Camera Systems Architect

We are seeking an exceptional Camera Systems Architect to join our Core Engineering Team, taking a lead role in developing industry-leading camera designs for Ultraleap and our partners.

The camera system has a large impact on hand tracking performance and is at the heart of our world-leading hand tracking. You will take ownership in the development of our camera system to continue bringing our industry-leading designs from concept to our target markets. As a camera systems architect you will work closely with internal and external partners to define the camera feature roadmap for future generations of Ultraleap tracking cameras.

The role requires the ability to learn quickly and become familiar with several different technologies that synergize in our hand tracking system. Excellent communication and collaboration skills will be required to bridge the requirements of the product team and customers with our hardware, firmware, mechanical engineering teams and manufacturing partners.

This role will also include camera design evaluation and qualification of our ODM partner’s vision systems and documentation of camera-specific design, test, and manufacturing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Camera systems development, identifying new concepts and system architectures to deliver best-in-class hand tracking system performance.
• Technical leadership of camera hardware projects in engagements with product, internal engineering teams and external customer engineering teams.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of camera components (lenses, sensors, ISPs etc.), technologies and engineering processes for embedded camera modules.
• Work closely with internal FAE and external customer engineering teams to understand and optimize customer vision systems.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Proven industry experience in the development of camera systems.
• Demonstrated history of camera or optical system engineering and cross-functional product development.
• Experience in at least one of the following:
  • Compact, low power electronics circuit design.
  • Image sensor design and/or characterization.
  • Image quality analysis.
  • Lens/optical system characterization and analysis.
  • Experience of spatial tracking and/or spatial computing systems.
  • Design and test of compact imaging optics.
  • Multi-camera calibration.

About Ultraleap

Ultraleap was formed when Ultrahaptics and Leap Motion came together in May 2019.

We’ve brought together the world’s most powerful 3D hand tracking with the only mid-air haptics technology to change the way humans and machines interact, solving some of the most challenging and practical problems on the way.

Our team is spread across the world, with locations in Silicon Valley and Bristol, UK and includes world-leading experts in interface design, acoustics, machine learning and computer vision.

Ultraleap Values

Our company culture is strong and one that we are proud of; the ideal candidate will reflect our Values

Passion for Excellence: We value excellence in everything we do, from our products to our delivery and customer service.  We are the number one choice for our customers and are known for delivering what we promise to each other, to customers and to investors.

Restless Innovators: Creativity and invention are key to our success.  We are not satisfied with the status quo. We look for novel solutions that give us a competitive advantage.  The ‘normal way’ something is done is not always the right way for us.

Open and Inclusive: We strive to build an open and inclusive culture.  This applies to everything we do; from our interactions with each other, to our decision making and communication.  We believe that diverse groups produce better solutions.

Winning Together: We recognise that individual success is built upon a team effort.  We acknowledge each other’s achievements and celebrate them together.  Accountability and collaboration go hand in hand and make us stronger as an organisation.