Purpose of the Role
Take ownership as a Machine Vision Engineer, not just supporting but partnering with end-users to drive real results. Whether working remotely or hands-on at customer sites, you'll troubleshoot, optimise, and elevate machine vision systems. You'll deliver continuous improvements that boost productivity and quality across cutting-edge Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Medical Device, FMCG, and Food sectors. You will be part of a young small team where we need to quickly adapt to incoming customer requests. Your focus will be on delivering projects across the UK and western Europe with a potential for global travel. If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges and enjoy engaging directly with customers to make a tangible impact, get in touch.
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
* System Design & Integration
* Design and specify vision solutions (cameras, lighting, optics) for use in automated inspection systems. Work with internal and customer teams to integrate these into broader automation setups.
* On-Site Commissioning
* Travel to customer sites to install, calibrate, and validate machine vision systems. Configure software tools (e.g., Cognex, Halcon, Sherlock, Zebra) and troubleshoot image quality or inspection logic.
* Technical Support
* Act as the primary technical contact for machine vision issues post-installation. Use software diagnostics, logs, and structured testing to resolve faults efficiently.
* Continuous Improvement & Product Development
* Monitor system performance in production and propose algorithm, lighting, or setup changes to improve reliability, reduce false positives/negatives, and increase throughput.
* Documentation & Training
* Write clear technical documentation for systems deployed. Deliver basic user training to operators and maintenance staff on how to use and interpret the vision system.
* Collaboration
* Work closely with Controls Engineers, Software Developers, and Project Managers to ensure seamless integration into production equipment.
Outputs/Deliverables
* Deliver machine vision projects from start to finish
* Technical definition during sales process, providing advice to what system will fit customer request best
* Offline programming and lab testing. Prepare the vision system in the lab completely simulating the production environment
* Onsite installation at the customer including the assembly of hardware, setting up system, testing and validating the system, training of operators.
* Providing support during lifetime of the system including remote support and onsite service
Knowledge and Experience
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Ability and drive to adopt new technologies quickly and deliver customer specific projects
* A broad understanding of the location and purpose of a vision system within a full technical specification
* Solid understanding of the workflow of vision inspection - (Image Acquisition, Image filtering, Part Location, Data Segmentation/Extraction, Data Processing)
* Good communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
* Proven familiarity with tools for company-wide communications such as MS-Word and MS-Excel
Desirable
* Technical Support Experience
* Hands on experience with Vision System commissioning
* Recognize various levels of vision inspection within the industry (code reading, presence/detection, robotic assistance)
* Understanding the need for Software Change Control
* Engineering experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry and Project Flow process
* Working knowledge of process validation
* Experience with Electrical Diagrams and fault finding through this
Technical Skills and Qualifications
Essential
* A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Automation or related field
* Experience with vision algorithm software packages in a development environment
* Proven ability to develop applications
* Familiar with industrial networking (network architecture, VPN system, Industrial protocols like Ethernet/IP, profinet, modbus)
* Experience and knowledge in the automation landscape
* Software management in Git/Related tooling
* A driven enthusiasm towards Project Management Skills
Desirable
* Previous experience in use of any of the following vision software packages:
* Cognex - Insight Vision
* Zebra
* MVTec - Halcon
* Programming experience in C#, C++, JS, or Python
* Exposure to AI tooling in code development
* Electrical hardware design and installation
* Knowledge of a range of techniques within Optics and Lighting to help combat challenges in the inspection process
* Additionally programming of automation or robotic languages is also a plus