Camera Designer, New Video Products - Research & Development

About Axis Communications
As the market leader in network video, Axis is leading the way to a smarter, safer, more secure world — driving the shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Offering network video solutions for professional installations, Axis’ products and solutions are based on an innovative, open technology platform.

Axis has more than 1,400 dedicated employees in 40 locations around the world and cooperates with partners covering 179 countries. Founded in 1984, Axis is a Sweden-based IT company listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm under the ticker AXIS. For more information about Axis, please visit our website www.axis.com.


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WHAT IS AXIS?
Axis is not just a company - Axis is a culture, Axis is a way of life. The employees here are innovative, dedicated and energetic and that’s just the beginning. Our employees are the driving force of the company and seek to move it forward towards the goal of being number one in our industry.
We allow and promote independent thinking; we seek to act as one, to be always open, and to think big!

Axis is looking for the right person to fill an open position as a Camera Designer at the New Video Product team within our Research & Development (R&D) organization.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Axis’ overall goal is to further strengthen and develop the company’s position as the market-leading supplier of network video solutions. In order to do so we need enthusiastic and bright people. At the moment we are looking for somebody to work with image quality combined with general software engineering in the development of our Video encoder products.

In the role of Camera Designer, you will play an important part in our development projects for new network cameras. You will work in a department responsible for the development of fixed network cameras, from internal platform to mass production.

Your responsibilities will include:

* Optimizing image quality in a camera development project
* Writing and executing image quality tests in our dedicated image lab
* Acting as the project’s contact person when it comes to image quality
* Software design, programming and maintenance.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We believe you have a genuine interest in technology, photography and programming. You have an Engineering or Computer Science Master's degree or equivalent and experience in Linux/C embedded systems programming.

We furthermore think you are a curious and result-oriented person that can work well on your own or in a team. You need to have a feeling for image quality and the ability to visually judge different aspects of a digital image. You have very good communication skills in Swedish and English, both oral and in writing.

In addition to the above, experience from the following areas is of interest:

* Photography, optics, and image sensor technology (CMOS/CCD)
* Knowledge of image processing, e.g. filtering, colour reconstruction, scaling, binning, noise reduction, etc.
*  Development of embedded systems, and using advanced debugging tools
*  Low-level programming, device drivers, etc.

THE NEW VIDEO PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT
The New Video Products department develops new network video products and accessories from idea to mass production using Axis technology platforms. We are about 100 employees in the department divided in six teams with focus on different product areas.

The typical employee has a master's degree in computer science or electronics and works in roles such as software engineer, technical lead, technical expert, camera designer, project manager or line manager. Our goal is to efficiently run product development projects and deliver products to the market with high quality to strengthen Axis' market leading position.

WHAT AXIS CAN DO FOR YOU?
This is a great opportunity to use and develop your skills as part of an exciting, successful organization, already the world leader in network video. We'll be offering you challenging debugging and software development tasks with overall responsibility for product quality. Come join us!

READY TO ACT?
Axis is a company realizing the benefits of a diverse workforce. We know that diversity in groups creates a better working environment and promotes creativity, something that is fundamental for our success.

Find out more from our Engineering Manager, Anna Jeppsson at phone +46 46 272 18 00

Send your application before September 5.