Proception Inc

Making humanoids dexterous enough to thread a needle

Embedded Camera Systems Engineer (MIPI / ISP / SoC)

$120 - $2000.10% - 0.50%Palo Alto, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Robotics
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Jack Xu
Jack Xu
Founder

About the role

“Build the low-level camera and imaging systems that power next-generation humanoid and robotic perception. You will work across MIPI CSI-2 cameras, ISPs, FPGA bridges, and embedded SoCs to bring up, calibrate, synchronize, and deploy multi-camera systems at scale. This role sits at the boundary between hardware, kernel drivers, and real-time perception pipelines.”

🎯Role Details

  • Bring up and validate MIPI CSI-2 camera sensors on RK3588, Jetson Orin, and custom boards
  • Develop and debug camera sensor drivers, ISP pipelines, and device tree configurations
  • Integrate RGB, stereo, and depth cameras into real-time perception pipelines
  • Design and support multi-camera synchronization and hardware triggering strategies
  • Work with FPGA-based camera bridges or aggregators when needed
  • Implement and maintain camera calibration pipelines (mono, stereo, multi-view)
  • Optimize throughput, latency, and stability for high-resolution and multi-camera systems
  • Collaborate with perception, SLAM, and hardware teams to ensure end-to-end reliability
  • Support manufacturing test, validation, and field diagnostics for camera subsystems

⚡Requirements

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent industry experience
  • Strong experience with embedded Linux camera stacks (V4L2, Media Controller, libcamera)
  • Hands-on experience bringing up MIPI CSI-2 cameras on SoCs such as RK3588 or Jetson Orin
  • Understanding of MIPI CSI-2, D-PHY / C-PHY, lane configurations, and bandwidth constraints
  • Experience with camera sensor drivers, device tree configuration, and kernel debugging
  • Proficiency in Rust and C/C++ for embedded systems and kernel-adjacent development
  • Experience with camera calibration (intrinsics, extrinsics, stereo, multi-camera rigs)
  • Comfortable working with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware bring-up tools
  • Strong Linux fundamentals (drivers, DMA, memory, interrupts, power management)

💰Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Work on real robotic systems deployed in the physical world
  • High-ownership role spanning hardware, kernel, and perception interfaces
  • Opportunity to define the camera architecture for next-generation humanoid robots

Please also apply through our website directly https://www.proception.ai/careers

About Proception Inc

We work on the dexterity problem for humanoids

Proception Inc
Founded:2024
Batch:W25
Team Size:10
Status:
Active
Founders
Jay Li
Jay Li
Founder
Jack Xu
Jack Xu
Founder