System Architect Imaging Systems

Tasks & Responsibilities

Define end-to-end imaging system architectures covering optics, sensors, illumination, ISP, electronics, firmware, and software

Translate customer, application, and market requirements into system-level specifications and performance budgets

Drive architectural trade-offs across image quality, latency, power, cost, size, robustness, and manufacturability

Define and maintain interfaces across optical, electrical, mechanical, and software domains

Support platform-based designs enabling reuse and scalability across product families

Imaging Performance & Quality

Own image quality metrics such as SNR, MTF, dynamic range, sensitivity, and noise

Lead optics–sensor–ISP co‑optimization in close collaboration with optical and algorithm teams

Perform and guide system-level modeling, simulation, and performance analysis

Support ISP definition and tuning (e.g. demosaicing, HDR, denoise, color processing)

Define validation strategies and contribute to image quality characterization and verification

Cross‑Functional & Customer Leadership

Act as technical authority across optics, electronics, firmware, algorithms, and mechanics

Align multidisciplinary teams around architectural decisions and system trade‑offs

Lead technical design reviews, risk assessments, and validation activities

Interface with customers, suppliers, and technology partners

Product Lifecycle & Industrialization

Support feasibility studies, concept selection, and early system definition

Guide prototyping, system integration, and verification

Ensure architectures align with manufacturing, calibration, and test strategies

Support root‑cause analysis during industrialization and field use

Contribute to technology roadmaps and future imaging platforms

We are looking for
You are a system‑level thinker with a strong background in camera and imaging systems and the ability to balance complex technical trade‑offs.

MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optics, Imaging Science, or a related field

5+ years of experience in camera, imaging, optical, or photonics‑based systems

Strong knowledge of image sensors, optics, ISP pipelines, and embedded imaging systems

Experience with system architecture, requirements definition, and verification

Familiarity with imaging standards and test methods (e.g. ISO, EMVA 1288)

Strong communication skills and the ability to lead without formal authority

A structured, analytical, and customer‑oriented mindset

Experience in industrial, medical, automotive, scientific, or high‑tech imaging applications is a strong plus. Knowledge of machine vision, low‑light imaging, or manufacturing and calibration processes is an advantage.

We offer

A competitive salary depending on experience

25 vacation days and 5 additional leave days (with the option to purchase up to 8 extra days)

The opportunity to work at a highly innovative company where you learn something new every day

An extensive benefits package, including a generous pension plan

Employee events organized by our Culture Club

The role is based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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