XR Camera and Machine Vision Engineer Graduate (PICO) - 2026 Start (PhD)

ByteDance

$122K — $223K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in EE, ECE, CS, Applied Physics, or related field.
  • Experience with cameras and optical image sensors in real-world applications.
  • Hands-on hardware experience with PCB, FPGA, and system prototyping.
  • Research-level expertise in computer vision and machine learning.
  • Proficiency in Python and C/C++, Matlab knowledge is a bonus.
  • Strong communication skills and self-motivated in a team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop efficient machine vision perception systems.
  • Oversee camera system hardware and software development.
  • Design experiments for visual performance evaluation.
  • Optimize algorithms for edge device efficiency.
  • Define specifications for next-gen VR/MR/AR camera technologies.

Benefits

  • Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Paid parental leave and disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and wellbeing benefits.
  • 10 paid holidays and 10 sick days per year.
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time with increasing accruals.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities - Develop power & computational efficient machine vision perception systems. - Camera system level HW and SW development. - Design experiments and test platforms for visual performance evaluation. - Optimize machine vision algorithm/framework for edge devices with efficient HW/SW architecture. - Define specs for next generation VR/MR/AR cameras and see-through experiences. Qualification Minimum Qualifications - Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD in EE, ECE, CS, Applied Physics, or a related technical discipline. - Direct experience with cameras / optical image sensors and computer vision on real images - CMOS/CIS, event cameras, computational imaging, or camera-based perception. - Hands-on hardware: physically built and prototype real systems (PCB, FPGA, sensor/optical front-end bring-up, embedded). - Modern ML/vision: research-level computer vision, efficient perception, or foundation models, with real understanding of what modern models need from the input data. - Strong programming: Python and C/C++ (Matlab a plus). - Proactive, self-motivated, strong communication in a fast-paced, highly multidisciplinary team. Preferred Qualifications - Work at the hardware-algorithm intersection: sensor-algorithm co-design, near-/in-sensor compute, event cameras, computational imaging, efficient/edge perception. - Fluency leveraging VLM/LLM/foundation models to build or accelerate perception systems. - Low-power/edge deployment, power-performance modeling, or AI-accelerator-aware model design. - 3D computer vision / reconstruction; image-processing pipeline development. Job Information 【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $122574 - $223200 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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