Software Engineer – Computational Electromagnetics and Photonics
Metalenz is at the forefront of driving innovation in optics with metasurface technology, providing solutions that redefine the possibilities of mobile imaging and sensing. Metalenz is the first company to bring metasurfaces to mass markets, with millions of its meta-optics already integrated in consumer devices, combining the functionality of three or four complex lenses and components into a single flat device, mass-produced in existing semiconductor foundries.
The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking imaging sensor solution that can see what no other sensor can see, enabling secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones. This system-level solution harnesses the unique capabilities of metasurface optics together with machine vision algorithms to bring a new form of sensing to mobile devices for the first time.
Metalenz is built on foundational research from Harvard University, and backed by venture arms of Intel, 3M, TDK, and others.
The Position
Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As a photonics engineer, you will advance and support the design of our products in imaging and non-imaging optical technologies. A successful candidate will be able to write software to run electromagnetic simulations, design metasurface structures, and interpret and analyze the results.
What you’ll do
- Apply your knowledge of computational electromagnetics to design problems at Metalenz
- Run large scale electromagnetic simulations for metasurface devices
- Analyze and interpret results from simulations
- Document and report to stakeholders the outcomes of experiments
- Use heterogeneous scientific compute platforms, building code to deploy across workstations, clusters, or GPUs
- Use improved full-wave electromagnetics solver algorithms, optimization techniques, and surrogate analysis methods
- Collaborate by writing documentation, engaging in code review, and commenting on design documents
What you’ll need
- BS with three years experience or MS in Physics, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or relevant field and/or demonstrated excellence in relevant technical domains through open source contributions or publications
- Technical background in computational electromagnetics, numerical computing, and optimization
- Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), surrogate modeling, scientific machine learning, and modern developments in solving partial differential equations, particularly Maxwell’s equations
- Optimization techniques and their application in electromagnetics
- Comfort working with high-performance computing environments, especially Julia and cloud compute platforms such as AWS, or willingness to learn
- Familiarity with Python, MATLAB or commercial/open-source E&M software such as Lumerical, CST Studio, or MEEP encouraged
- Experience working with Linux workstations and SLURM clusters desired
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices (version control, cluster management, data provenance, code profiling and unit tests)
What we do
- Work with consumer electronic OEMs to commercialize metasurface optics
- Design next-generation optical systems for emerging consumer applications like 3D sensing
- Apply a modern software stack and cutting-edge developments in computing to greenfield areas in optical system design
- Support internal fabrication and metrology with custom in-house software
Metalenz is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company is committed to providing an open and inclusive environment for all of its employees. The Company prohibits any discrimination on the basis of gender, gender identity, pregnancy, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, criminal record, or genetic information.
Sr. Camera Software Engineer
Metalenz is at the forefront of driving innovation in optics with metasurface technology, providing solutions that redefine the possibilities of mobile imaging and sensing. Metalenz is the first company to bring metasurfaces to mass markets, with millions of its meta-optics already integrated in consumer devices, combining the functionality of three or four complex lenses and components into a single flat device, mass-produced in existing semiconductor foundries.
The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking imaging sensor solution that can see what no other sensor can see, enabling secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones. This system-level solution harnesses the unique capabilities of metasurface optics together with machine vision algorithms to bring a new form of sensing to mobile devices for the first time.
Metalenz is built on foundational research from Harvard University, and backed by venture arms of Intel, 3M, TDK, and others.
The Position
Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As a Sr. Camera Software Engineer you will develop the software on which our unique cameras and computer vision systems operate. A successful candidate will be able to guide camera development in a cross-disciplinary, dynamic environment.
What you’ll do
- Work with the hardware team to select components, validate performance, and influence development.
- Implement image signal processing (ISP) pipelines on standard SoC, e.g., image acquisition from CMOS image sensors, auto-exposure, and custom imaging algorithms to improve image quality.
- Develop Android camera middleware (e.g. Android HAL) for custom camera operation.
- Be the technical expert across the camera software stack to improve system performance and reduce compute requirements.
- Shape the technical roadmap, and develop engineering design document based on product requirements.
- Cross-functional collaboration with sensor/optics and AI/ML engineers.
- Develop production code, engage in code reviews, develop test infrastructure, and support customers.
What you’ll need
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant field and/or demonstrated excellence in relevant technical domains.
- 3+ years’ experience low-level Android development with Qualcomm or similar application processors.
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices (version control, profiling, and unit tests).
- Proficiency in C/C++ and embedded software development for imaging systems.
- Knowledge of camera hardware components and image processing algorithms.
What we do
- Work with consumer electronic OEMs to commercialize meta surface optics.
- Design next-generation optical systems for emerging consumer applications like biometrics and 3D sensing.
- Apply a modern software stack and cutting-edge developments in computing to greenfield areas in optical system design.
- Support internal fabrication and metrology with custom in-house software.
What we offer
- Competitive salary, 401k with company contribution, pre-IPO stock options.
- Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.
- Competitive benefits package including company paid health, dental, vision, life, LTD/ADD.
- Company contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Collaborative office space, flexible work schedule with hybrid and/or work-from-home arrangements for qualified positions.
- Complimentary snacks and drinks, and occasionally lunch on-site.
- Free gym and bike parking on-site.
- Fun, energizing, highly collaborative environment in which each team member has the opportunity to make an impact.
- This is a on-site/hybrid position in our Boston locatiaon, applicants will be accepted from states in which the company is currently registered (MA, NH, NY, NC, TX, CA, WA, UT)
Metalenz is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company is committed to providing an open and inclusive environment for all its employees. The Company prohibits any discrimination based on gender, gender identity, pregnancy, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, criminal record, genetic information, or any other category protected by law.
System Engineer – Computer Vision Optimization
Metalenz is at the forefront of driving innovation in optics with metasurface technology, providing solutions that redefine the possibilities of mobile imaging and sensing. Metalenz is the first company to bring metasurfaces to mass markets, with millions of its meta-optics already integrated in consumer devices, combining the functionality of three or four complex lenses and components into a single flat device, mass-produced in existing semiconductor foundries.
The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking imaging sensor solution that can see what no other sensor can see, enabling secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones. This system-level solution harnesses the unique capabilities of metasurface optics together with machine vision algorithms to bring a new form of sensing to mobile devices for the first time.
Metalenz is built on foundational research from Harvard University, and backed by venture arms of Intel, 3M, TDK, and others.
The Position
Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As a Software Engineer you will develop computer vision and image processing algorithms to work with our engineered meta-optic camera systems. A successful candidate will be able to implement existing and new computer vision algorithms for 3D scene reconstruction, segmentation, and biometric tasks.
What you’ll do
- Optimize machine learning model implementations and inference times
- Work with TFLite, SNPE, or other embedded deep learning libraries
- Quantize and tune model architecture, speed, and performance while maintaining task performance
- Participate in rigorous benchmarking and analysis across model classes
- Deploy to mobile hardware running Android
- Conceive, implement, and optimize deep learning and computer vision algorithms using our unique meta-optic capabilities to bring truly secure authentication to mass market
- Work in facial identification, presentation attack detection, and scene synthesis
- Implement your algorithms on our unique camera hardware
- Assist software team in efficient model integration for application and service hosting the models by writing C++/JNI/Kotlin
- Collaborate by writing documentation, engaging in code review, and commenting on design documents
What you’ll need
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or relevant field and/or demonstrated excellence in relevant technical domains through open source contributions or publications
- 5+ years’ experience building computer vision solutions and deploying deep learning models on mobile
- Broad understanding of methods and tooling, from traditional (FastCV) to deep learning approaches (i.e. PyTorch, Jax, Tensorflow) and their deployment to embedded systems (Android, C++)
- Knowledge of cameras, image processing, and computer vision techniques
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices (version control, data provenance, code profiling and unit tests)
- Knowledge of building and deploying machine learning train and test pipelines a plus
- Proficiency in Python, C++, and JNI
What we do
- Work with consumer electronic OEMs to commercialize meta-optics
- Design next-generation optical systems for emerging consumer applications like 3D sensing
What We Offer
- We provide competitive compensation
- Pre-IPO stock options
- 100%, company paid premiums for employees and their dependents, such as medical, dental, and vision
- Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions
- Employer matching 401k
- Pre-tax commuter plans
- Hybrid working model
- Casual dress code
- 18 days of PTO and 12 paid company holidays
- 10 sick days per year on a calendar basis
Metalenz is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company is committed to providing an open and inclusive environment for all of its employees. The Company prohibits any discrimination on the basis of gender, gender identity, pregnancy, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, criminal record, or genetic information.