Just saw this posted over at RIM's job site....


Camera Development Engineer - J0706-0637

Category: Hardware

Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Position Type: Full Time

Relocation:

Job Description:


Research In Motion Limited® (RIM)® is a world leader in the mobile communications market and has a history of developing breakthrough wireless solutions. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies is used by thousands of organizations around the world and includes the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools and software/hardware licensing agreements. RIM is seeking driven individuals who can take our wireless data products to the next level in the global wireless market. Are you ready to make a difference in the world of mobile communications with RIM?

POSITION SUMMARY
The successful candidate will be responsible defining, selecting, prototyping, debugging and verification of camera solution for Blackberry devices. He/she will have extensive knowledge of CCD and CMOS image sensor in mobile application. He/she will define test hardware, develop test software, and write up verification plans and reports. He/she will have experience in testing/verifying image quality and performance. The candidate must be self-starter and be very comfortable interfacing regularly with other engineering groups (hardware, software, marketing, factory, component qualification, etc..) and with external electronic components suppliers.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS


* Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
* 2+ years proven experience in an imaging product design role
* Extensive knowledge in camera optics, especially in mobile application.
* Experience in image processing.
* Experience in image quality evaluation.
* Experience in mobile video applications.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Demonstrated ability to take initiative, responsibility in a team environment
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills


ADDITIONAL ASSETS


* Flash light and its driver circuit design experience.
* Good Knowledge/Experience on LCD display.

it means that it won't be out for a few years.

try november december on tmobile

I second that...nov/dec

Nov/Dec is SOO close yet SOOO far away :-\ i love my crackberry but i miss the cam of my other cellphones....comes in very handy for spur of the moment things...from an "OOO look at that" moment, to a "i dont wanna write that down, lemme take a pic" moment...HURRY UP DECEMBER!!

Guys (and gals) this isn't a Senior engineering position. This is a 'junior' or maybe 'intermediate' engineering role.

Trust me, you don't hire someone like this to lead a design, only to do your dirty work..

you can bet Rim is far ahead in this game, simply filling in the ranks at this point. THis person will be part of the camera development team, which is likely fully established if the 'rumoured device' (see other posts) is true.

not really rumoured anymore is it

D'oh! ;)

what does that mean? RIM has to make the device first then sell it to the providers..

They already made the device. There's a whole forum on this board dedicated to it.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...es-discussion/

I agree with the above poster that this is a "grunt" level position.