JobsAI Research Scientist — Agentic AI for Materials Discovery
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AI Research Scientist — Agentic AI for Materials Discovery

Meta

Location

Pasadena, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/29/2026

Compensation

$184k - $257k per year

PhD Entry-Level
Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.3% approval-86% YoY
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Job description

The AI Specialist role at Meta's Reality Labs Research focuses on developing advanced materials for augmented reality glasses and robotics. The position involves designing and building LLM-orchestrated multi-agent systems to enhance materials discovery processes. This role bridges frontier AI and physical systems, contributing to both production systems and published research. The aim is to significantly reduce discovery timelines, thereby accelerating Meta's hardware innovations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • PhD in AI, Computer Science, Computational Chemistry, Materials Science, or related field.
  • 2+ years of experience with large language models, prompt engineering, or agentic AI frameworks.
  • Demonstrated programming skills in Python and experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch or JAX.
  • Demonstrated experience in building end-to-end AI systems that integrate external tools and APIs.
  • Familiarity with at least one domain: computational chemistry, molecular simulation, or materials informatics.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and optimize LLM-orchestrated multi-agent systems for autonomous materials discovery pipelines.
  • Build specialized AI sub-agents that operate within a closed-loop discovery framework.
  • Integrate agentic AI workflows with computational chemistry tools and HPC infrastructure.
  • Develop and fine-tune retrieval-augmented generation systems over scientific literature corpora for real-time knowledge synthesis.
  • Collaborate with materials scientists, computational chemists, and ML researchers to translate domain workflows into autonomous agent architectures.
  • Evaluate and benchmark agent performance on materials discovery tasks, measuring accuracy, throughput, and synthetic viability of generated candidates.
  • Contribute to open-source tooling and publish research at top-tier venues.

Benefits

  • Employees at Meta are often offered comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, mental-health resources, family planning support (fertility, adoption, surrogacy), and caregiving programs. Financial benefits typically include a competitive retirement plan, equity awards, life insurance, and access to financial coaching and legal support. Time-off benefits commonly feature generous PTO and holidays, unlimited sick time, various paid leaves, flexible “Global Travel Days,” and a 30-day paid break every five years.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Meta Platforms Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

219

FY2026

Approval rate

98.3%

FY2026

LCA certified

6,606

FY2026

Entry-level share

1.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-86%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-27%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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