Job Description
Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.
The Automation Engineer - Tracking Calibration applies the highest level of skill and knowledge of computer vision, sensor fusion, mechatronics and robotics domains in designing, developing and deploying full end-to-end tracking system calibration solutions for FRL AR/VR products. You will drive conceptual hardware design with internal and external cross-functional partners early in the product exploration phase and validate the first article in the lab or onsite. You will lead the end-to-end development of software and hardware integration with first-party or third-party partners, which includes calibration software pipeline, instrument control, robotic/motion platform control, data capture and process, as well as integration of advanced algorithms. You will lead documenting and troubleshooting station hardware and software issues on test and calibration systems and bridge to the production. The ideal candidate will be a self-driven individual working in a cross-functional team environment and be responsible to lead the design, development, and implementation of factory test/calibration systems. You will have the opportunity to work with top-tier product designers, electrical engineers and computer vision scientists on cutting-edge AR/VR technologies. You will enforce and ensure that manufacturability, testability and cost-effective solutions are implemented to deliver top quality tracking system calibrations. This position will be responsible for both NTI and NPI developments and bridge to sustaining support of mass production. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within open collaborations. You must have a productive mindset and can apply your expertise to solve problems in creative and insightful ways in a very fast paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy manufacturing ready end-to-end calibration solutions for tracking systems on Facebook AR/VR products, including algorithm test sequence, motion stage/robotics control, image capturing/processing and data transaction interface to defined IT infrastructure.
- Analyze, evaluate, design, integrate and test the first article fixture to meet specification and proof of concept.
- Develops tracking calibration solution specifications, procedures, and debugging guides.
- Lead and drive cross-functional decisions on hardware and software development and architecture.
- Validation of test SW/FW releases, including repeatability and negative testing, and coordinate SW upgrades with fixture integrator and CM/JDM partners.
- Troubleshoot and debug test systems and automation solutions from a software and hardware perspective in full autonomy.
- Coordinates third-party vendors in designing, fabricating and developing test systems.
- Support failure analysis on systems returned from the field and use data to improve test strategies and processes.
- Travel required: up to 25%, includes domestics and International travels for collaboration with R&D teams and prototype builds support.
Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent with 1+ years of experience in developing test/calibration solutions in a consumer electronics or related field.
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, C/C++, and data processing tools such as MATLAB, JMP and Minitab.
- Knowledge of sensor fusion (camera, IMU, etc.) concepts and experience with its calibration flows.
- Experience designing and executing development projects with a design of experiment approach (DOE) to service, troubleshoot, and solve engineering problems.
- Knowledge in statistical methods (6sigma, SPC, Cpk) for data analytics.
Preferred Qualification
- Master/Ph.D. in relevant degree with background and 3+ years of experiences in robotics, mechatronics, computer vision and sensor fusion. Experience in SLAM, sensor based tracking system, depth sensing and reconstruction, and/or multiple-camera tracking system.
- Programming skills with Python, C/C++ or other script-based programming languages in robust fault-tolerant instrumentation and/or automation applications.
- Experience in mechanical design with CAD software (Solidworks/NX), tolerance analysis, and CAD rendering.
- Experience in developing end-to-end calibration solutions (HW, SW, integration) for complex computer-vision based tracking systems.
- Experience developing hardware test solutions utilizing robotics/mechatronics design and programming with both internal and third-party.
- Experience with multiple sensors calibration for applications such as stereo vision system, SLAM, depth sensing and 3D reconstruction. Understanding multidimensional transformations, pinhole camera model, stereo vision model.
- Experience in factory tests for consumer electronics products for NPI and mass production.
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