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Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Euclid - 22801  
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time  
Function: Research & Development  
Req ID: 27300  

Purpose

To design, develop and evaluate welding machines and associated processes; to conduct applied research into new areas of welding machine design and/or on new welding processes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilizes and applies experience in a broad range of fields to understand weld machine development process and interactions between machine design and weld process development/optimization; collaborates with team members and members of the department, providing the benefit of this understanding to enhance the execution of projects
• Develops new welding machines, software, welding processes and/or test methodologies in accordance with company policies/procedures and in consideration of: 
• Market needs, requiring direct interface with customers, sales and marketing
• Industry codes, standards, and specifications, and
• Manufacturing process capabilities, requiring direct interface with manufacturing and methods personnel
• Establishes standards and methodologies for and conducts evaluations of product performance
• Develops/refines test methods, as applicable, to support new product development, product evaluations, and competitive benchmarking
• Facilitates development of manufacturing process capabilities to support introduction of new products
• Works with minimal direct supervision, conferring with superiors as needed; has appreciable latitude for independent action or decision
• May provide task oriented direction to Technicians, Technologists and/or Engineers Level I/II/III in the execution of development projects
• Structures projects for and provides supervision and mentoring to Engineering Interns
• Maintains records of all work in process and documents interim/final results in the applicable format; these include Project Definitions, Milestone Plans, ES Reports, Technical Reports, Project Tracking Progress Reports and presentations at meetings, seminars, and conferences

Basic Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree in Engineering (or equivalent).  Degree in Welding Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 8 years engineering experience.
• Processes and applies a broad knowledge of engineering and scientific principles, practices and procedures, within the field of specialization, to the completion of difficult assignments.
• Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint, as a minimum.
• Possesses and applies both practical and fundamental understanding of various arc welding processes.
• Experience with Robotic Programming.
• Experience with numerical modeling tools including Python is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Works effectively in a cross-functional team environment

Job Rate: Salary Grade

***The established grade and range for this job is listed above. All applicants should understand that, if selected for a posted job, the actual pay rate will generally fall within the range of the stated grade. Most typically, the pay rate will be set towards the lower end of the range and may vary slightly, depending upon candidate qualifications.

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Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Euclid - 22801  
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time  
Function: Research & Development  
Req ID: 27300  

Purpose

To design, develop and evaluate welding machines and associated processes; to conduct applied research into new areas of welding machine design and/or on new welding processes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilizes and applies experience in a broad range of fields to understand weld machine development process and interactions between machine design and weld process development/optimization; collaborates with team members and members of the department, providing the benefit of this understanding to enhance the execution of projects
• Develops new welding machines, software, welding processes and/or test methodologies in accordance with company policies/procedures and in consideration of: 
• Market needs, requiring direct interface with customers, sales and marketing
• Industry codes, standards, and specifications, and
• Manufacturing process capabilities, requiring direct interface with manufacturing and methods personnel
• Establishes standards and methodologies for and conducts evaluations of product performance
• Develops/refines test methods, as applicable, to support new product development, product evaluations, and competitive benchmarking
• Facilitates development of manufacturing process capabilities to support introduction of new products
• Works with minimal direct supervision, conferring with superiors as needed; has appreciable latitude for independent action or decision
• May provide task oriented direction to Technicians, Technologists and/or Engineers Level I/II/III in the execution of development projects
• Structures projects for and provides supervision and mentoring to Engineering Interns
• Maintains records of all work in process and documents interim/final results in the applicable format; these include Project Definitions, Milestone Plans, ES Reports, Technical Reports, Project Tracking Progress Reports and presentations at meetings, seminars, and conferences

Basic Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree in Engineering (or equivalent).  Degree in Welding Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 8 years engineering experience.
• Processes and applies a broad knowledge of engineering and scientific principles, practices and procedures, within the field of specialization, to the completion of difficult assignments.
• Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint, as a minimum.
• Possesses and applies both practical and fundamental understanding of various arc welding processes.
• Experience with Robotic Programming.
• Experience with numerical modeling tools including Python is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Works effectively in a cross-functional team environment

Job Rate: Salary Grade

***The established grade and range for this job is listed above. All applicants should understand that, if selected for a posted job, the actual pay rate will generally fall within the range of the stated grade. Most typically, the pay rate will be set towards the lower end of the range and may vary slightly, depending upon candidate qualifications.

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Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Euclid - 22801  
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time  
Function: Research & Development  
Req ID: 27300  

Purpose

To design, develop and evaluate welding machines and associated processes; to conduct applied research into new areas of welding machine design and/or on new welding processes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilizes and applies experience in a broad range of fields to understand weld machine development process and interactions between machine design and weld process development/optimization; collaborates with team members and members of the department, providing the benefit of this understanding to enhance the execution of projects
• Develops new welding machines, software, welding processes and/or test methodologies in accordance with company policies/procedures and in consideration of: 
• Market needs, requiring direct interface with customers, sales and marketing
• Industry codes, standards, and specifications, and
• Manufacturing process capabilities, requiring direct interface with manufacturing and methods personnel
• Establishes standards and methodologies for and conducts evaluations of product performance
• Develops/refines test methods, as applicable, to support new product development, product evaluations, and competitive benchmarking
• Facilitates development of manufacturing process capabilities to support introduction of new products
• Works with minimal direct supervision, conferring with superiors as needed; has appreciable latitude for independent action or decision
• May provide task oriented direction to Technicians, Technologists and/or Engineers Level I/II/III in the execution of development projects
• Structures projects for and provides supervision and mentoring to Engineering Interns
• Maintains records of all work in process and documents interim/final results in the applicable format; these include Project Definitions, Milestone Plans, ES Reports, Technical Reports, Project Tracking Progress Reports and presentations at meetings, seminars, and conferences

Basic Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree in Engineering (or equivalent).  Degree in Welding Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 8 years engineering experience.
• Processes and applies a broad knowledge of engineering and scientific principles, practices and procedures, within the field of specialization, to the completion of difficult assignments.
• Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint, as a minimum.
• Possesses and applies both practical and fundamental understanding of various arc welding processes.
• Experience with Robotic Programming.
• Experience with numerical modeling tools including Python is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Works effectively in a cross-functional team environment

Job Rate: Salary Grade

***The established grade and range for this job is listed above. All applicants should understand that, if selected for a posted job, the actual pay rate will generally fall within the range of the stated grade. Most typically, the pay rate will be set towards the lower end of the range and may vary slightly, depending upon candidate qualifications.

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Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

Job Title: Research Scientist I - Analytical Chemistry

Location: Fort Worth, TX (Onsite)

Duration: 6 months with possible extension

Job Description:

• The individual will need to have a background in analytical chemistry and experience working in an analytical lab. It is preferred to have experience with common bench chemistry techniques such as preparation of reagent and buffers, titration, auto-titration, pipetting, etc.
• Experience with chromatographic separation (HPLC, GC) and/or metrological instrumentation is a plus.
• The individual will need to follow established procedures, protocols, or best practices to analyze development samples for medical device projects.
• Perform assigned tasks under minimal supervision in support of approved projects and documents.
• They will be required to execute a well-designed study, conducts testing and analyzes data without deviation following established procedures under general supervision.
• Applies general technical skills to complete assigned work and solves routine problems of limited scope.
• Thoroughly and clearly documents experiments in laboratory notebook per Good Documentation Practice (GDP) and assists in preparation of Technical Documents; may provide assistance in the design of next experiment.
• Communicates and collaborates with colleagues within functional sub-team, and with supervisor and/or senior staff. Receives technical guidance from senior staff. General upkeep of laboratory, including equipment/ instrumentation. Revise procedures and technical reports as needed.

Must haves:

• Chromatography
• Bench Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
• Laboratory
• GxP
• Data Review
• Continuous Learning
• Digital and Technology Savvy/Proficient
• Minimum requirements
• BS degree or equivalent years of directly related experience

In Preferred Section:

BS degree in Scientific discipline; Chemistry preferred

**Summary:**
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.
**Required Skills:**
Research Scientist Responsibilities:
1. Perform research and develop solutions to computer software and computer hardware problems.
2. Research, design, and develop new optimization algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta's platforms.
3. Design and implement large-scale distributed software systems to serve large numbers of complex requests simultaneously and without failure.
4. Utilize technical research background, train new ranking models, and run experiments.
5. Create tools for migrating large bodies of user data across systems for new products, scalability efforts, and development of new core infrastructure.
6. Use machine learning, statistics, or other data techniques to build algorithms.
7. Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements from stakeholders and create effective feature roadmaps.
8. Analyze and resolve computer challenges from a system engineering standpoint.
9. Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
10. Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
11. Telecommute from anywhere in the US permitted.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
12. Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following:
13. 1. Algorithms, data structures, or systems software
14. 2. Gathering, manipulating, or analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources
15. 3. Research in topics closely related to machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, or computer vision
16. 4. Performing research that enables learning the semantics of data (images, video, text, audio, or other modalities) and advances the technology of intelligent machines
17. 5. Adapting standard machine learning methods to best enterprise modern parallel environments: distributed clusters, multicore SMP, or GPU and
18. 6. Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python
**Public Compensation:**
$225,569/year to $240,240/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at

**Why Valvoline Global Operations?**
At **Valvoline Global Operations** , we're proud to be **The Original Motor Oil** , but we've never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world's first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of **Aramco** , one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.
With a global presence, we develop **future-ready products** and provide **best-in-class services** for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn't just about where we began; it's about where we're headed and how we'll lead the way. **We are originality in motion.**
Our corporate values- **Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence** -are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to:
- Treating everyone with care.
- Acting with unwavering integrity.
- Striving for excellence in all endeavors.
- Delivering on our commitments with passion.
- Collaborating as one unified team.
When you join **Valvoline Global** , you'll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we're shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions.
**How You'll Make an Impact**
As a **Research Scientist** this role will lead the development of Valvoline light duty lubricant products including passenger car engine oils, motorcycle oils, small engine oils and other related products. Collaborate closely with the regional product strategy team to innovate new product concepts and performance claims. Conduct necessary performance and quality testing to approve/license new formulations and renew existing products. Manage the creation and submission of necessary documentation for industry and OEM specification approvals. Support Valvoline's blending plants, providing production support and managing the introduction of new products, including new recipes and quality specifications as needed. Lead a team of scientists, providing direction and mentorship to support safety compliance, project delivery and professional development.
**Responsibilities Include**
+ Lead the development of new light-duty lubricant formulations by selecting and evaluating additives, base oils, and other raw materials to meet differentiated performance and product application requirements.
+ Design and manage novel testing protocols to validate new product formulations in support of differentiated claims, product licensing, OEM approvals, and regulatory compliance.
+ Support Strategy, Sales, Marketing, and Key Accounts by delivering technical expertise, product training, and guidance on performance claims.
+ Lead a team of scientists, ensuring safety compliance while providing direction and mentorship to support successful project execution and career growth.
+ Provide technical support to Valvoline's blending plants, including production troubleshooting, new product introductions, and updates to quality specifications.
+ Review and approve labels, PI Sheets, and other technical content to ensure accuracy in claims and alignment with specification requirements
**What You'll Need**
+ Minimum B.S. in Chemistry or Engineering Discipline
+ 20% travel requirement, some international travel.
+ Experience formulating finished lubricants, either for an oil marketer, additive supplier or base oil manufacturer. Knowledge of oil specifications and qualification procedures is advantageous.
+ Experience with analytical test methods and laboratory methods is beneficial.
+ Candidate should have experience managing complex projects and working with tight deadlines.
+ Knowledge of Engine Performance Testing
+ Strong communication/presentation skills
+ Computer Skills - specifically Excel, Power Point, SAP and QC software
+ Statistical methods and design of experiments
+ People management with a focus on empowerment and development
+ Collaborative skills to advance projects both internally and externally
+ Knowledge of the engine lubricant market, including competitors and product landscape
**What Will Set You Apart**
+ Masters or PhD strongly preferred
**Benefits That Drive Themselves**
- Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
- Health Savings Account (with employer base deposit and match)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Competitive 401(k) with generous employer base deposit and match
- Incentive opportunity*
- Life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays*
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discounts
- PTO Buy/Sell Options*
- Tuition reimbursement*
- Adoption assistance*
_*Terms and conditions apply, and benefits may differ depending on position or tenure_
Valvoline Global is an **equal opportunity employer** . We are dedicated to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We are committed to ensuring accessibility throughout our recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any stage of the recruitment or selection process, please contact us at:.
- **Email** :
This contact information is solely for accommodation requests. For inquiries about application status, please use the appropriate channels listed in your application materials.
**Are You Ready to Make an Impact?**
At Valvoline Global, we're looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our journey of innovation and excellence. **Are you ready to shape the future with us? Apply today.**
Requisition ID: 1455

**Summary:**
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.
**Required Skills:**
Research Scientist Responsibilities:
1. Perform research and develop solutions to computer software and computer hardware problems.
2. Research, design, and develop new optimization algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta's platforms.
3. Design and implement large-scale distributed software systems to serve large numbers of complex requests simultaneously and without failure.
4. Utilize technical research background, train new ranking models, and run experiments.
5. Create tools for migrating large bodies of user data across systems for new products, scalability efforts, and development of new core infrastructure.
6. Use machine learning, statistics, or other data techniques to build algorithms.
7. Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements from stakeholders and create effective feature roadmaps.
8. Analyze and resolve computer challenges from a system engineering standpoint.
9. Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
10. Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
11. Telecommute from anywhere in the US permitted.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
12. Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following:
13. 1. Algorithms, data structures, or systems software
14. 2. Gathering, manipulating, or analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources
15. 3. Research in topics closely related to machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, or computer vision
16. 4. Performing research that enables learning the semantics of data (images, video, text, audio, or other modalities) and advances the technology of intelligent machines
17. 5. Adapting standard machine learning methods to best enterprise modern parallel environments: distributed clusters, multicore SMP, or GPU and
18. 6. Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python
**Public Compensation:**
$225,569/year to $240,240/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at

**Summary:**
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.
**Required Skills:**
Research Scientist Responsibilities:
1. Perform research and develop solutions to computer software and computer hardware problems.
2. Research, design, and develop new optimization algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta's platforms.
3. Design and implement large-scale distributed software systems to serve large numbers of complex requests simultaneously and without failure.
4. Utilize technical research background, train new ranking models, and run experiments.
5. Create tools for migrating large bodies of user data across systems for new products, scalability efforts, and development of new core infrastructure.
6. Use machine learning, statistics, or other data techniques to build algorithms.
7. Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements from stakeholders and create effective feature roadmaps.
8. Analyze and resolve computer challenges from a system engineering standpoint.
9. Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
10. Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
11. Telecommuting is permitted from anywhere in the U.S.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
12. Requires Doctorate Degree (or foreign equivalent) Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences, or a related field
13. Requires completion of a graduate-level course, research project, or internship involving the following:
14. 1. Solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
15. 2. Communicating complex research in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
16. 3. Research in topics closely related to machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, or computer vision
17. 4. Performing research that enables learning the semantics of data (images, video, text, audio, or other modalities) and advances the technology of intelligent machines
18. 5. Adapting standard machine learning methods to best enterprise modern parallel environments: distributed clusters, multicore SMP, or GPU
19. 6. Developing highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, statistics, regression, rules-based models, or mathematical models
20. 7. Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python
**Public Compensation:**
$213,512/year to $240,240/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at

**Summary:**
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.
**Required Skills:**
Research Scientist Responsibilities:
1. Perform research and develop solutions to computer software and computer hardware problems.
2. Research, design, and develop new optimization algorithms and techniques to improve the efficiency and performance of Meta's platforms.
3. Design and implement large-scale distributed software systems to serve large numbers of complex requests simultaneously and without failure.
4. Utilize technical research background, train new ranking models, and run experiments.
5. Create tools for migrating large bodies of user data across systems for new products, scalability efforts, and development of new core infrastructure.
6. Use machine learning, statistics, or other data techniques to build algorithms.
7. Suggest, collect, and synthesize system requirements from stakeholders and create effective feature roadmaps.
8. Analyze and resolve computer challenges from a system engineering standpoint.
9. Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
10. Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
11. Telecommute from anywhere in the US permitted.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
12. Requires a PhD degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences, or a related field, OR completion of all coursework towards a PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences, or a related field
13. Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following:
14. 1. Algorithms, data structures, or systems software
15. 2. Gathering, manipulating, or analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources
16. 3. Research in topics closely related to machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, signal processing, data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, or computer vision
17. 4. Performing research that enables learning the semantics of data (images, video, text, audio, or other modalities) and advances the technology of intelligent machines
18. 5. Adapting standard machine learning methods to best enterprise modern parallel environments: distributed clusters, multicore SMP, or GPU and
19. 6. Java, C++, Perl, PHP, or Python
**Public Compensation:**
$225,569/year to $240,240/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at