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Image Sensor Architect, Camera Hardware

Apple
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Cupertino, CA$184.7k - $324.8k + equity + bonusPosted 2w ago

About the role

Camera Silicon Architect responsible for defining future imaging for Apple products by pioneering image sensor architectures and driving cross-disciplinary silicon and algorithmic solutions from concept to silicon bring-up and productization within the Camera Hardware Engineering group.

Responsibilities

  • Work cross-functionally to define and develop image sensor architectures including digital control, processing, and functional capabilities for next generation camera systems in support of innovative product features
  • Evaluate problem/solution space and identify architectural approaches
  • Identify opportunities for advancement in camera systems aligned with emerging technologies and critical system constraints
  • Develop & drive chip level specifications
  • Support bring-up and debug of initial silicon implementation, participate in system integration tasks with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Represent new camera silicon in cross-functional forums in support of productization of sensor features across hardware, software and system, assessing feature and implementation tradeoffs

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • Experience with high performance and low power image sensor architecture design
  • Experience on leading development of image sensing devices or mixed-signal designs
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Ability to drive and lead technical initiatives across distributed multi-disciplinary teams
  • Being familiar with general industry trends and technical challenges for high performance and low power imaging sensors/systems is a strong plus
  • Ability to methodically derive design and verification requirements from design specifications and drive design activities toward compliance to requirements
  • Being familiar with image sensor manufacturing technology, image sensor performance metrics, image sensor usage and integration into camera systems is a strong plus
  • Experience with modeling and simulating device/system designs to assess power/performance/area/bandwidth/latency tradeoffs
  • Experience in algorithm development and signal processing data-path design
  • Experience in Matlab, C, Python or other programming/scripting languages

Skills

Required:Image sensor architecture designMixed-signal designSystem-level architectural definitionChip bring-up & debugAlgorithm development / signal processingProgramming / scriptingCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments, relocation eligibility
  • Employee stock programs including discretionary RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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