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.

Facebook Reality Labs is a world leader in the design of virtual and augmented reality systems. Come work alongside technology visionaries and research scientists to create the technology that makes VR and AR pervasive and universal. Join the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real and change the world. The Cameras & Sensors group is looking for a Camera Systems Architect to drive current and future product architectures that meet Facebook’s product vision, including feature requirements, ISP & silicon capabilities, power budgets, optical & mechanical design requirements and imaging solution cost. The ideal candidate will lead multiple system analyses and tradeoff evaluations while pushing boundaries in the imaging technology space.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross functional partners to understand 2D/3D camera system imaging requirements by image simulation, camera modeling and/or rapid prototyping, derive camera architecture specifications down to component level that ties in with ISP, algorithm and system design requirements
• Develop methods to simulate, quantify, and analyze imaging system design options for analysis of performance trade-offs
• Deliver executive level presentations based on detailed analysis of quantifiable data
• Partner with optical, sensors, camera system, Opto-ME, EE, imaging FW, tuning, machine perception and computational photography teams to lead the translation of new camera architectures into high-performance, reliable camera designs that delight our customers
• Help define and lead camera technology roadmaps
  

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelors degree in Optics, Physics, Image Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Image Processing or a related experience
• 4+ years of experience working in a technical capacity
• Experience in several of the following key imaging areas: optics and optical design, sensor technologies, image signal processing and applications of ML techniques, CV algorithms, imaging algorithms, sensor and imaging system architecture design
  

Preferred Qualification

• PhD in Optics, Physics, Image Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Image Processing or a related technical discipline
• Experience in documentation of camera system requirements and system flow down specifications from architecture to components
• Experience imaging and full system simulations and evaluation of the simulation results
• Experience with computer vision algorithms
• Experience with multi-camera calibration
• Experience with multi-camera calibration
• Experience in high volume consumer product development, manufacturing test and reliability
  

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.