Senior Vision Designer

Job Description

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Vision Systems Design

· Participate in quote preparation and ensure vision design concept meets process requirements.

· Capture vision/optical/control system requirements and specific design details by writing Requirement, Design, Verification, Validation and Calibration Specifications.

· Define machine vision performance requirements in inspection, assembly, and functional process systems across a wide variety of industries such as automotive, semi-conductor, and pharmaceutical/medical.

· Determine opto-mechanical, electrical and software interface requirements of the vision system to the machine.

· Concept and design turnkey machine vision solutions. This includes all lighting, optics, cameras, frame-grabbers, processing algorithms, opto-mechanical fixtures and material handling units.

· Perform analysis and simulation of optical and lighting solutions.

· Develop image processing applications using commercial or in-house vision software libraries, including application GUI’s.

· Integrate and test vision modules on the machine during integration and buyoff phases.

· Ensure the design of the vision system maximizes the use of standard practices and modules.

Project Management

· Coordinate project activities with suppliers of third party equipment.

· Coordinate and collaborate with the mechanical, electrical and software departments to ensure systems are implemented as designed.

· Assist and guide the project team to identify critical path and dependencies between project activities and ensure implementation details match design specification

· Assist in the overall machine systems engineering, including analysis and design.

· Assist the Imaging Director in the supervision of Vision Designers.

· Manage project scope and be responsible for regular reporting on project status including both hardware and labour costs vs. budget

Standard Product Development and Management

· Determine machine vision module capability using statistical and other industry standard verification and validation techniques.

· Identify high risk areas and evaluate different approaches to mitigate risks, including quoting, designing, implementing and conducting Proof of Principle or Engineering Studies.

· Assist with continuous machine vision design improvements on production machines.

· Develop vision systems design standards and procedures.

· Perform evaluation of new products in machine vision and optics based manufacturing.

· Participate regularly in new product brain storming sessions and foster an environment of innovation and creation when looking at the challenges of solving customer application needs

· Manage established product offerings and drive improvement ideas and developments to keep the product at a world class leading position

· Assist the Imaging Applications Manager in the marketing and sales of current and future Imaging products

Qualifications

Education:

· At least a post-secondary degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or Physics program required. Strong preference will be given to those with a Masters, PhD or equivalent experience.

Experience:

· This is a very technically challenging role, requiring a good mix of theory and hands-on practice.

· A minimum of five years of experience with machine vision, motion control and/or robotics in system design and integration of factory automation projects is required.

· Demonstrated proficiency in at least one object oriented programming language and Image processing algorithms is essential.

· Strong preference will be given to designers with a proven background in the development of optical, illumination and machine vision systems.

· Good written and oral communication skills and the ability to lead or work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team are essential.