platform behavior under load using power-rail instrumentation, thermal chambers, and hardware performance counters.
- Use collected data to calibrate performance models.
- Identify hardware bottlenecks related to memory bandwidth, power delivery, thermal headroom, or I/O.
- Characterize how requirements change across product classes, ranging from high-power headsets to battery-limited wearables.
- Present your findings to silicon, hardware, and product leads to support supplier evaluations and future platform definitions.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Master's degree or PhD program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Intent to return to your degree program after the internship.
- Coursework or research in computer architecture, SoC design, or embedded systems.
- Experience with quantitative modeling and data analysis using C++, Python, or MATLAB.
- Ability to obtain work authorization in the United States at the time of hire.
- Research or project experience in performance and power modeling, workload characterization, or architectural simulation is preferred.
- Hands-on experience with system-level measurement tools and profiling.
- Familiarity with mobile SoC platforms, AR/VR, or on-device ML workloads.
- Experience communicating quantitative analysis to engineering partners.
Location & details#
- Location: Redmond, Washington.
- Work modality: On-site.
- Employment type: Full-time intern.
- Compensation: $6,688 to $11,880 per month.
About Meta
Meta develops software and social media applications. It operates platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company maintains headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Current work focuses on augmented and virtual reality alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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