Lab Engineer II 0430 SS #1

Job Title: Lab Engineer II

Contract Duration: 11 Months
Location: Sausalito CA

Responsibilities:

• Conduct data capture sessions data annotations and data processing using both commercial and proprietary software and hardware.
• Support and maintain capture labs for ongoing projects.
• Assemble debug and verify capture systems to meet predefined needs and specifications by collaborating with hardware engineers motion capture vendors and internal engineering/research teams.
• Test existing capture systems end-to-end to ensure accuracy and correctness isolating errors to specific components.
• Provide technical feedback on system quality stability and output by monitoring system infrastructure effectiveness.
• Set milestones and timelines for project management.
• Identify and escalate blockers and slowdowns in processes collaborating with researchers and lab managers to resolve issues and unblock projects.
• Produce technical documentation for capture systems to ensure clarity and standardization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in working with both Linux and Windows operating systems using command line tools.
• Experience in a production capture setting.
• Experience with multi-camera systems depth sensors IMUs and integrating them into a unified capture system for data collection.
• Strong skills in debugging profiling and troubleshooting software and hardware issues.
• Hands-on experience with applied research and/or product development involving joint hardware/software design development and integration.
• Creative problem-solving skills with a can-do attitude and resourcefulness.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn new and experimental technologies quickly applying them in day-to-day work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences by adapting language to their background.
• Collaborative experience with cross-functional teams including Engineering Research Product Design and external clients.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience working with capture systems.
• Additional experience in a production capture setting.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and/or cloud services.
• Proficient in scripting and automation including languages like Python and shell scripts (e.g. bash ZSH).
• Hands-on experience with multi-camera systems.
• Experience with open-source software.
• Strong background in fault analysis or failure mode analysis.
• Knowledge of camera synchronization technologies (e.g. Timecode Genlock) and real-time systems.
• Experience taking a system from concept to deployment.
• Experience with 3D printers and/or rapid prototyping.

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