Applications Engineer, San Francisco
Core
Hands-on machine vision engineer evaluating optics, lighting, and AI inspection systems for manufacturing production lines.
Role type
Applications Engineer (Machine Vision)
Builds
GPU-powered camera systems, edge inference setups, and AI-based inspection workflows for factory deployment.
Domain
Manufacturing / Industrial Automation / Computer Vision
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
machine vision fundamentals, optics and lens selection, lighting design, image acquisition, AI-based vision workflows, image labeling, model training, object detection, segmentation, hardware troubleshooting, PLC familiarity
Preferred skills
industrial machine vision systems, camera/lens/lighting evaluation, deep learning inspection, proof of concept development, manufacturing automation, direct customer engagement
Technologies
cameras, lenses, telecentric lenses, GPUs, edge devices, PLCs, industrial controls
Responsibilities
Lab testing and experimentation with vision components, building and evaluating vision configurations, running technical tests and reporting, assessing new technologies, field troubleshooting and deployment, managing AI vision workflows (labeling, training, evaluation), building internal test setups and documentation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
