Optics Engineer

Reporting to

Job Description

Work as key link between cross functional teams to develop requirements and provide solutions for inline vision inspection systems
Drive ramp of exciting new products by characterizing baseline vision performance and capability and improve performance as measured by product quality and tool availability
Ensure manufacturing lines meet uptime, availability, and reliability metrics – OEE, cycle time and quality, have the sense of urgency on resolution of production issues
Develop best practices to improve vision system reliability e.g, process discipline, recipe version control, hard drive backup
Vision software and algorithm development and data analysis using programming languages such as C++, C#, Python or HALCON
Commissioning and calibrating vision systems
Commissioning PLC and MES system integration
Organize cross-functional design reviews and highlight body of work
Collaboration with downstream and upstream process teams on vision system validation, data correlation and analysis
Send quotation requests and manage vendor proposals
Provide direction and mentorship to third party vendors and Jekson Internal machine building teams

Educational Qualification

BS, MS, or PhD in Physics, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science or other Engineering discipline

Work Experience

4 – 8 Years, with at least 4 years’ experience in Machine Vision Systems and Automation Equipment

Required Skills

Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them towards manufacturing process development
Knowledge in selection of cameras, lenses, optics, lighting, and other hardware for image capture and processing
Knowledge of camera calibration, e.g. pinhole camera model, lens distortion, intrinsic and extrinsic camera parameters, multi-camera geometry, MTF of imaging system
Experience of image processing e.g. image enhancement, thresholding, morphology, feature extraction, classification
Familiarity with optical benches and capability of building testbed for component testing or proof-of-concept
Strong analytical, mathematical, and statistical background and ability to understand and explain theory behind vision system algorithms
Experience in high volume manufacturing
Experience in other optical metrology sensors e.g., chromatic confocal, laser triangulation, UV/IR imaging