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This role is responsible for defining BSP architecture, leading camera sensor bring-up and ISP integration, optimizing image quality, and ensuring full compliance with Android Camera HAL requirements. Partnering closely with hardware, imaging, and application teams, this position drives robust, scalable camera solutions from early development through production.\n\nResponsibilities\nOwn the design and implementation of cross-OS camera architecture, leading board bring-up and ensuring robust hardware–software integration across platforms.\nOwn end-to-end development and maintenance of camera drivers (V4L2 sub-devices), ensuring robust integration with the Android Camera HAL.\nDesign and validate DT/DTBO overlays for camera power, reset, and MCLK sequencing, ensuring robust hardware bring-up and runtime stability.\nDrive image quality tuning for 3A algorithms (AE/AWB/AF), LSC, TNR, and color pipelines using provided tools to achieve optimal performance and consistency.\nDesign and own automated media graph validation, streaming verification, and overnight stress test suites to ensure reliability, performance, and regression coverage.\nPartner closely with hardware teams to define, validate, and debug CSI timing, PHY configuration, and sensor onboarding during platform bring-up.\nOwn management of NDA-protected components and maintain a structured, reliable communication cadence with silicon and camera vendors.\nAuthor and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, bring-up playbooks, and release notes to support platform bring-up, handoff, and long-term maintainability.\n\nQualifications\nBS/MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering is required\n6 - 8 years of experience in embedded Linux/Android development with strong C/C++ skills.\nProven experience with V4L2, Linux kernel camera drivers, and Android Camera HAL. \nFamiliarity with device tree overlays, power sequencing.\nHands-on with IQ tuning tools and camera validation frameworks. \nExperience with ISP pipelines and proprietary HAL components. \nAbility to debug complex camera pipelines across kernel and user space.\nProficiency in Git/Gerrit and build systems for Yocto and AOSP. \nKnowledge of GStreamer/OpenCV for Linux multimedia pipelines. \nExperience with Qualcomm’s CHI pipeline.\nUnderstanding of Android CTS/GTS compliance and metadata policies\n\nPer applicable state requirements, the annual pay range for this position ($132,000 - $214,000) which consists of base salary (subject to performance), reflects the hiring range for candidates. 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