Meta
Technical Lead, Camera IQ Assessment and Design
$173K–$245K
Burlingame, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Image Processing, Color Science, or a related field. M.S. or Ph.D. also listed.
About the job
Leads camera image-quality assessment and optical system design for Meta’s AI glasses, AR/VR headsets, and other wearable platforms.
What you'll do
- Own the technical roadmap for camera image-quality assessment and influence camera subsystem design.
- Develop camera-tuning tools, metrics, workflows, and evaluation infrastructure; resolve image-quality issues across the pipeline.
- Set technical direction across hardware, algorithms, ISP, firmware, perception, product, and research teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Image Processing, Color Science, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in camera image-quality assessment, optical system design, or camera hardware engineering for consumer electronics or wearable devices.
- Experience defining IQ evaluation frameworks using metrics such as MTF, SNR, dynamic range, color error, and distortion characterization.
- Experience with camera-module integration and lens/sensor selection, and setting technical direction across cross-functional engineering teams.
Nice to have
- M.S. or Ph.D. in a related field.
- Experience with image processing, ISP blocks, computational photography or AI-based mobile-camera algorithms; familiarity with human perception and statistical analysis.
Pay
USD $173,000/year to $245,000/year base salary; bonus and equity amounts not stated.
Tools
MTF, SNR, ISP
AI focus
Work involves AI-powered algorithms and AI-based camera algorithms, as well as camera quality for AI glasses.
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