Camera Simulation Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $150,400–$225,300 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Camera Simulation Engineer

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As a Camera Simulation Engineer within the Camera Modeling and Simulation team, you will design, develop, and maintain high-throughput simulation frameworks to generate large volumes of synthetic imagery on-demand. You will build and refine models of camera systems from sensor to lens to simulate real-world imaging performance and characterize end-to-end hardware and software performance to guide product architecture decisions. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to define hardware design specifications and key performance metrics for photographic and machine-vision applications. The position requires expertise in optics, physics, or electrical engineering, along with proficiency in Python, C, C++, or Matlab. You will address technical challenges in optical system design, computational imaging, raytracing, beam propagation, radiometry, sensor physics, and synthetic data generation for machine learning training pipelines to solve complex problems in camera hardware and depth systems.

Skills

Python C C++ Matlab Optical Design Raytracing Computational Imaging Synthetic Data Generation Sensor Physics Radiometry Beam Propagation Image Quality Enhancement Metrology Calibration Simulation Frameworks

What you'll do

Develop and maintain high-throughput simulation frameworks to generate large volumes of synthetic imagery.
Build and refine models of camera systems from sensor to lens to simulate real-world performance.
Conduct simulation studies to characterize end-to-end hardware and software performance for product architecture decisions.
Define hardware design specifications and key performance metrics for photographic and machine-vision applications.
Partner with metrology and calibration teams to ensure simulation accuracy reflects actual hardware behavior.
Communicate technical findings and recommendations to stakeholders across hardware, software, and product teams.
Manage project deliverables and schedules to meet internal commitments.

What we're looking for

BS degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Programming experience in Python, C, C++, or Matlab.
Experience with imaging system design, optical design, computational imaging, or similar.
MS/PhD degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
Published research in imaging, computational photography, or related fields (preferred).
Experience with diffraction, raytracing, beam propagation, radiometry, or sensor physics (preferred).
Experience with synthetic data generation for ML training, model optimization, or image quality enhancement algorithms (preferred).

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