Job Description

Camera Systems Firmware Engineer

South San Francisco

Product Engineering – Robotics Engineering Team

Full-time /Hybrid

The Camera Systems Firmware Engineer will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining camera drivers and embedded software for Nvidia Jetson-based robotic vision systems. This role requires deep expertise in MIPI CSI camera integration, Nvidia Argus APIs, and image processing pipeline optimization, leveraging hardware acceleration for real-time robotic perception. Collaboration with hardware, perception, and robotics teams will be essential to ensure high-performance and low-latency vision processing in autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain camera drivers and middleware for Nvidia Jetson platforms (TX2, Xavier, Orin), ensuring high-throughput, low-latency image acquisition.
• Integrate and optimize MIPI CSI camera interfaces, managing sensor communication, initialization, tuning, and Image Signal Processing (ISP) pipelines.
• Implement and optimize camera pipelines using Nvidia Argus APIs, leveraging both legacy and modern versions for sensor integration and processing.
• Enhance the image processing pipeline by utilizing hardware acceleration (CUDA, TensorRT, or Jetson ISP hardware) for real-time performance improvements.
• Develop real-time post-processing algorithms, handling sensor fusion, exposure correction, noise reduction, and multi-camera synchronization.
• Optimize memory and data handling strategies to process high-bandwidth video streams efficiently on embedded systems.
• Debug and optimize production-grade C++ firmware, applying multi-threading, system profiling, and performance tuning techniques.
• Work with edge AI processing, integrating perception models with GPU acceleration or specialized hardware for intelligent vision on-device.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to bring up new imaging hardware, debug MIPI CSI interfaces, and fine-tune ISP configurations for various lighting conditions.
• Ensure reliability and robustness through rigorous testing, validation frameworks, and fail-safe mechanisms for camera firmware.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in developing and shipping optimized, production-grade C++ software for embedded systems.
• Strong expertise in camera driver development and sensor integration on Nvidia Jetson platforms (TX2, Xavier, Orin).
• Hands-on experience with MIPI CSI camera interfaces, including low-level sensor initialization, ISP tuning, and frame processing.
• Deep knowledge of Nvidia Argus libraries, including both legacy and modern implementations, for camera sensor integration and processing.
• Understanding of image signal processing (ISP), exposure control, HDR imaging, sensor calibration, and tuning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Nvidia CUDA, TensorRT, or other hardware acceleration frameworks for high-performance vision processing.
• Familiarity with distributed systems or remote services, particularly in multi-sensor or networked robotic applications.
• Knowledge of optical systems and camera hardware, including lens distortion correction, image tuning, and calibration.
• Experience integrating camera systems into SLAM, multi-sensor fusion, or AI-based perception pipelines.

$125,000 - $200,000 a year

Salary range is dependent on experience and location.

At Simbe, you will be at the forefront of retail innovation, working with cutting-edge AI and robotics technologies to transform retail operations. Our culture is dynamic, inclusive, and driven by a passion for improving the way retailers operate and serve their customers. Join us to be a part of a team that is not only reshaping the future of retail but also offering immense value to our clients worldwide.

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