Sr. Vision Sensor Digital Design Engineer

Join a company where you can make a difference in solving real-world problems while learning and developing computer vision technologies. At Oculi, we are a start-up pushing AI sensing to the edge and have developed the World’s First Smart Programmable Vision Sensor™. Hardware gains are achieved by moving smarts to the pixel – the Oculi IntelliPixel©. This enables vastly more efficient and adaptable AI than possible with today’s conventional image sensor architectures. These results confirm the promise of the technology to bring breakthroughs in energy efficiency and performance to AI tasks including perception and control from the edge.

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About the Role

As a Sr. Vision Sensor Digital Design Engineer, your primary responsibilities include:

• Define the microarchitecture and implement designs for Oculi’s next-generation AI at the edge vision sensor.

• Utilize standard RTL languages like Verilog and be open to custom digital design.

• Collaborate with a small, elite team of engineers who contribute across all levels of silicon engineering and AI software, and who are pioneering AI at the edge.

• Work with an interdisciplinary team of system and software architects, AI framework developers, application engineers, and algorithms researchers to advance Oculi’s AI at the edge technology from the lab to a wide range of commercial products.

• Rapidly learn new design skills and computing concepts due to the novel flexibility of Oculi’s AI at the edge. A passion for innovation and a strong eagerness to learn are essential for success in this role.

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Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum education requirements and minimum required qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Relevant experience can be gained through coursework, classes, project work, internships, and/or military service. Additional preferred qualifications are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

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Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience in image sensor logic design, or Master’s Degree with 4+ years of experience in Computer Science or other STEM-related field.

• 6+ years of experience in circuits, RTL, and microarchitecture design of ASICs, SoCs, and processors.

• 5+ years of experience developing new high-performance RTL-level designs.

• 2+ years of experience in custom digital design.

• 1+ years of experience leading IP-level microarchitecture definition.​

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Preferred Qualifications

• Deep experience in image sensor front-end logic block design, including:

  • Specification development

  • RTL design

  • RTL verification

  • Logic synthesis

• Understanding of CMOS image sensor functions and operation (Global Shutter, Ambient Light Sensing, High Dynamic Range, etc.).

• Experience in image signal processing methodologies (edge detection, defect correction, color correction, shape detection, etc.).

• Experience with quantitative power/performance/area modeling.

• Experience with AI hardware design, deep learning, and AI workload compute dataflow.

• Experience with Cadence and Synopsis design tools.

• Experience with software programming in C/C++ or Python.

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Why should you apply to Oculi

Posting Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Salary range dependent on a number of factors, including location and experience

Working Model

This role is available as a remote role and generally would require travel to Oculi sites occasionally, based on business need. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs

Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience.

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If you find this job stimulating send your CV in PDF format to info@oculi.ai. Please include the Job Title in the email subject.