AVI Software, Vision and Automation Systems Engineer

Description

Standard Monday to Friday schedule.

The environment follows good manufacturing practice (GMP) safety standards. It includes an office setting, rapid flashing lights, and standing for the full shift. Depending on the task, you may need personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, gowns, gloves, lab coats, or ear plugs.

The role sits within a company that works on problems like environmental protection, food safety, and cancer research.

The role improves system performance, resolves technical issues, and supports deployments in manufacturing, laboratory, integration, and customer-site environments.

The role configures, integrates, tests, and supports automated visual inspection (AVI) and industrial automation systems across their lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Configure, test, and optimize AVI software, machine-vision applications, PLC controls, automation sequences, and system interfaces, and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Turn customer, inspection, and manufacturing needs into system configurations, recipes, control logic, and technical specifications.
• Review inspection results, image data, and equipment behavior to raise accuracy, reliability, and performance, and lead or support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support integration, installation, commissioning, qualification, validation, upgrades, and deployment, including change testing and verification.
• Give technical support and escalation for customer, field-service, and internal engineering issues, working with software, automation, electrical, mechanical, Quality, and Operations teams.
• Write and maintain technical specifications, configuration records, procedures, test documentation, and troubleshooting guides.
• Apply engineering and field feedback while meeting quality, regulatory, cybersecurity, and change-control requirements.

Requirements

• Hold an advanced degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, in engineering, automation, software, machine vision, or a related technical field. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Bring relevant experience with PLCs, industrial automation, machine vision, automated inspection, software-controlled equipment, manufacturing systems, or technical support.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing (such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or life sciences) and in installation, commissioning, qualification, or validation is preferred.
• Show strong systems thinking, analytical troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis across software, vision hardware, PLCs, equipment, networks, and manufacturing processes.
• Have working knowledge of PLC programming, control logic, sequencing, interlocks, alarms, I/O, and industrial communication protocols. Machine vision and image processing experience is highly desirable.
• Understand system testing, configuration management, requirements, and change control. Familiarity with cGMP, validation, data integrity, and quality systems is preferred.
• Write technical documents clearly, communicate well, stay organized, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, including working independently.
• Be proficient in English. Additional languages are a plus. You must be able to travel up to 50%, including to customer and company locations, as required.

Conditions

Standard Monday to Friday schedule.

Office-based role with standing for the full shift and the use of personal protective equipment where required.

Travel of up to 50%, including to customer and company sites, as required.

Equal-opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, effective from day 1.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) company match up to 5%.
• Tuition reimbursement, eligible after 90 days.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Employee discount program.
• Recognition program.
• Charitable gift matching.
• Company-paid parental leave.
• Career advancement opportunities.