Camera Validation Engineer

Meta Reality Labs is a world leader in the design of virtual and augmented reality systems. Come work alongside technology visionaries and research scientists to create the technology that makes VR and AR pervasive and universal. Join the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real and change the world.

As a Camera Validation Engineer on the Cameras & Depth team, you will support the development of next generation Computer Vision and RGB cameras. You will work on innovating, developing and integrating hardware and algorithms for future generations of AR and VR devices.Camera Validation Engineer Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, characterize, and perform objective and subjective IQ analysis for imaging systems
• Work with internal teams for test readiness, troubleshoot and debug image, work with external vendors in bringing up testers, reviewing tester DFM, running GRRs
• Design end-to-end validation solutions, including HW setup design, metric proposal, validation plan, implementation of test automation, draw valid conclusions
• Manage image quality labs contributing to camera architecture, bring up, tuning, and qualification
• Research, design, and develop tools for test creation and data analysis in JMP, Matlab, or Python
• Triage and debug image quality related problems during development cycles
• Manage and report image quality deliverables to cross-functional team to guide product development

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Imaging Science, Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Image Processing or related fields or equivalent relevant experience
• 3+ years of experience in image/video quality test, metrics, algorithms or evaluation methods for benchmarking or camera characterization (sensor, lens, module, device)
• Experience evaluating camera optical/sensing, image processing techniques, ISP blocks or mainstream computational photography algorithms for mobile camera product
• Experience implementing or creating and debugging image quality test infrastructure (hardware, charts, software, automation, opto-mechanical components, motion control stages and precision alignment components, optical filters, or lenses) and evaluation platforms (DXO, Imatest, IQ Analyzer, etc)
• Experience with camera module fabrication, understanding how module component performance and assembly process impact the camera performance
• Experience in Matlab or Python for operating lab systems, algorithm implementation, lab automation, data collection, or data analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Imaging Science, Color Science, Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, or related fields or equivalent relevant experience
• 5+ years of experience in image/video quality test, metrics, and evaluation methods for benchmarking or camera validation/characterization (sensor, lens, module, device)
• Proven experience in Matlab or Python for operating lab systems, algorithm implementation, lab automation, image data collection, and JMP for analysis
• Familiarity with ADB for data analysis
• Contributions to ICPQ, IEEE or other IQ standards organizations, familiarity with industry image quality test protocols and standards in the market
• Background in lab test and analysis for industry standard metrics
• Familiarity with sensor and optics and their evaluation methodologies
• Understanding of overall systems interactions in the image pipeline
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: optical system design, sensor technology, imaging algorithms, camera ISP and computation photography features, imaging lab design and setup, software QA process
• Hands-on experience working in an optical lab environment, creating, maintaining and operating sensitive measurement setups for quality data acquisition
• Hands-on experience prototyping with macro-scale imaging test targets, interfacing fixtures for sensor devices, off-the-shelf optomechanical components (e.g. Thorlabs, Edmund, Newport)
• Hands-on experience debugging image quality issues, finding root causes, and familiarity with image quality artifacts

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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