Job#: 3032744 Job Description: Core Engineering - Lab Engineer II
Location: Sausalito, California (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
COMPENSATION: $57 - $67 HOURLYRole Overview
This role involves partnering with research scientists, hardware engineers, software engineers, and various cross-functional teams to build and run state-of-the-art capture systems. These systems fuel research focused on understanding and modeling the physical world. The position requires researching, implementing, and upgrading new and existing capture systems while running them at high volumes and throughputs.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct data capture sessions, data annotations, data processing, and QA using commercial and proprietary software and hardware.
- Support and help maintain capture labs.
- Assemble, debug, and verify capture systems with predefined needs and specifications.
- Test existing capture systems end-to-end for accuracy and correctness, isolating sources of error.
- Provide technical feedback for quality, stability, and system output by monitoring system effectiveness.
- Provide milestones and timelines for project management.
- Identify and escalate blockers and slowdowns in processes, working with managers to resolve issues.
- Produce technical documentation for capture systems.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
Experience: Experience working in a production capture setting. Experience working on applied research and/or product development involving joint hardware/software design, development, and integration.
Technical Skills: Proficient in working with both Linux and Windows operating systems and using the command line. Experience with setting up, maintaining, and working with multi-camera systems, depth sensors, and IMUs. Experience in debugging, profiling, and troubleshooting both software and hardware issues.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience working with capture systems.
- Experience working with distributed systems and/or cloud services.
- Proficiency or familiarity with scripting and automation, such as Python and shell scripts.
- Experience working with or using open-source software.
- Experience in fault analysis or failure mode analysis.
- Knowledge of camera synchronization (e.g., Timecode, genlock) and real-time systems.
- Experience taking a system from concept to deployment.
- Experience working with 3D printers and/or rapid prototyping.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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