Senior Software Camera Tools Engineer

indie•San Jose, CA

18h

About The Position

The Senior Software Camera Tools Engineer will be a part of indie’s Vision Business Unit and assist the Image Signal Processing (ISP) team, Image Quality (IQ) team, and camera host tools and firmware projects as required. Close collaboration with the imaging algorithms, firmware, and image quality teams is a key part of this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s + 6 years; or Master’s + 4 years or equivalent; in computer science, electrical and/or electronics engineering, or a related field
Strong professional experience developing desktop applications in C++ and good design architecture knowledge using software design patterns
Experience with Qt or other GUI frameworks to develop desktop graphical user interfaces
Hands-on experience developing software that communicates with hardware devices, embedded systems, or firmware

Nice To Haves

Solid skills in writing C code to interface with camera hardware and control board-level firmware operations
Experience writing scripts in Python and MATLAB (good to have) to run automation tasks
Experience with hardware-host communication protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet/TCP/IP, or similar interfaces
Solid prior experience mentoring fellow engineers and helping team members solve technical challenges
Prior experience working with camera systems, boards, and related hardware is a plus

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain a suite of software host tools with graphical user interfaces to support indie’s camera calibration, tuning, lab automation, simulators, on-screen displays, demo systems, and other video processing chip features
Drive new ideas and implement solutions for indie’s next-generation host tools
Support improvements in the current suite of camera host tools for indie’s family of camera video processor solutions
Improve automation workflows to speed up the camera bring-up process flow and migrate existing systems to new environments
Develop new infrastructure for testing, validation, and troubleshooting ISP hardware and firmware subsystems
Work closely with Image Processing, Image Quality, Firmware, and Hardware teams to enable them with new tool capabilities to aid camera systems development
Gather requirements from cross-platform teams or customers to better understand the use cases for the tool and efficiently scope the tool’s functionality
Serve as a host tools lead and resident expert on tools and automation systems
Mentor colleagues on designing GUI tools and software design patterns, and help them grow in their careers
Write training materials and documentation for indie’s engineers and customers