Senior Camera Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $156,853–$213,200 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Closes: Dec 20, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Camera Engineer

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As a Senior Camera Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., you will join the camera engineering team to independently design and develop complex camera systems and hardware or firmware tasks. Your daily responsibilities include researching, designing, implementing, and verifying advanced features such as ISP, 3A algorithms (AWB, AEC, AF), image quality, and tuning tools. You will also drive requirements for hardware development by performing architecture and algorithm decomposition to ensure optimal system performance, power efficiency, and image quality metrics are met. The role requires expertise in C++, ARM, and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) along with a strong background in algorithms and camera systems engineering. Ideal candidates have experience as hardware engineers or optical engineers and will contribute to the development of cutting-edge imaging technologies used in high-volume consumer electronics.

Skills

C++ Algorithms Application-Specific_Integrated_Circuit Arm Camera_Image_Signal_Processor 3A_Algorithms Image_Quality Docker Git CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Kubernetes AWS Jenkins Terraform

What you'll do

Designs and develops complex camera systems and hardware or firmware tasks.
Researches, implements, and verifies advanced camera algorithms and features.
Decomposes architecture and modules to drive specifications for hardware development.
Ensures image quality and system performance metrics are met in camera systems.
Conducts logic design, modeling, and verification of camera components and systems.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in designing complex camera systems and hardware tasks.
Proficient in developing and verifying image signal processors (ISP) and algorithms.
Expertise in optimizing image quality, system performance, area, and power metrics.
Strong background in C++ programming for hardware development.
Experience in algorithm decomposition and driving specifications for hardware requirements.

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