Camera Control Systems Calibration Engineer

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Google Mountain View seeks a Camera Control Systems Calibration Engineer to design and analyze the camera actuator control systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to define performance metrics and user impact.

Responsibilities include vendor coordination, lab validation, developing testing tools, and creating automated data analysis frameworks in Python and C++ to improve calibration efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with mechatronic system control design.
• 2 years of experience programming in Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze camera actuator's control systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define figures of merit and assess user impact for production and new technology cameras.
• Collaborate with vendors to understand capabilities and drive improvements; ensure correct test implementations and data examination.
• Conduct lab validation and troubleshooting; characterize actuator hardware performance; develop new test equipment and algorithms.
• Develop automated frameworks for measurement and data analysis using Python and C++ to enhance calibration and validation.

Skills

Python

Mechatronic control

C/C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics

Master’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics

Tools

Git

Job description

Camera Control Systems Calibration Engineer

Google Mountain View, CA, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with mechatronic system control design.
• 2 years of experience programming in Python.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with advanced actuator driving and sensing technologies.
• Experience with camera contract manufacturers and in vendor management.
• Experience with real-time control implementations on embedded hardware (e.g., MCUs, FPGAs).
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python software development, including familiarity with Git/version control systems, peer code reviews, and structured software development lifecycle processes.

About the job

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user’s interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people’s lives better through technology. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $132000 - $189000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Design and analyze camera actuator's control systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define relevant figures of merits and to assess their user impact for both production and new technology cameras. Evaluate the correlation between Fast Outcome Metrics (FOMs) and user impact. Propose meaningful specification limits, taking into account assembly tolerance and metrology limitations.
• Collaborate with the vendors to understand their current capabilities and drive them for improvement; to ensure correct implementation of tests and calibrations; to thoroughly examine the factory data and identify anomalies.
• Conduct lab validation and troubleshooting, accurately and rigorously characterizing the actuator hardware performance quantitatively and qualitatively. Develop new test equipment and algorithms.
• Develop automated frameworks for measurement and data analysis using Python and C++ to enhance calibration and validation efficiency.

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