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Camera and Photos - Image Quality Engineer

Apple· Camera & Photos
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Cupertino, CA$123.7k - $218kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Image Quality Lab Automation Engineer responsible for testing and evaluating the full camera system, designing custom lab tests and automation solutions, and influencing Apple’s camera teams to achieve best-in-class image quality. Role combines objective/subjective image quality analysis, hardware/firmware understanding, and bespoke software automation in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, conduct, and present analysis of Camera Image Quality investigations (objective and subjective)
  • Develop custom automation solutions for the Camera Imaging lab
  • Design custom lab tests for novel features, algorithms, or hardware solutions
  • Analyze results to influence major decisions across Apple camera teams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional Camera teams to influence performance and image quality in iOS cameras
  • Understand basic image quality concepts, camera hardware & firmware design, and software automation in a lab environment
  • Build bespoke automation solutions to support image quality investigations

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Imaging Science, or a related field
  • Deep expertise in camera image quality metrics on consumer devices
  • Knowledge or research experience in psychophysics
  • Hands-on experience in mobile camera system debugging
  • Deep expertise in camera algorithms and image pipelines
  • Experience with 3A algorithm design
  • Photography expertise
  • Real world experience building automation systems with coding models (Opus/Gemini/GPT) and coding harnesses like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
  • Expertise in at least one of the following: Bash, Python, MATLAB, Swift, C++
  • Technical familiarity with imaging algorithms and pipelines
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with cross-functional collaboration
  • Working knowledge of photography and camera terminology
  • Familiarity with ISO standard Image Quality Metrics and associated charts

Skills

Required:Image quality metricsLab automationProgrammingCamera image processingCommunication
Nice to have:Photography

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational reimbursement for career-related expenses (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission potential
  • Relocation assistance
  • Apple stock via Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Discretionary stock units for eligible employees
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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