Camera Systems Engineer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a camera systems engineer focused on Image Quality Evaluation in San Diego.

You will develop IQ evaluation systems for mobile photo cameras, automotive cameras, and IoT Product Camera, defining datasets and metrics and building lab test automation tools. You will perform IQ evaluation on internal camera solutions, report results to feature teams, and contribute to Denoising, Tone Mapping, HDR, Depth/Bokeh, and multi-frame processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python and C/C++.
• Knowledge of camera imaging algorithms and IQ evaluation metrics.
• Experience with lab testing and automated reporting for IQ.

Responsibilities

• Develop IQ evaluation system for Mobile, Automotive and IoT Camera products.
• Define datasets and IQ metrics; develop lab test automation and reporting.
• Conduct IQ evaluations on internal camera solutions and communicate results to feature teams.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Machine learning

Image quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Lab test tools

Job description

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Camera EngineeringGeneral Summary:Qualcomm Camera System Team is seeking a passionate camera systems engineer with focus in Image Quality Evaluation to join the team in San Diego. The camera team creates embedded imaging solutions for Snapdragon chipsets that power modern mobile devices. Our solutions leverage dedicated hardware, multi-core processors, DSP, and GPU to deliver exceptional pictures, videos, and computer vision capabilities.Responsibilities for the position include the following:Image Quality (IQ) Evaluation System development for Mobile photo camera, Automotive camera, and IoT Product Camera. The IQ areas include tone/exposure, color and white balance, texture/details, noise, depth and Bokeh, resolution, visual artifacts in photo and video. The IQ Evaluation System development consists of the following activities:Define and generate the dataset and IQ aspects/metrics for given camera imaging features (e.g. HDR, Noise Reduction, Depth/Bokeh)Develop the SW tools for the lab test automation, metric analysis, and report generationImage Quality (IQ) Evaluation for internal camera solutions:Perform the IQ evaluation for the internal camera solutions, including the fundamental Imaging Blocks (e.g. Denoising and Sharpening, Tone Mapping, 3A), and the various advanced Imaging Features (e.g. HDR, Depth and Bokeh, Super Resolution). The solutions to be tested can be traditional imaging algorithms or modern machine-learning based features.Generate the IQ Evaluation report and communicate with the solution/feature development teams with the IQ evaluation results to improve IQ featuresThe key qualification for this position will include the followings:Good understanding of various camera imaging algorithms (e.g. Denoising and sharpening, 3A, color management, depth and bokeh, multi-frame/multi-exposure processing)Good understanding of Image Quality (IQ) aspects, IQ evaluation methodologies and metricsKnowledge/experience in designing and setting-up the camera IQ lab test, and real-life test scenariosKnowledge/experience in developing objective IQ metricsKnowledge/experience in machine learning algorithm for computer vision or computational photographyKnowledge in camera sensor and modulesStrong programming skill in MATLAB, Python, and C/C++Strong communication skill in generating IQ reports and communicating with the development teamMinimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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