Vision Engineer

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., * 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

• 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, * 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