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Camera Architect

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United States , Sunnyvale

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173000.00 - 245000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

As a Camera Architect within the Meta Reality Labs team, you will lead the definition and development of camera and sensing technology architectures against product requirements to architecture down-selection. You will support the progression of our camera technologies through their product lifecycle in partnership with cross-functional teams as critical contributors through difficult risks, challenges, and program learnings. You will nurture and grow our camera and sensing roadmaps in support of north star product visions, synthesizing inputs from across the organization into a cohesive strategy.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead architecture within a product segment, including development of photo/video, contextual AI, computer vision, etc. camera modules
  • Drive multi-generation strategies and roadmap for camera development
  • Collaborate with teams to brainstorm and develop new technology ideas
  • Map complex trade spaces to relevant details for product development
  • Transition concepts into prototypes and envision high-volume consumer products
  • Define and converge leading camera systems that push beyond current consumer systems in constrained form factors
  • Communicate technical details, risks, and pathways to success across a product stack and with cross-functional teams

Requirements:

  • BS or MS in Optics, Physics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
  • 8+ years of product or module development experience in cameras or other optical systems
  • Experience designing, building, and shipping cameras, sensors, and/or opto-electronics
  • Communication experience at the intersection of optical design teams, product development engineers, software teams, and product managers
  • Demonstrated experience synthesizing architectural tradeoffs and leading data-driven program decisions across technical and non-technical cross-functional teams

Nice to have:

  • Experience with physics-based end-to-end camera module simulations for photo, video and contextual AI use cases to predict and validate camera performance
  • Knowledge of camera optics, sensor modeling, ISP pipelines, and Image Quality tuning
  • Experience programming in Python, Matlab and/or C++
  • Cross-functional engagement experience with partner technology teams including software, calibration, image quality, product managers, etc
What we offer:
  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 23, 2026

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