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 reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) systems. Come work alongside technology visionaries and research scientists to create the technology that makes VR and AR pervasive and universal. The Cameras & Sensors (C&S) team gathers world class expertise and talent in photographic and machine vision cameras, imaging sensors, and depth, inertial, and bio sensing systems, and owns the development and validation for all these sensing systems across the whole AR, VR & Portal product portfolios.We are looking for an Image Sensor Architect that will partner with a team of professionals covering the complete CMOS image sensor lifecycle in human perception and machine perception imaging. This individual will lead the requirements definition, selection and integration of leading edge image sensors into our product camera modules. Their work scope will span OTS image sensors, semi-custom sensors, fully custom sensors, and advanced sensor technologies.

Responsibilities

• Create and benchmark off-the-shelf (OTS) sensor KPIs of RGB, Mono & IR CMOS sensors
• Lead technical efforts to architect and productize novel image sensors
• Collaborate with internal and external image sensor design teams, computer vision scientists, module/optical experts and system architects to develop next generation image sensor technologies
  

Minimum Qualification

• BS in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 7+ years of experience in image sensor development and fabrication, sensor product development cycle, camera system integration, image quality, performance evaluation, and system calibration
• Experience working with external design, manufacturing, testing and contracting partners
• Understanding of device physics, analog and digital circuit design, noise analysis, optics, and digital imaging theory
  

Preferred Qualification

• PhD in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Hands-on design/architecture experience on pixel, readout, ISP and interface protocols
• Experience with CMOS image sensors lifecycle for high volume production
• Industrial experience with latest development on low noise, low power, high dynamic range CMOS Machine Perception and Photographic Image sensor
  

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.