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Camera Engineer

Helsing· Hardware Engineering
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Hybrid (Berlin; London; Munich)full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Camera Engineer responsible for the imaging stack from optics to data pipelines, translating mission requirements into hardware specifications and ensuring high-quality, precisely timed sensor data for AI in real-world conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Define imaging architecture. Select lens and sensor combinations, align specifications with the AI team, and own the technical trade-offs between optical performance and algorithm requirements.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, Optical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • A track record of taking complex opto-electronic systems from prototype to production.
  • Practical knowledge of opto-mechanical design challenges, including thermal management for high-power sensors and mechanical mounting for optical alignment.
  • Strong understanding of imaging physics: lens selection, MTF characteristics, CMOS sensor architecture, quantum efficiency, and noise sources.
  • System-level synchronisation experience, including PTP, PPS, and hardware triggers such as Hsync and Vsync, to align image capture with other sensors and compute modules.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust for low-level firmware development or hardware-software interface debugging.

Skills

Required:Imaging architecture designFPGA firmware developmentHardware-software integrationOpto-mechanical designImaging physics knowledgeSystem-level synchronizationC/C++ or Rust

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • VSOP options
  • Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
  • Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
  • Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
  • Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
  • Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
  • A hands-on onboarding program (Infraduction) to learn our tech stack and work with other engineering teams from day one
Last updated Aug 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

Helsing | Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies

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