Sr. Image Quality Hardware Engineer

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Image Quality Hardware engineer to join our team. In the day to day, you will support the IQ architecture on the hardware selection and bring-up, and bridge the gap between initial hardware sample and massive factory roll-out. You ensure that the camera quality could perform well under the harsh user scenarios. We have a tremendous amount of telemetry and access to customers that help guide our design process. You will work directly with our customers to ensure we lead the industry in our product design. We run a collaborative process working closely with Product Management, EE, PD, FW, EPM, NPI, and Hardware leadership to make excellent tradeoffs and choices. Throughout this process, you’ll share your expertise with other engineers. The US and Taiwan IQ teams are supported by the Supply Chain team, laboratories, JDM design resources, and a growing supply base. You will work closely with these internal and external partners to achieve our objectives.

This role is based in our Taipei office, and it is a hybrid position required to office as needed. This position requires travel up to 25% of the time and proximity to an international airport. Relocation will not be provided

In this role, you will

• LAB Build-up & Management: Take ownership of the IQ Laboratory design, and infrastructure setup. Build and align high-precision optical rails, specialized 360° stitching chart box, and mount control systems to create a world-class testing environment.
• Intrinsic & Extrinsic Calibration: Design and implement precise geometric calibration procedures. Measure and calculate empirical camera intrinsics and extrinsics to feed accurate data into downstream software algorithms.
• Component Selection Support: Collaborate closely with the US IQ Architecture team during the early R&D phase. Participate in the evaluation of Sensors, Lenses, and SoCs, providing critical hardware-level feedback and manufacturing feasibility (DFM) reviews to ensure the selected parts can hit target specifications.
• Factory IQ Testing & EOL Deployment: Lead the transition from lab prototype to mass production. Define factory image quality testing specifications, design chart requirements for the factory floor, and review Active Alignment (AA) equipment standards to eliminate lens-tilt and centering errors on the line.
• Stress & Environmental Reliability Testing: Evaluate how physical stress impacts image quality. Design and execute comprehensive IQ testing under extreme conditions—specifically quantifying how high-frequency mechanical Vibration affects MTF stability and how severe Temperature fluctuations cause focus-shift or mechanical deformation.

Minimum requirements for the role

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in camera module or product development, optical calibration, or production line EOL testing. Understanding of camera intrinsic and extrinsic calibration matrix mathematics and distortion models.
• Production Line (EOL/AA) Knowledge: Proven track record of deploying camera testing or calibration stations in a mass-production factory environment. Experience with Active Alignment (AA) machine specification and yield optimization is highly preferred.
• Mechanical & Environmental Stress Analysis: Familiarity with assessing image quality degradation under physical stress; experience using optical rails, 6-axis precision mounts, and executing vibration/thermal profile testing on camera modules.
• Tooling & Lab Infrastructure Mastery: Demonstrated ability to plan, source, and calibrate specialized optical testing equipment to maintain strict testing repeatability.
• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• Ability to travel up to 25% when necessary.
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive independent work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

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Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.

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