Image Quality Engineer, Silicon

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

In this role, you will be responsible for tuning and evaluating the image quality of camera Image Signal Processor (ISP), display, and video codec subsystems. You will have an understanding of image processing, camera ISP, display, codec technologies, or experience in image quality tuning and evaluation.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for fine-tune image quality parameters (e.g., color, contrast, sharpness, noise reduction, and dynamic range for camera ISP and display subsystems).
• Evaluate camera ISP, display, and video codec algorithms and identify areas for improvement to enhance image quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance image quality at the block and system level.
• Analyze and troubleshoot image quality issues, and provide solutions to improve the image quality.
• Stay informed on the latest image quality research and developments.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Image Processing, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in image quality tuning or evaluation, camera ISP, display, or video codec.
• Experience in image quality assessment protocol or tools (e.g., Imatest, etc.).
• Experience in programming languages (e.g., C/C++ or Python).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Image Processing, or a related field.
• 7 years of experience in image processing algorithms, tuning or evaluating image quality of camera ISP, display, or video codec subsystems.
• Experience in Integrated Circuit (IC) design flow and the development of multimedia chips.
• Experience communicating and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.