# CV/ML Camera Test Engineer at Specter

- Company: Specter
- What the company does: Search 55M companies, 550M people and every funding or M&A event in real time—surface hidden startups, size markets and act first. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://tryspecter.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-15
- Apply by: 2026-11-29
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/specter/a22f7144-f49a-453e-b291-af752e1f9198?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/specter-cv-ml-camera-test-engineer/

## About the role

Form testable hypotheses from first principles (optics, sensor physics, radiometry and illumination), and design controlled experiments with defined variables, controls, sample sizes and success criteria before collecting data. Execute experiments comparing sensors, lenses, ISP settings, IR illumination, focus and window conditions, and measure their effect on detection, recognition and LPR performance at range. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and being scrappy
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience in hardware test, validation or experimental work
- Strong Linux command line proficiency (required), including SSH, logs, file and process management and shell scripting on embedded devices
- Proficient in Python for scripting, data processing and analysis
- A scientific, first-principles mindset: you reason from the physics to predict results, design controlled experiments to test those predictions, and change your mind when the data says so

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/specter-cv-ml-camera-test-engineer/