Apple · 1 month ago
Image Scientist - Camera Simulation
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$147K/yr - $272K/yr
3+ years expApple is seeking an Image Scientist to join their Camera Technologies group. The role involves designing and developing innovative camera systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create high-throughput simulation frameworks for imaging performance.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define hardware design specifications and key performance metrics for photographic and machine-vision applications
Conduct simulation studies to characterize end-to-end performance (hardware and software) and guide product architecture decisions
Partner with metrology and calibration teams to ensure simulation accuracy reflects real-world hardware behavior and communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders across hardware, software, and product teams and manage project deliverables and schedules to meet commitments
Qualification
Required
BS and a minimum of 3+ years relevant industry experience in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field
Programming experience in at least one of the coding languages: C, C++, Python, or Matlab
Experience with one or more of the following: Optics: imaging system design, Computer Vision, computational imaging, or similar
Experience with algorithms for image quality enhancement
Preferred
MS/PhD degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field and relevant industry experience in Optics or Image Signal Processing
Experience in project management and/or driving projects independently in ambiguous problem spaces
Published research in imaging, computational photography, or computer vision
Experience with camera sensor physics, noise modeling, or radiometry
Experience with synthetic data generation for ML training pipelines, model optimization and/or deployment, related to imaging and data analyses
Experience with GPU computing (CUDA, OpenCL) or distributed processing at scale
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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CEO
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