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Staff Systems Engineer

San Francisco HQ Office💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, integrate, and deploy end-to-end hardware-software imaging systems for computer vision applications in transit and government sectors.

Role type

Staff Systems Engineer (Imaging & Optics)

Builds

Integrated camera systems, mobile perception units, and image quality validation frameworks for transit optimization.

Domain

Computer Vision, Automotive/Transit Systems, Optical Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Systems engineering, lens design fundamentals, CMOS image sensor selection, ISP tuning, 3A algorithms, C, Python, MATLAB, Imatest, schematic reading, lab equipment operation, image characterization automation.

Preferred skills

Vendor management for optical components, field data collection and analysis, cross-functional hardware-software calibration.

Technologies

GMSL, MIPI, CSI, Auto-exposure, Auto-white balance, ISP, MATLAB, Python, Imatest.

Responsibilities

Define camera architecture and sensor/lens specifications; evaluate and select CMOS sensors based on performance metrics; characterize sensor performance and image quality in lab and real-world scenarios; debug complex image quality issues from field data; tune hardware-software handshake for exposure and white balance; validate camera drivers and firmware performance.

Seniority

Staff, technical leadership & architecture ownership

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