Senior Camera & Vision Engineer - Real-Time Perception Lead

lyte; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible vacation and time-off policy

Collaborative environment

Cutting-edge technologies with cross‑f

Job summary

Lyte in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Senior Camera & Vision Engineer to lead camera-based perception in our robotics systems. This hands-on role focuses on camera hardware, ISP tuning, and ML-driven vision, turning raw sensor data into real-time perception outputs.

You'll own camera selection, tune imaging pipelines, develop perception algorithms, and collaborate with perception, ML, and software teams to build a scalable perception stack for embedded and edge compute platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in camera, computer vision, or perception engineering.
• Strong experience with camera sensors, optics, and ISP tuning.
• Deep understanding of computer vision and ML fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying ML-based vision models.
• Strong software engineering skills in C++ and/or Python.
• Experience integrating perception algorithms into production systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with hardware, systems, and software teams.

Responsibilities

• Own camera-based perception pipelines from sensor selection to production deployment.
• Evaluate and select camera sensors, modules, and optics based on system and application requirements.
• Tune and optimize ISP pipelines (image quality, color, HDR, noise, latency, synchronization).
• Develop and integrate computer vision and ML-based algorithms into the perception stack.
• Work with perception and software teams to integrate cameras with other sensors (LiDAR, IMU, radar).
• Design and deploy real-time vision systems on embedded and edge compute platforms.
• Implement and optimize models for tasks such as object detection, tracking, segmentation; depth estimation; optical flow and motion estimation.
• Stay current with state-of-the-art vision models, tools, and frameworks; apply pragmatically to products.
• Debug perception issues across the full stack—from sensor and ISP to algorithms and ML inference.

Skills

Camera systems

Computer vision

Perception engineering

C++

Python

ML deployment

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/EE/Robotics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

ONNX

OpenCV

Job description

Lyte in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Senior Camera & Vision Engineer to lead camera-based perception in our robotics systems. This hands-on role focuses on camera hardware, ISP tuning, and ML-driven vision, turning raw sensor data into real-time perception outputs.

You'll own camera selection, tune imaging pipelines, develop perception algorithms, and collaborate with perception, ML, and software teams to build a scalable perception stack for embedded and edge compute platforms.