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Vision Architect, RL Silicon

Meta· Engineering
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Sunnyvale, CA$212k - $294kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Meta's Reality Lab Silicon organization seeks a Vision Architect to define the long-term technical direction for vision and imaging processing within custom silicon solutions for wearables. Responsibilities include establishing architectural vision for vision processing units and related subsystems, guiding multi-generation roadmaps, and collaborating with research, hardware, and software teams to translate vision workloads into silicon requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the multi-generation architectural vision for computer vision and image processing subsystems within custom SoCs, including ISP pipelines, computer vision accelerators, and memory hierarchies
  • Establish microarchitectural frameworks and design principles for vision processing engines with tradeoffs across performance, power, area, and programmability
  • Drive architectural exploration and feasibility studies for next-generation vision workloads on wearable devices (computer vision inference, video analytics, real-time image processing)
  • Develop and maintain architectural specifications, performance models, and design guidelines for RTL implementation and verification teams
  • Collaborate with AI research and software teams to map emerging vision workloads to silicon architecture decisions
  • Lead cross-functional architecture reviews across design, verification, physical implementation, and post-silicon validation
  • Define performance benchmarks and silicon KPIs for vision subsystems and align success criteria across hardware/software stakeholders
  • Evaluate industry trends and third-party IP strategies to inform build-versus-buy decisions
  • Mentor architects and engineers, establishing best practices and review processes for vision subsystems
  • Partner with post-silicon and systems teams to validate architectural assumptions and drive first-pass silicon success

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 12+ years of experience in silicon architecture, algorithm development, or hardware design with a focus on computer vision, imaging, or video processing subsystems
  • Experience developing cycle-accurate or transaction-level performance models for vision or imaging processing engines
  • Experience driving architecture definition across full silicon development cycles, from concept through post-silicon validation, for wearable applications
  • Experience collaborating with AI, computer vision, or machine learning teams to map algorithmic workloads onto custom silicon architectures

Skills

Required:Silicon architecturePerformance modelingCross-functional leadership

Benefits

  • Benefits described in posting (see linked resources)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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