Senior Camera Engineer
Core
Lead the design and development of Kodiak's camera sensing pipeline, optimizing it for ML consumption from pixel to compute.
Role type
Senior IC camera engineer (autonomous vehicle perception)
Builds
Robust, scalable camera systems for autonomous semi-trucks and defense applications
Domain
Autonomous ground transportation / Computer Vision / Imaging Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Camera sensor selection and module evaluation, ISP pipeline tuning (AWB, AE, tone mapping), C++ and/or Python, robotics camera pipeline deployment, debugging sensor-to-ISP issues, supplier relationship management
Preferred skills
AR/VR or ADAS experience, challenging imaging conditions analysis, camera system integration (bandwidth, latency)
Technologies
C++, Python, ISP pipelines, camera sensors, optics
Responsibilities
Own camera-based perception pipelines from sensor selection to production deployment, Tune and optimize ISP pipelines for machine and human consumption, Run hands-on field testing to troubleshoot camera system issues, Debug camera issues across the sensor to ISP stack, Drive design decisions around compression and sensor synchronization, Research and evaluate emerging imaging technologies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
