Image Sensor Design Engineer

Sony Advanced Visual Sensing (subsidiary of Sony Semiconductor Solutions)

Zurich, Switzerland

Are you looking to make a large impact on the field of image sensors? In this position, you will come up with new image sensor topologies using your knowledge of analog and mixed-signal circuits and collaborate closely and in an agile manner with our computer vision team. If new challenges and topics motivate you, then this opportunity is tailored for you!

Our team, being acquired by Sony in 2019, strives to keep alive our startup culture of curiosity and high engagement. We concentrate on vision sensors that drive customer value and scale our impact by establishing leading design methodologies for rapid and efficient prototyping. These methodologies are helped by our close ties with our computer vision team.

We value a diverse work culture that promotes expression of differing opinions and values diverse personalities and backgrounds. This is crucial for asking the right questions to find the best and simplest solutions.

With you on our team, we will live up to the Sony mission to “fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.”

You will:

• Ideate new sensor architectures for high-value applications
• Design and layout high-performance analogue and mixed-signal circuits for sensor prototypes
• Be an agile learner who can acquire a diverse set of skills and insights
• Work closely with our interdisciplinary team and collaborate with sites from Japan and Europe

You should have:

• BSc or higher in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related fields
• Basic understanding of photodiode structure and operation
• Proficiency in analog and mixed-signal IC design and layout (bias, amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, etc.)
• Experience (preferably in industry) in design and tapeout of CMOS image sensors (CIS)
• Familiarity with analog EDA tools and simulation
• Fluency in English

You can set yourself apart if you have:

• Experience in an R&D or startup environment
• Basic knowledge of computer vision and/or machine learning
• Proficiency with Python
• Experience in behavioral modelling of image sensor circuits

The position is within the Sony Advanced Visual Sensing (AVS) group which is an R&D center of Sony Semiconductor Solutions based in Zurich, Switzerland and a former spin-off of the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). We develop novel image sensors for a variety of applications in close collaboration with a strong team focused on computer vision algorithms, and sensing systems based on our existing world-leading expertise, in event-based cameras, CIS cameras, and more. We’re a small, dynamic, and young team where everybody can talk to everybody and give inputs on any topic at any time. The team continues to actively shape itself and everybody can have a big influence not only on technical topics but also on our culture and the way we work. We aim to give people the space to learn new things and develop themselves. We value and empower the individual to empower us!

Sony Semiconductor Solutions (sony-semicon.com) is the world market leader in image sensors, and it is very likely that you knowingly or unknowingly already take your photos with a Sony image sensor. Sony is using its unique technological advantage in image sensors to conquer new fields and markets. If you join us, you will be at the forefront of these activities. We are proud to have been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies multiple years in a row.

If this sounds like your next adventure, we’re looking forward to hearing from you!