Sensor Characterization Engineer: High-Fidelity Sensor Models

Zeromatter Technologies Inc; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeromatter in Mountain View, CA seeks a Sensor Characterization Engineer to bridge real-world sensors with digital twins in our simulation platform. You will craft high-fidelity sensor models, develop novel characterization methods, and influence autonomous systems perception through physics-based modeling and software tools.

You will work with cameras, LiDARs, and radars, applying signal processing, lab instrumentation, and calibration software to deliver quantitative model validation.

Qualifications

• Experience with cameras, lidars or radars.
• Hands-on experience building, testing and debugging lab equipment and sensing hardware.
• Knowledge of signal processing for sensor types (camera ISP, radar DSP).
• Foundational engineering principles for sensing systems (optical/RF).
• Ability to work with incomplete information and make sound technical decisions.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, testing, and automation.
• Excellent technical communication to diverse audiences.
• Bonus: experience with non-visible systems (SW/LW IR, UV, Radar).
• Bonus: developing custom measurement/calibration software.
• Bonus: familiarity with EMVA-1288 standard for camera characterization.
• Bonus: OpenCV and computer vision principles.
• Bonus: optical design software such as Zemax or CodeV.
• Bonus: computer graphics rendering.
• Bonus: Rust programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to gather specifications for lenses, imaging sensors, ISPs, lidars and radars.
• Use in-house hardware and software tools to characterize and simulate sensors.
• Conduct testing and validation with quantitative results to demonstrate model accuracy.
• Apply measurement and system identification techniques to derive missing parameters.
• Translate complex technical concepts to stakeholders.

Skills

Cameras

Lidars

Radars

Lab equipment

Signal processing

Optical RF engineering

Problem solving

Python scripting

Technical communication

Non-visible systems

Calibration software

EMVA-1288

OpenCV

Zemax/CodeV

Graphics rendering

Rust

Tools

Python scripting

Job description

Zeromatter in Mountain View, CA seeks a Sensor Characterization Engineer to bridge real-world sensors with digital twins in our simulation platform. You will craft high-fidelity sensor models, develop novel characterization methods, and influence autonomous systems perception through physics-based modeling and software tools.

You will work with cameras, LiDARs, and radars, applying signal processing, lab instrumentation, and calibration software to deliver quantitative model validation.