R&D Engineer / Researcher – Camera Algorithms
20 hours ago
Cambridge
R&D Engineer / Researcher – Camera Algorithms Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom Work Type: Full-time, On-site Client: A leading global technology company is hiring to expand their imaging research team in Cambridge. About the Role Our client is hiring an experienced R&D Engineer / Researcher in Camera Algorithms to join their imaging research organisation in Cambridge. The team is focused on next-generation camera algorithm development, image quality optimisation, and AI-driven approaches to computational imaging, targeting future consumer products. You will work in a research-driven environment with strong ownership and technical freedom, developing algorithms from concept through implementation, validation, and optimisation. Key Responsibilities • Research, design and implement advanced camera and imaging algorithms, • Develop solutions targeting improvements in image quality, low-light, HDR, tone mapping, denoising, fusion, texture, compression, and rendering, • Build and test end-to-end imaging pipelines, from capture to display, • Implement prototype systems in Python, C or C++, • Conduct objective and subjective IQ evaluation, metric design, and benchmarking, • Optimise algorithms for performance, memory and power, • Prepare technical reports, experiment documentation, and evaluation results, • Collaborate with research, software, hardware and product teams to define technical direction What We’re Looking For Required: • MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Imaging or related field, • Industrial experience in camera algorithms, computational photography, computer vision or image processing, • Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++, • Experience with image quality metrics, evaluation methods and tuning, • Understanding of end-to-end imaging systems and camera pipelines, • Ability to build and validate algorithms in a practical environment, • Background in AI-based image processing or deep learning, • Experience with HDR, low-light, fusion, super-resolution or compression, • Knowledge of GPU, parallel computing or embedded optimisation, • Publications in CVPR / ICCV / ECCV / SIGGRAPH / IS&T or relevant fields, • Passion for photography, computer vision or imaging research Location & Work Environment • On-site in Cambridge, UK, • Modern research facility with high-end equipment and resources, • Relocation assistance may be considered for strong candidates Quick Summary for Candidates This role is ideal for someone who: • Has hands-on experience developing imaging algorithms, • Wants to work on next-gen computational photography, • Enjoys building algorithms from scratch and validating them