Camera Perception Engineer

Meta Reality Labs brings together world-class experts to develop and ship groundbreaking products at the intersection of hardware, software, and content. We have a clear mandate to ship products at scale. In particular, seemingly impossible products that define new categories that advance Meta’s mission of connecting the world. The Reality Labs XR Tech team has the responsibility for taking breakthroughs in core technology and delivering them to market at scale. The XR Sensing Platform Team is seeking an Camera Perception Engineer who has extended experience in conducting image quality testing and analysis for novel products.Camera Perception Engineer Responsibilities

• Design and conduct objective and perceptual experiments of prototype hardware and software to critically examine image quality, behavior, and performance.
• Analyze experiment results and give feedback to direct feature development (Hardware, Image Signal Processor, Camera algorithm design and tuning) with cross functional business partners.
• Test in the lab and in the field (required short trips to test locations) capturing image quality datasets for camera development
• File bugs, create reports, and lead presentations on image quality development

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in Photography, Imaging Science, Color Science, Architecture, Design, or related fields.
• 2+ years experience in using professional photography equipment
• 2+ years experience with operating equipment in an imaging lab
• Experience in designing, executing, and analyzing perceptual and objective image quality test
• Experience to identify, reproduce, and isolate image quality bugs via visual analysis
• Proven track recording in creating clear and concise report to a wide range of audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Photography, Imaging Science, Color Science, Architecture, Design, or related fields
• Demonstrated experience in regards to photography and videography features for final user.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Software QA process, photography, videography, retouching, imaging lab design and setup, or camera ISP and computation photography features.
• Understanding of overall systems interactions in the image pipeline and their impact on image quality
• Experience designing & conducting visual psychophysical studies

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps 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. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$111,000/year to $164,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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