Hardware Engineer/ Camera System Engineer

🚀 Meta Reality Labs is Hiring: Optical Modeling / Camera Systems Engineers

2 Positions

🔹 Optical Modeling Engineer (Python/Matlab focus)

🔹 Camera Simulation Software Engineer (C++ focus)

Duration: 12 months (extension possible)

Location: UK (Remote by default)

Meta Reality Labs is pushing the boundaries of AR, VR, MR, and smart glasses—and we’re looking for senior engineers to help shape the future of camera technology.

Join a world-class team building end-to-end camera simulation pipelines that power next-generation hardware decisions before prototypes even exist. If you love working at the intersection of optics, imaging, and high-performance software, this is your next big challenge.

🔍 What You’ll Work On

• Build and validate optical and camera models for our advanced imaging simulation pipeline
• Influence camera architecture decisions across AR, VR, MR, and smart-glasses products
• Collaborate with optics, camera, graphics, and sensor teams across Reality Labs
• Run experiments, collect data, and validate simulated vs. real-world performance
• Partner with tools like Code V, Zemax, Ansys, Synopsys
• Support hardware & software teams by simulating new lens, sensor, and ISP configurations

You’ll help answer questions like: “What happens if we change the lens, sensor, or pipeline?” — before the hardware even exists.

🛠️ Who We’re Looking For

Non-negotiables

• Strong background in camera development, image design, and image quality
• 6+ years experience (flexible)
• Experience modeling imaging systems, lens behavior, optics, and image formation

Role 1: Optical Modeling / Prototyping Engineer

• Expert in Python and/or MATLAB
• Comfortable building and validating simulation prototypes

Role 2: Camera Simulation Software Engineer

• Strong C++ development experience
• Experience building performant software pipelines

Bonus skills

• Code V / Zemax lens design knowledge
• Imaging system calibration, metrology, MTF/SNR, sensor and ISP familiarity

⭐ Why Join?

• Work on cutting-edge AR/VR/MR camera technologies
• Influence product architecture before it reaches hardware
• Be part of a highly specialized team shaping the future of visual computing
• Opportunity to apply first principles to real-world imaging challenges

📅 Interview Process

3 stages

1️⃣ Domain & technical deep dive

2️⃣ Coding

3️⃣ Behavioral

If you’re passionate about advancing the future of imaging and camera systems, drop me a message or apply directly.

Let’s build the future of AR/VR together. 🌐✨