Senior Embedded Linux / Android Camera Engineer

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Join a long-term international engineering project delivered by Jabil and work on advanced embedded camera and video technologies for a global leader in smart automation and control systems.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Camera / Embedded Linux Engineer who enjoys working close to the hardware and deep inside the Linux and Android camera stack—solving the complex problems that happen where image sensors, drivers, kernel, ISP, multimedia frameworks, and Android come together.

You’ll contribute to a unified camera technology platform powering multiple product families used in conference rooms, classrooms, auditoriums, home offices, and enterprise environments worldwide. Your work will have a direct impact on camera performance, video quality, system stability, and the overall user experience of commercially deployed products.
Deep Camera & Embedded Linux Engineering

Rather than working only at the application layer, you’ll have the opportunity to investigate and solve problems across the complete camera pipeline, from hardware interfaces and Linux kernel drivers through Android and multimedia frameworks.

Solve Problems That Require Real Engineering

You may find yourself analyzing kernel logs and driver behavior, tracing frames through V4L2 and the ISP, debugging MIPI CSI-2 communication, investigating Android Camera HAL behavior, tuning GStreamer pipelines, or determining whether a difficult problem originates in the sensor, hardware interface, kernel, driver, multimedia stack, or higher software layers.

Technical Ownership & Global Product Impact

We value senior engineers who want more than a predefined list of implementation tasks. You’ll have the opportunity to own complex technical topics from investigation through solution, contribute to architecture and engineering decisions, and work directly with globally distributed technical stakeholders.
Required Expertise

Must have

- 8+ years of embedded/low-level development experience, with 4–5+ years focused on Linux / Android BSP and camera or multimedia subsystem integration

- Strong C/C++ programming skills

- Strong experience with Linux kernel camera drivers and V4L2 (including sub-device drivers )

- Proven experience integrating and maintaining Android Camera HAL

- Hands-on experience with camera sensor bring-up and board-level integration

- Experience working with Device Tree / DTBO overlays , including power sequencing , reset , and clock (MCLK) configuration

- Experience with ISP and image quality (IQ) pipelines , including:
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3A algorithms (AE, AWB, AF) ,

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Lens Shading Correction (LSC) ,

- Temporal Noise Reduction (TNR)

- Ability to debug complex camera pipelines across kernel and user space

- Experience with Git/Gerrit and build systems ( Yocto or AOSP )

- Strong understanding of embedded Linux and Android system architecture

- Experience with camera validation and debugging frameworks .

- Strong verbal and written communication skills , with the manner to effectively collaborate for the successful project delivery and to take ownership of complex technical challenges .

Nice to have

- Experience with Qualcomm’s CHI pipeline

- Experience with ISP pipelines and proprietary HAL implementations

- Knowledge of multimedia frameworks such as GStreamer or OpenCV

- Experience working with high-resolution or multi-camera systems

- Familiarity with automated validation framework