Vision Scientist - PICO Lab - San Jose

About TeamPICO’s Imaging Systems & Human Engineering team is looking for passionate and versatile imaging experts to work on next-generation imaging algorithms that deliver top‑tier visual experiences across PICO products, from camera capture to display rendering. Our team focuses on the end‑to‑end imaging pipeline, bridging camera systems, display technologies, and human visual perception. We develop and evaluate imaging algorithms that span optical design, digital image processing, computer vision, and system‑level optimization, with a strong emphasis on image quality, efficiency, and real‑world user experience.

Team members play a key role in shaping both technology direction and productization roadmaps, contributing to the future of imaging technologies and their applications in VR / MR / AR devices.

• Develop novel perceptual metrics to quantify user experience in the areas of visual quality and comfort for AR/VR products.
• Apply perception sciences in AR/VR product developments through psychophysics experiments, early vision modeling, and developing perceptual driven machine learning and AI imaging algorithms.
• Design and implement eye‑tracking related display features based on perceptual science principles, and validate performance through user studies.
• Develop and maintain simulation platforms, computational models, and prototypes to accelerate hardware design iterations and software optimizations.
• Analyze various aspects of visual quality and visual comfort of next‑generation display systems, to identify system limitations and define imaging system architecture specifications.

• Advanced degree in Vision Science, Perceptual Psychology, Computational Neuroscience, Optometry, Human Factors, Imaging Science, Color Science, Optics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience (inclusive of graduate school research experience) in related fields.
• Deep understanding of human visual system and image quality concepts, or behavioral science and human factors.
• Strong background in statistics, optimization, machine learning, computational modeling.
• Experience working with large‑scale, complex datasets and data analysis pipelines.
• Experience with psychophysics, user studies, and perception experiment design, conducting, and statistical analysis.
• Proficiency in one of the scripting, modeling, data analysis, or prototyping languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++.

• Experience with eye‑tracking technology, eye‑tracking data analysis, and relevant applications is a plus.
• Experience in engineering productization and delivery, including translating research prototypes into production‑ready solutions is a plus.
• Expertise in one or more areas of visual comfort, spatio‑temporal vision, visual optics, binocular vision, and visual neuroscience is a plus.
• Engineering background in image processing, signal processing, or color technology, and deep understanding of their relations to vision science is a plus.
• Experience in the consumer electronics industry and understanding of hardware software imaging system architecture is a plus.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156,000 - $387,600 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

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