Image Sensor Validation Engineer
Do you love taking on big challenges that require outstandingly creative solutions? Do you deeply understand how an incredible camera experience should work? As part of our Camera Technologies group, you’ll help design the innovative technology that allows each generation of Apple products to produce photos even more incredible than the last. You’ll collaborate with teams across Apple to research, design, develop, test, and qualify camera hardware for Apple products. Together, we’ll craft a magnificent photography experience that redefines what millions of customers can expect from their cameras. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish!
The Apple camera team is looking for an image sensor validation engineer. This engineer will have a critical impact on camera system design, and on the quality of one of the most transparent features of our products.
Collaborate with internal camera system hardware and software engineers to understand requirements and opportunities for future feature development
Work well with sensor vendors to understand how they are verifying requirements and validating their implementations
Develop methodologies for internally and externally validating system requirements including emulation of current and future camera system use cases
Develop and publish reference drivers and recommended configurations to internal teams to enable characterization, manufacturing, and product integration
Evaluate image sensors as part of both a camera module and the camera system to understand sensitivities, design tradeoffs, and to ensure the successful integration of the camera module into products
Assess and demonstrate new image and depth sensing technologies
Travel to vendor sites as required for implementation reviews
- BS or equivalent experience in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field
- Experience in one or more of the following programming languages: C/C++, Python, MATLAB, or other scripting languages
- Experience with design validation or characterization
- MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5 years experience
- Familiar with optical and electrical characterization tools, including logic analyzers, oscilloscopes
- Experience with design validation or characterization of cameras, image sensors, other sensor or display technologies. Non-image sensors experience (ambient light, proximity, depth, MEMS, for example) is desirable.
- Experience in defining validation plans based on an understanding of component level requirements and intended use cases
- Proficient in developing software or hardware for validation platforms and to support lab automation