Camera Application Engineer

High Tech Campus Eindhoven; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impactful work on breakthrough tech

High technical ownership

Collaborative culture

Strong growth opportunities

Job summary

eyeo seeks a Senior Application Engineer to bridge customer needs with cutting‑edge image sensor technology. You will translate sensor, ISP, and color processing knowledge into robust camera system implementations and customer success.

In this role, you’ll engage with customers during evaluation and ramp-up, develop embedded software for bring-up, and tune ISP pipelines while collaborating with R&D, product, and commercial teams. Eyeo offers high ownership and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong software programming skills and Python scripting.
• Proven embedded software development for camera or imaging systems.
• Deep knowledge of ISP pipelines and colour processing.
• Broad camera system expertise across sensor, optics, ISP, and host interface.
• Excellent customer-oriented communication skills.
• C/C++ programming for embedded systems and/or programming for FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers during evaluation and integration.
• Support camera system bring-up, debug, and optimization from sensor to image quality output.
• Translate customer use cases into actionable feedback for R&D.
• Develop and adapt embedded software for image sensor bring-up.
• Tune ISP pipelines and validate color processing, HDR, and noise reduction.
• Collaborate with product, R&D, and commercial teams to align capabilities with market needs.
• Create application notes, reference designs, and demo materials.
• Support pre-sales activities through technical presentations and demos.

Skills

Python scripting

Embedded software development

ISP pipelines & colour processing

Image sensor expertise

Camera system integration

Customer communication

Tools

C/C++ for embedded

FPGA programming

Job description

As Senior Application Engineer, you will be a key technical interface between eyeo and its customers, translating cutting-edge image sensor technology into successful camera system implementations. You will work at the intersection of embedded software, ISP and color processing, image sensor and camera expertise, and customer-oriented communication.

eyeo is an innovative and fast-growing image sensor company pioneering nano photonic color splitter technology that dramatically improves light sensitivity, color accuracy, and resolution. Our technology has the potential to disrupt a multibillion euro market and enable new generations of imaging solutions across consumer electronics, automotive, medical imaging, and industrial vision.
At eyeo, we combine deep technical excellence with a strong customer focus to turn breakthrough technology into real-world products.

Key Responsibilities

Customer & Application Support

• Act as the primary technical contact for customers during evaluation, integration, and ramp-up of eyeo image sensor solutions.
• Support customers in camera system bring-up, debug, and optimization, from sensor to image quality output.
• Translate customer use cases and system constraints into actionable technical feedback for internal R&D teams.

Embedded Software & ISP Expertise

• Develop, adapt, and support embedded software for image sensor bring-up and evaluation platforms.
• Support and optimise ISP pipelines, including tuning and validation of:
  • Color processing
  • Noise reduction
  • HDR and dynamic range behaviour
  • Image quality trade-offs
• Contribute to image quality evaluation, benchmarking, and tuning methodologies.
• Provide deep technical support related to:
  • CMOS image sensors
  • Camera architectures (sensor, optics, ISP, firmware, host interface)
  • Sensor operating modes, readout schemes, and performance trade-offs
• Collaborate with system, sensor, colour science, and photonics teams to ensure system-level optimisation.

Internal Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer

• Work closely with Product, R&D, and Commercial teams to align technical capabilities with market needs.
• Create and maintain application notes, reference designs, and demo material.
• Support pre sales activities through technical presentations, demos, and feasibility discussions.

Mandatory Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise (Required)

• Strong software programming skills, and python scripting
• Proven experience with embedded software development for camera or imaging systems
• Deep knowledge of ISP pipelines and colour processing
• Strong image sensor expertise, including performance metrics and operating principles
• Broad camera system expertise, including sensor, optics, ISP, and system integration

Communication & Customer Skills (Required)

• Excellent customer-oriented communication skills
• Ability to clearly explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working directly with customers or external partners in a technical role

Preferred Profile

• Background in image quality evaluation, characterisation, or tuning
• C/C++ programming for embedded systems and/or programming for FPGAs
• Experience with evaluation boards, reference platforms, or camera bring-up
• Familiarity with image quality metrics (e.g., SNR, DR, MTF, colour accuracy)
• Experience with customer interactions
• Experience working in a start-up or fast-paced technology environment

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work on breakthrough image sensor technology with global impact
• A role with high technical ownership and customer visibility
• A collaborative, trust-based company culture focused on excellence
• Strong growth opportunities as eyeo scales its product portfolio and customer base