Camera Systems Engineer

$184,000 - $276,000/Yr

Snap Inc. - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Los Angeles, CA

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About the position

The Camera Systems Engineer at Snap Inc. will be responsible for developing next-generation camera hardware, focusing on customer feedback and product integration requirements. This role involves defining engineering requirements, testing and qualification plans, and collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure successful product development. The engineer will also manage supplier relationships and support failure analysis and reliability testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop next generation camera hardware based on customer feedback, user research, and product integration requirements.
• Define and document camera subcomponent and module engineering requirements.
• Define testing and qualification plans of the camera lens at different stages of development, from concept to production.
• Collaborate with imaging firmware, tuning, and software engineers to properly develop testing and calibration solutions.
• Drive DFM with suppliers and manage technical and commercial risk through design.
• Support failure analysis and reliability testing and integrate corrective actions into future designs and process changes.
• Review process plans and propose and drive DOEs when necessary.
• Evaluate and debug camera hardware at module and product levels with supporting simulation.
• Travel to supplier facilities for product development and production bring-up (up to 15% international travel expected).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in optical engineering, physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in designing, testing, or building high-volume camera modules.
• Knowledge of standard miniature camera module assembly processes.
• Knowledge of the image signal processing pipeline.
• Familiarity with applications of computational photography and computer vision.
• Expertise in at least one of the following: mechanical design of injection-molded components, electrical design of high-speed circuits, lens design and fabrication of plastic optics for mobile cameras, or consumer electronics process development.
• Ability to work independently and manage internal and external resources.

Nice-to-haves

• PhD or MS degree in optical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related field.
• Expertise in infrared illumination systems and sensors.
• Experience with compact camera image sensors, lenses, manufacturing, testing, and module suppliers.
• Experience managing vendors capable of high volume production and test processes for high-precision, high-volume modules.
• Experience with image quality evaluation including test charts, algorithms, and lighting.
• Experience with Python/Matlab/JMP for data analysis.
• Experience with image data manipulation and computation and interpretation of standard image quality metrics through Imatest or similar.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Emotional and mental health support programs
• Compensation packages that include equity in the form of RSUs