Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience., 10+ years of experience in embedded platforms., Strong programming experience in C/C++ for embedded systems., Experience with Linux, AOSP, and camera drivers..

Key responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for camera modules.

Implement control logic for camera-related components and integrate camera drivers.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams for camera bring-up and debugging.

Optimize firmware for performance and conduct system-level debugging.

Job description

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves more than 120,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Visit gomotive.com to learn more.

About the Role:

As a Camera Firmware Engineering Developer, you will be a key member of the Hardware team shaping the way we develop our products. Both an exceptional technical engineer and self-starter, you are able to design, execute, and test complex embedded features on a range of platforms from bare metal, RTOS, and Linux.

This role will be responsible for developing and optimizing embedded firmware that enables high-quality camera performance across a range of devices. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, image processing, and validation teams to deliver robust and innovative camera solutions for consumer electronics, automotive, or industrial applications.

What You’ll Do:

Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for camera modules and imaging systems.
Implement control logic for sensors, lenses, actuators (VCM), ISP (Image Signal Processor), and other camera-related components.
Integrate camera drivers (I2C, MIPI CSI-2, GPIO, etc.) into existing platforms and ensure compatibility.
Collaborate with hardware and software teams to support camera bring-up, debugging, and tuning.
Optimize firmware for performance, power efficiency, memory usage, and reliability.
Conduct system-level debugging and root cause analysis for camera-related issues.
Develop test utilities, diagnostics, and automation tools for validation and manufacturing support.
Document design specifications, procedures, and best practices.

What We’re Looking For:

10+ years of experience in embedded platforms.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Strong programming experience and demonstrated proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including development of algorithms, component drivers, and implementing highly optimized code.
Experience with Linux, AOSP, Android development.
Experience with SoCs from Qualcomm or similar platforms.
Knowledge of camera drivers, pipeline, 3A architecture, video encoder optimization…etc.
Familiarity with mobile/automotive camera frameworks.
Experience in cross-functional collaboration across global teams.
Scripting experience in Python or Bash for test automation.

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