Sr. Applications Engineer

OMNIVISION; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

OMNIVISION is seeking a qualified engineer in Santa Clara to focus on sensor verification and image quality evaluation. The ideal candidate will possess a BSEE or equivalent and have over 4 years of experience in image processing or related fields. Responsibilities include maintaining datasheets and supporting customer troubleshooting efforts. The annual base salary for this position ranges from $120,000 to $145,000, based on relevant experience and skills.

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent, with an emphasis in Image Science, Color Science or related field.
• 4+ years experience in relevant field.
• Experience with system level hardware, firmware or software.
• Good communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with design team to verify sensor functions and evaluate image quality.
• Create and maintain sensor datasheets and application notes.
• Provide accurate information for image sensor applications.
• Support customer troubleshooting and provide image quality tuning suggestions.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Image Processing

Image Quality Evaluation

Troubleshooting

Communication Skills

Education

BSEE or equivalent

MSEE (preferred)

Job description

Overview

The ideal candidate should have an electrical/computer engineering, imaging science, or color science background, or experience on image processing, image quality evaluation/tuning, or image sensor related system debugging. Basic knowledge about CMOS sensor and pixel design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Sensor Verification: works closely with design team to verify each function of the new sensor, evaluates image quality to see if it meets the design target and application requirements and identifies alternate solutions if issues can’t be addressed by design.
• Creates and maintains sensor datasheet, application note, and reference design.
• Delivers useful and accurate information to help various image sensor applications
• Directs customer support and helps FAEs support their customers. Helps customers bring up and troubleshoot their system. Suggests image quality tuning based on the customer\'s requirement.

Qualifications

• BSEE or equivalent, with an emphasis in Image Science, Color Science or related field. MSEE is a plus.
• 4+ years experience.
• Experience with system level hardware, firmware or software
• Good communication skills

Annual base salary for this role in California, US is expected to be between $120,000 - $145,000. Actual pay will be determined on a number of factors such as relevant skills and experience, and the pay of employees in the similar role.

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