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You will work at the intersection of advanced research and product-oriented innovation, collaborating with internal R&D teams, leading universities, technology partners, and industry experts.\nThis is an exciting opportunity for an experienced imaging professional who wants to shape future mobile camera systems and transform innovative concepts into technologies with real-world impact.\nKey Responsibilities\nDrive system-level innovation for next-generation smartphone camera hardware.\n\nExplore emerging technologies and identify new opportunities in camera modules, optical systems, and mobile imaging architectures.\n\nDevelop innovative imaging concepts and evaluate their technical feasibility, system value, and potential product impact.\n\nLead or contribute to camera innovation projects from early-stage research and concept definition through prototyping and validation.\n\nCollaborate closely with multidisciplinary R&D teams, including optics, actuators, camera modules, imaging algorithms (AI & non AI), sensors, mechanics, and system engineering.\n\nBuild and manage research collaborations with universities, academic institutions, technology partners, and industry organizations.\n\nMonitor technology trends across the mobile imaging ecosystem and translate new developments into actionable research directions.\n\nProvide technical insight and system-level guidance for strategic camera technology planning.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nMaster’s or PhD degree in Optical Engineering, Photonics, Imaging Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.\n\nMinimum 3-5 years of relevant industry experience in smartphone cameras, camera modules, imaging optics, or consumer imaging systems.\n\nStrong understanding of camera system architecture and the interaction between optics, image sensors, actuators, mechanics, electronics, ISP, and imaging algorithms.\n\nExperience developing or evaluating camera technologies from early-stage concept and feasibility analysis through prototyping and validation.\n\nAbility to make system-level trade-offs across image quality, module size, power consumption, reliability, cost, and manufacturability.\n\nStrong innovation, problem-solving, collaboration, and technical communication skills, with professional proficiency in English.\n\nIt is a plus to have:\nHands-on expertise in one or more areas such as camera module architecture, imaging optics, optomechanical design, sensor integration, AF/OIS, or camera performance characterization.\n\nExperience with smartphone camera systems or other miniaturized imaging products.\n\nExperience using optical design and simulation tools such as Zemax, Code V or similar.\n\nExperience in building camera demonstrator systems with novel camera hardware and developing software for control and image processing pipeline.\n\nExperience working with universities, research institutes, suppliers, or industry partners; patents, publications, prototypes, or productized innovations are considered an advantage.\n\nContract Type: This is a full-time permanent employee position. We expect you to start as soon as possible and job will be filled as soon as suitable candidate has found.\nLocation: On-site in Tampere, Finland.\nWhy Join Us?\nInnovative Work: You’ll be working with the cutting-edge technology and creating innovative imaging solutions in hardware, Image processing, computer vision, color, and imaging system performance.\nStrong R&D and Collaboration: We have strong R&D capabilities and own multiple high-end testing devices. 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