Camera System Engineer

Figure is an AI Robotics company developing a general purpose humanoid. Our Humanoid is designed for corporate tasks targeting labor shortages and jobs that are undesirable or unsafe. We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. 

We are looking for a Camera System Engineer to design Figure next generation sensors and image processing pipeline.

Responsibilities: 

• Define the Camera System architecture, requirements, verification and validation plans
• Select or design optics, protective glass and coating, and closely collaborate with the mechanical team to define camera locations
• Lead components selection for the camera system including image sensors, ISP and vision processors
• Conduct trades studies to support requirements definitions and drive components selection
• Perform data collections with various sensor configurations, sensors and optics
• Create models of cameras and image processing pipelines
• Define performance metrics and perform quantitative analysis of the camera system performance
• Conduct latency estimations and measurements and propose optimizations to reduce latency
• Oversee relationships with camera and SoC vendors
• Contribute to the processing module hardware design or the development of algorithms for the signal processing pipeline

Requirements: 

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline
• At least 5 years of experience designing and characterizing complex camera systems
• Deep understanding of image and Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors characteristics
• Fundamental understanding of camera optics
• Solid knowledge of image signal processing algorithms
• Experience modeling vision processing pipelines using Matlab or Python
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bonus Qualifications: 

• Proficiency in C++ or C
• Solid EE fundamentals with hands-on experience designing, building, and testing PCBAs
• Experience using 3D CAD software to design parts