Apple
Image Sensor Architect, Camera Hardware
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience is preferred; no minimum years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Defines image sensor architectures and chip-level requirements for Apple camera systems, guiding designs from early concepts through silicon bring-up, integration, and productization.
What you'll do
- Develop image sensor architectures, evaluate design approaches, and identify opportunities based on emerging technologies and system constraints.
- Develop chip-level specifications and support silicon bring-up, debugging, and system integration.
- Represent camera silicon in cross-functional forums and assess feature and implementation tradeoffs across hardware, software, and systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Experience with high performance and low power image sensor architecture design.
- Experience on leading development of image sensing devices or mixed-signal designs.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience in algorithm development and signal processing data-path design; experience in Matlab, C, Python or other programming/scripting languages.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)
Tools
Matlab, C, Python
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