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Camera Systems Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA +1 location

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At Meta Reality Labs, we are developing the future of Wearables and Mixed Reality products and this team focuses on developing display and optics technologies for Meta products. Their mission is to create see-through display systems that seamlessly blend the real and virtual realms. This involves designing the architecture and all display sub-systems for AR glasses based on leading technologies developed by Meta’s teams.

We work on creating advanced display technologies that are essential for AR and VR systems while having sub-teams who connect bits, electrons, photons, and experience for display products across wearables and the metaverse while focusing on display silicon architecture, applied perception studies, image quality, and defining the roadmap and long-term platform development strategy.

Within XDO we also aim to develop and implement test, characterization, metrology, and data solutions to support the creation of transparent display systems.

Camera Systems Engineer Responsibilities

• Technical leadership and ownership, serving as the primary point of contact for all technical aspects of the camera modules
• Define detailed technical specifications and requirements for the camera modules, ensure that specifications are comprehensive, achievable, and aligned with the overall system architecture and project goals
• Analyze data from actual builds to validate design and simulation accuracy, lead iterative design cycles based on data analysis to ensure continuous improvement and refinement of the camera module
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including architecture, sensor, mechanical, electrical, optical, validation, process, testing, quality, reliability, system hardware and software engineering, etc. to ensure that the camera modules integrate seamlessly into the overall system, resolve technical challenges, and drive project success
• Identify, communicate, and resolve technical risks throughout the development process and implement mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and deliverables
• Maintain detailed documentation of all technical decisions, design iterations, and testing results
• Regularly report on progress, challenges/escalations, and successes to leadership and other stakeholders
• Lead camera testing and validation efforts to confirm that the final product meets all technical and performance criteria
• Failure analysis and debugging of camera hardware at both module and product level

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Optics, Imaging Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields/experience
• 8+ years of hands-on technical experience in consumer electronics hardware development
• Knowledge of camera module design principles and best practices with knowledge of image quality fundamentals and their system drivers
• Experience communicating and working with cross-functional groups
• Experience with consumer electronics manufacturing, partnering with Asia-based suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Data analysis experience with JMP, MATLAB, Excel, or other analysis software
• Experience in camera module design, optical simulation, metrology, testing and lab work to verify imaging component, assembly and system level performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience communicating technical decisions and project status to cross-functional stakeholders through written reports, design reviews, and presentations
• Mechanical tolerance analysis experience
• ISP tuning experience
• Color science and image quality evaluation methodology experience
• Experience working with Android camera HAL
• Electrical circuit design and testing experience
• Systems engineering experience
• Imaging lens design and characterization experience, including compact lens optics
• Image sensor design, characterization, and tuning experience
• MS degree in Optical Engineering, Imaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time
• Camera module manufacturing processes and production testing experience
• Depth sensing system design and manufacturing experience
• Image processing in Python or MATLAB

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.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information.

United States of America: $173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits.

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