Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Systems

Job Title:

Embedded Software Engineer – Camera Systems

Department:
Software Engineering

Reports To:

Director of Software Engineering

FLSA Status:
Exempt, Salary, Full-Time

Travel:
No

Supervisory Level: None

The Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Systems collaborates with our software and hardware teams to develop new products and enhance our existing ones. This role will tackle challenging image-processing problems, contribute innovative solutions, and prioritize team success to achieve collective goals.

• Work collaboratively with a cross-functional team, including hardware engineers, to ensure seamless integration of systems.
• Work on embedded video processors used in security and surveillance products (autonomous, airborne, ground, and other applications).
• Collaborate on the design, test, and implementation of software to support integration of cameras, embedded processors, and custom integrated circuits (ICs) with a focus on camera systems.
• Develop and maintain firmware and existing Linux C/C++ software for camera and motor control systems.
• Interface with complex systems, including MIPI channels for high-speed data transfer and hardware diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes to troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues.
• Directly support customers.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics, or other relevant fields. A combination of relevant work experience and education is acceptable.
• Knowledgeable in computer vision interface standards including MIPI, Camera Link, HDMI, SDI, Parallel Video, LVDS, UVC, and USB3 Vision.
• Strong understanding of how camera systems work from lenses to image sensors, motors, real-time processing, drivers, camera tuning, and tradeoffs (light, sharpness, noise, etc.)
• Familiar with Linux build systems, creating and installing drivers, and device driver debugging.
• Senior software level: 5-10+ years of C/C++ embedded software development experience.
• Knowledgeable with Linux file systems, GPOI, SPI, UART, etc.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Complies with policies on acceptable use of technology; applies knowledge of computer skills to perform the job successfully; displays the ability to learn new computer skills.

Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals. Understands organization’s strengths and weaknesses. Analyzes market and competition to identify external threats and opportunities. Adapts strategy to changing conditions. Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.

Ability to connect people with strategies for operational and financial outcomes.

Demonstrates the understanding of newly presented information and retention for future applications.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Good attendance; balances professional and personal commitments effectively; delivers work product on time and within the assigned parameters of the task.

Gives & receives feedback appropriately; articulates positive and constructive feedback; gives recognition to a job well done; upholds accountability; accepts feedback from all employees. Works effectively within a team; shares information and acknowledges others’ efforts; helps others when workloads are high; keeps team and supervisor information of tasks.

Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data. Generates creative and original ideas of approaches; seeks to…