Image Quality Engineer and Lab Specialist

At Glass Imaging, we're on a mission to revolutionize how people capture images. We are looking for an Image Quality Engineer / Lab Specialist, to be based in our Los Altos CA office, to help us enhance the visual performance of our products, working on the practical side of image collection, organization, testing and analysis. If you have a deep love for photography and videography and are eager to create the next generation of imaging, join us in shaping the future of our camera technologies.

Role DescriptionAs an Image Quality and Lab Specialist at Glass Imaging, you will be instrumental in testing and refining our camera algorithms. Your role will involve:Participating in rigorous quality assessments of new features and algorithms, both in laboratory settings and real-world environments.Developing image evaluation workflows, processes and documentation to measure the progress of image processing over time and across platforms.Engaging actively in the evaluation and assisting with development of core image processing methods.Providing impactful feedback directly to our engineering teams based on your evaluations.Manage image data collection labs and work closely with the machine learning engineers to generate and organize new datasets.You will be a vital member of a dynamic, collaborative team that thrives in an energetic and fast-paced startup environment.You will work from our office in Los Altos, CA

Key Qualifications and ExperienceBachelor's or Master's degree

in

Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Art, or FilmExperience in

photography

or

videography , with a keen

artistic and technical

eye.Practical skills in

photo and video editing

software such as

Lightroom, Photoshop , or similar tools.Experience programming in

PythonAble to

technically analyze image quality

from test captures, assess artifacts, compare and contrast typical degradations, and effectively rank large sets of captures.Possess a strong grasp of historical and future

trends in image capture and processingProficient understanding of traditional

camera pipelines and digital imaging processes , including

HDR

image fusion , and

low light imagingExperience with

camera lab equipment , lighting, etc., and familiarity with standard camera system operations ( metering/exposure control, focus, framing, alignment ) in a testing environment.Excellent

communication and presentation skills , with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. Ability to create

presentations and bug reports , succinctly analyze and summarize issues with different camera systems and algorithms,

compare and contrast details in image sets

Preferred QualificationsDemonstrated ability to conduct

photographic field tests

with fixed and dynamic scenes,

test charts and real-world edge case testing and analysis . Developed protocols for efficient

data collectionUnderstanding of typical

camera ISP blocks

3A, AWB, noise reduction, sharpening

etc.); experience with

tuning of camera ISP pipelinesUnderstanding of

human visual perception

color science, optics and camera testing

methodsScripting with Python, Bash, Linux/OSX

command line utilities etc. for automation of metadata processing, file organization and naming, format conversion etc. and basic data analysisExperience with simple

Python image processing libraries

eg for automating image pre-processingExperience with

mobile app development (iOS / Android)Experience with

microcontrollers , interfacing with

Raspberry Pi for lab automationFamiliarity with

fundamentals of digital signal & image processing

computer graphics, computer vision, machine learning or computational photographyWhy Glass Imaging?Join us at Glass Imaging, where you can be part of a team that values innovation, creativity, and the pursuit of excellence. We offer the excitement and flexibility of a startup with the opportunity to make a significant impact in the imaging industry. Let's create something amazing together!If you are ready to contribute to a team that pushes the boundaries of imaging technology, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to become a part of our journey at Glass Imaging.

Background on Glass Imaging:Founded by former Apple Engineers who brought you Portrait Mode and other iPhone camera features, Glass Imaging is building the future of smartphone photography that delivers astonishing image quality. Glass Imaging has both software-only (AI based) and software+hardware (AI plus custom optical design) solutions to improve smartphone camera quality.

On the software only side, our edge AI processing algorithms can replace the front end of a traditional camera ISP pipeline to correct the optical defects of lenses, perform joint demosaicing, deconvolution, denoising, and super-resolution, and run on a phone’s GPU, Neural Engine or similar, to give ultra-detailed high fidelity images in near-real-time.

On the software+hardware side, Glass's innovative camera architecture combines a new type of lens with state-of-the-art AI algorithms to form an image on a large image sensor while keeping the overall thickness of the camera module thin enough to fit in any smartphone, and deliver DSLR quality results.

We are a well funded VC backed seed-stage startup with great benefits (including stock options, competitive pay, 401k, and health insurance), a small (but growing) and friendly team. We are all passionate about photography and hope you are too! We strongly prefer applicants based in or able to relocate to Bay Area, though remote/hybrid may be possible in the right circumstances. www.glass-imaging.com