Camera Imaging Engineer: Build Next-Gen Vision Tech

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Camera Development Engineer in San Diego to advance camera hardware and software for imaging across mobile, automotive, XR, and IoT platforms.

You will contribute to ISP design, tuning, and validation, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize power, latency, and image quality. The role requires hands-on experience in camera systems, strong programming in C/C++ and Python, and a solid foundation in embedded systems and image processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
• 2+ years of camera hardware or systems design and optimization.
• 1+ year of programming (C, C++, Python) or embedded systems.
• 1+ year of Image Signal Processing design, development, implementation, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Applies camera engineering knowledge to assist in design, verification, and tuning of camera systems, HW/SW tasks.
• Assists in architecture, IQ modules, algorithms, and feature decomposition for hardware development.
• Ensures image quality, system performance, and ISP metrics are met.
• Col laborates with team to design, develop, and optimize camera systems.

Skills

Camera hardware

Image processing

C/C++

Python

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Debugging tools

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Camera Development Engineer in San Diego to advance camera hardware and software for imaging across mobile, automotive, XR, and IoT platforms.

You will contribute to ISP design, tuning, and validation, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize power, latency, and image quality. The role requires hands-on experience in camera systems, strong programming in C/C++ and Python, and a solid foundation in embedded systems and image processing.