Principal Camera & Sensor Applications Engineer

Lead initial technical engagements to understand customer imaging, sensing, and embedded-AI use cases, system architectures, and product constraints Translate customer needs into measurable requirements for image quality, AI performance, latency, power, reliability, interfaces, and system cost Define and develop customer demonstrations, evaluation kits, reference designs, and proof-of-concept systems integrating sensors with Mythic technology Support customers through technical evaluation, system integration, troubleshooting, and design-in Serve as the sensor and camera-system subject-matter expert across automotive, robotics, medical, consumer, and industrial applications Translate system and customer requirements into MRDs, PRDs, functional specifications, and prioritized engineering requirements Work with silicon, hardware, software, and AI teams to assess feasibility, identify capability gaps, and guide product-roadmap decisions Define system-level validation plans and success criteria covering image quality, AI accuracy, latency, power, reliability, and overall customer experience Close the loop between customer needs and the Gen2 roadmap Requirements 10+ years in camera systems, imaging, or embedded vision, including senior technical or team leadership Deep expertise across the imaging signal chain: image sensors, optics, ISP, tuning and calibration, and image-quality measurement Demonstrated success taking camera or vision systems from architecture and prototype through validation and volume production Strong customer-facing technical skills, including evaluations, integration support, and troubleshooting with external engineering teams Ability to author functional specifications, MRDs/PRDs, and prioritized requirements Cross-functional fluency with silicon, hardware, firmware, software, and AI teams Preferred: Experience deploying vision models on embedded or specialized AI accelerators; familiarity with edge AI, SoC integration, or compute-in-memory architectures Preferred: Background spanning two or more of Automotive (ADAS/in-cabin), Robotics, Medical, Consumer, and Industrial imaging Preferred: Hands-on development of reference designs, evaluation kits, or proof-of-concept camera systems Preferred: Semiconductor-side experience with image sensors or ISP product definition Core Competencies Demonstrates deep expertise in camera systems and imaging signal chains, with a strong ability to translate customer needs into measurable requirements and functional specifications. Proven experience in leading technical engagements and cross-functional collaboration across various applications including automotive, robotics, and medical. Highest-signal resume keywords Camera Systems Expertise Imaging Signal Chain Knowledge Technical Leadership Customer-Facing Technical Skills Functional Specification Authoring ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills Image Sensors Optics ISP Tuning and Calibration Image-Quality Measurement System Integration Validation and Volume Production MRD Authoring PRD Authoring Embedded Vision Soft Skills Troubleshooting Customer Support Cross-Functional Collaboration Industry Keywords Automotive Imaging Robotics Imaging Medical Imaging Consumer Imaging Industrial Imaging Tools & Technologies AI Accelerators Edge AI SoC Integration Compute-in-Memory Architectures #J-18808-Ljbffr Mythic