Embedded Camera Systems Engineer: Camera IQ at Google

Insight Global; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 paid days off

Equipment provided

Benefits through Insight Global

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Camera IQ Engineer to support an AR/XR wearable-device program in San Jose, CA. You will own end-to-end bring-up, integration, and image-quality evaluation of camera modules on embedded platforms.

The role requires hands-on experience from initial hardware integration to stable image capture, with proficiency in C/C++, Python for test automation, and collaboration across hardware, firmware, and imaging pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in camera systems or embedded imaging.
• Hands-on experience bringing up camera modules on embedded hardware.
• Strong C/C++ development for embedded systems or driver-level work.
• Experience with camera drivers and low-level debugging.
• Hands-on experience with image-quality evaluation.
• Experience integrating IMUs, LEDs, or other sensors with cameras.
• Python for automation, data collection, or analysis.

Responsibilities

• Bring up camera modules on embedded platforms and validate image output.
• Integrate and debug modules with IMUs, LEDs, and other sensors.
• Develop and debug embedded camera software and drivers.
• Work with Qualcomm-based platforms or similar embedded camera architectures.
• Perform camera image-quality evaluation across stills, video, and use cases.
• Diagnose camera-system issues across hardware, drivers, sensor integration, and pipelines.
• Develop experiments to characterize module and system performance.
• Build scripts and tools to automate testing, data collection, evaluation, and analysis.
• Document bring-up results and image-quality findings.

Skills

Camera systems

Embedded imaging

C/C++ development

Driver debugging

Python

Tools

Qualcomm camera platforms

Camera frameworks

Sensor drivers

Job description

Title: Embedded Camera Systems Engineer at Google

Location: San Jose, CA

Pay: $60-$80HR

Contract: long term; 12 months renewal increments

PTO: 8 Days

About the Role

Insight Global is seeking a Camera IQ Engineer to support an AR/XR wearable-device program. This position owns the end-to-end bring-up, integration, and image-quality evaluation of camera modules on embedded platforms.

This is not primarily a traditional camera-lab or camera-tuning position. The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience taking a camera module from initial hardware integration through stable, functional image capture and can troubleshoot the camera system across hardware, embedded software, drivers, sensors, and imaging pipelines.

Candidates should be comfortable developing in C/C++, working at the driver and embedded-platform level, integrating components such as IMUs and LEDs, and using Python for test automation, data collection, and analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring up camera modules on embedded platforms and validate stable, functional image output.
• Integrate and debug camera modules alongside supporting hardware and sensors, including IMUs, LEDs, and other device sensors.
• Develop, modify, and debug embedded camera software, drivers, and platform-level code required for camera bring‑up and experimentation.
• Work with Qualcomm-based platforms or comparable embedded camera architectures.
• Perform camera image-quality evaluation and analysis across still-image, video, and device use cases.
• Diagnose camera‑system issues across hardware, drivers, sensor integration, imaging pipelines, and image quality.
• Develop experiments to characterize camera‑module and system‑level performance.
• Build scripts and tools to automate camera testing, data collection, evaluation, and analysis.
• Document bring‑up results, image‑quality findings, regressions, and recommended improvements.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in camera systems, embedded imaging, camera‑module integration, image quality, or a related engineering field.
• Hands‑on experience bringing up camera modules on embedded hardware or device platforms, from initial integration through functional image capture.
• Strong C/C++ development experience for embedded systems, camera software, or driver‑level development.
• Experience with camera drivers, hardware/software integration, and low‑level debugging.
• Hands‑on experience with camera image‑quality evaluation and analysis.
• Experience integrating or debugging additional hardware components associated with camera systems, such as IMUs, LEDs, or other sensors.
• Python experience for automation, test tooling, data collection, or analysis.
• Ability to troubleshoot camera‑system issues across multiple layers rather than relying solely on controlled camera‑lab evaluation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Qualcomm camera platforms, camera frameworks, or Qualcomm‑based embedded systems.
• Camera‑module bring‑up experience with wearables, mobile devices, AR/VR, or other highly integrated embedded devices.
• Experience developing or modifying camera or sensor drivers.
• Experience with computational photography, camera pipelines, ISP tuning, or image‑quality optimization.
• Experience building automated camera validation or characterization workflows.
• Experience working with systems that combine cameras with IMUs and other synchronized sensors.
• Candidates must be local to the San Jose area.
• Employment through Insight Global.
• $60-$80/hour, depending on experience and final client authorization.
• 12‑month initial assignment with long‑term renewal potential.
• Benefits available through Insight Global.
• 8 paid days off.
• Equipment provided.
• One‑round interview process.
• Offer‑to‑start onboarding generally takes 4-6 weeks.

What We're Looking For

A strong candidate is someone who can say: "I've personally brought a camera module up on hardware."

We're especially interested in engineers who have combined camera‑module bring‑up with C/C++ development, driver‑level debugging, embedded platforms, sensor integration, and image‑quality evaluation. Pure camera‑lab IQ experience without embedded camera bring‑up or C/C++ development is not the primary fit for this opening.

The actual rate offered will depend on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, location, and final client authorization. Benefits are available through Insight Global, subject to eligibility requirements and plan terms.