21 days ago
Base Salary
$230k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own camera sensor, lens, and module selection from requirements and trade studies through vendor engagement and hardware bring-up.
- Develop and deliver production camera pipelines, including sensor drivers, multi-camera synchronization, timestamping, and reliable frame delivery within latency budgets.
- Tune exposure, white balance, and dynamic range for perception-model accuracy across real-home lighting conditions.
- Build camera calibration into production, including intrinsic and extrinsic calibration, automated validation, fleet drift monitoring, and field recovery.
- Debug camera systems across MIPI CSI-2, SerDes links, I2C, PoE, and power and clock sequencing.
- Design manufacturing calibration fixtures and stations, and address cycle time, yield, and build-data failure analysis.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience shipping camera or imaging software in production systems such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, consumer devices, or AR/VR.
- Hands-on experience bringing up image sensors on embedded Linux, including V4L2, MIPI CSI-2, drivers, and device trees.
- Demonstrated experience with camera intrinsic and extrinsic calibration and validation of calibration quality.
- Strong C++ experience in performance-critical systems, including profiling and debugging frame and latency issues.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave.
- 401(k) plan with company match: 100% on the first 3% of contributions and 50% on the next 2%.
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options.
- Commuter benefits for transit and parking.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program for mental health, financial, and personal support.
- Compensation includes $230K - $285K base plus equity.
About 1X
1X builds and manufactures humanoid robots designed to perform real-world physical tasks in homes and workplaces, paired with AI-driven control software. The company pursues a hardware-plus-software robotics business model, with development focused on general-purpose manipulation and mobility. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, it is privately held and operates in the robotics, AI, and electronics manufacturing domains, with products including the EVE and NEO humanoid platforms.
