About the role#
We are looking for an engineering intern to help build a battery-powered rapid response camera. You will work on our existing body camera prototype and help design a field-ready product. This role involves working closely with our founding team to make hardware and software decisions. We are looking for someone with experience in embedded Android systems and optimizing computer vision for constrained environments.
What you'll do#
- Build and iterate on embedded Android software for a battery-operated body camera system.
- Optimize vision models and pipeline runtime performance to extend battery life.
- Profile and manage power consumption across compute, sensor, and wireless subsystems.
- Integrate computer vision models for motion detection, real-time alerting, or object recognition.
- Debug and improve system stability, telemetry, and update processes for edge devices.
- Collaborate with the founding team to define hardware/software tradeoffs and product direction.
What you'll need#
- Experience developing for embedded Android systems including AOSP, HAL, and low-level services.
- Strong understanding of power management and performance optimization in constrained devices.
- Familiarity with battery profiling tools and techniques for Android or Linux-based devices.
- Proficiency in C++, Python, or Java/Kotlin.
- Hands-on experience with deploying computer vision pipelines.
- Ability to work independently and iterate quickly in a startup environment.
- Familiarity with hardware bring-up, firmware, and interfacing with camera sensors and radios like LTE or Wi-Fi.
- Experience working with real-time alerting systems or low-latency media pipelines.
- Previous work on robotics, drones, IoT, or camera-enabled hardware products.
- Comfort working with Docker, GitHub Actions, or CI/CD for embedded systems.
- Prior startup or early-stage prototyping experience.
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Location & details#
- Location: San Mateo, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time.
- Term: Rolling.
- Compensation: Paid position.
- Sponsorship: Not available.
About Plix
Plix is a software development company. It creates tools to improve safety, security, and efficiency for workers in various businesses and community organizations. The firm operates as a privately held entity. It maintains a staff of 11 to 50 employees.
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