XR Camera and Machine Vision Engineer Graduate (PICO) - 2027 Start (PhD) PhD Graduates - 2027 S[...]

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance’s Pico team in San Jose is building a leading VR/AR platform focused on immersive experiences for education and healthcare. We are seeking a highly skilled PhD candidate or holder to join our hardware–software co-design effort and push the boundaries of real-time perception on edge devices.

You will work across camera sensor tech, ML-based perception, and efficient implementations in Python and C/C++.

Qualifications

• PhD in EE/ECE/CS/Applied Physics or related field.
• Experience with cameras/optical image sensors and computer vision on real images.
• Hands-on hardware prototype experience (PCB, FPGA, sensor front-end).
• Strong ML/vision background with understanding of model input data needs.
• Proficient in Python and C/C++.
• Proactive communicator in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Develop power and computationally efficient machine vision perception systems.
• Camera system level HW and SW development.
• Design experiments and test platforms for visual performance evaluation.
• Optimize vision algorithms for edge devices with HW/SW co-design.
• Define specs for next-gen VR/MR/AR cameras and see-through experiences.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Hardware prototyping

ML / Vision

Team communication

Education

PhD in EE/ECE/CS/Applied Physics

Tools

MATLAB

FPGA

PCB prototyping

Job description

Join us as we work together to inspire creativity and enrich life around the globe.

Location

San Jose

Team

Technology

Employment Type

Regular

Job Code

A221408B

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Responsibilities

About Team: PICO is a leading VR/AR platform with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on VR all-in-one technology. PICO is committed to offering immersive and interactive VR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor‑made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

• Develop power & computational efficient machine vision perception systems.
• Camera system level HW and SW development.
• Design experiments and test platforms for visual performance evaluation.
• Optimize machine vision algorithm/framework for edge devices with efficient HW/SW architecture.
• Define specs for next generation VR/MR/AR cameras and see-through experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD in EE, ECE, CS, Applied Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Direct experience with cameras / optical image sensors and computer vision on real images — CMOS/CIS, event cameras, computational imaging, or camera-based perception.
• Hands‑on hardware: physically built and prototype real systems (PCB, FPGA, sensor/optical front‑end bring‑up, embedded).
• Modern ML/vision: research‑level computer vision, efficient perception, or foundation models, with real understanding of what modern models need from the input data.
• Strong programming: Python and C/C++ (Matlab a plus).
• Proactive, self‑motivated, strong communication in a fast‑paced, highly multidisciplinary team.
• Work at the hardware–algorithm intersection: sensor‑algorithm co‑design, near‑/in‑sensor compute, event cameras, computational imaging, efficient/edge perception.
• Fluency leveraging VLM/LLM/foundation models to build or accelerate perception systems.
• Low‑power/edge deployment, power‑performance modeling, or AI‑accelerator‑aware model design.
• 3D computer vision / reconstruction; image‑processing pipeline development.

Job Information

About Pico

Founded in April 2015, Pico is a VR company committed to developing immersive and interactive VR experiences for people around the world. Pico also provides tailor‑made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request