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Sony R&D Center US, located in San Jose, CA is seeking a creative individual to join our newly created R&D team. It's your chance to make a significant impact on Sony's future business, products and services, and to contribute to Sony's super high-quality entertainment powerhouse such as Game, Film, TV and Music.

As a Senior Research Engineer, you will be leading an optical research team on novel optical display development. You will have a unique opportunity to collaborate with Sony's professional creators, Sony's research community world-wide, and U.S. university collaborators.

We're inventing the technology and products that inspire creators and people all over the world, and soon you could be working to bring your ideas to life! If you're up to the challenge, we'd love to see what you've got!

Required qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related field.

• Strong research background and demonstrated record of innovation in the area of electromagnetic field simulation and diffractive optical design software.

• Familiarity with Python and C/C++

• Familiarity with RCWA theory and coding

• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills.

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally on occasion.

• All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience and research track record in diffraction optics design and simulation

• Experience working with GUI toolkits like GTK/Qt/wxWidgets or equivalent

• Experience with OpenGL, graphics, and 3D visualization

• Familiarity with Matlab for rapid algorithm prototyping.

• Five or more years of related professional experience

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