Machine Vision Engineer

RETHINK MANUFACTURING  
The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines®, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will help transform the industry. We believe software and data are the answer, thoughtfully applied to solve our customers’ unique challenges. Through intelligent automation, we give factories newfound flexibility, scalability, and resilience. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while building a platform to take advantage of what comes next.  
Working with us means you’ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you’re ready to apply your exceptional skills to create the factory of the future, we’d love to speak with you. 
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Machine Vision Engineer on the Software Controls Team at Bright Machines, you will be one of the key hands-on contributors to inventing, testing and hardening algorithms and software that differentiate Bright Machines from its competitors and enable software defined manufacturing.You will help validate and improve novel solutions to unsolved problems in industrial automation. You will function as an engineer touching every part of the electro-mechanical system and help to map out the path to improving our technologies. If you’re ready to apply exceptional engineering practices and help build automation that will define the next generation in manufacturing, this is your opportunity to “Be Bright”.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Design, develop, execute, test and improve state-of-the-art machine vision applications
• Work with other team members to evaluate technical feasibility, design strategies, and prototype new technologies
• Work in a modified agile environment to deliver high quality results against aggressive schedules
• Help define and implement standards and promote best practices

WHAT WE WANT TO SEE

• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Computer, or Industrial Engineering
• 2-4 years of industry experience
• Deep understanding of camera technologies
• Applied understanding of lens technologies and strategies
• Pragmatic understanding of illumination technologies and strategies
• Ability to create a scene that maximizes the contrast of targeted features
• Experience with 2D vision algorithms and geometric processing

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAD

• Vision systems for robust industrial automation equipment 
• Experience with 3D vision algorithms and geometric processing
• Machine learning using CNNs for machine/computer vision for classification
• Industry experience working with robotic systems
• Experience with vision guided robotics by transformations or real-time offsets 
• Experience programming robots, e.g. Kuka, Fanuc, UR, etc.

WHO YOU ARE

• You are customer obsessed
• You believe in the power of a team, diversity of thought, and unity of action
• You always act with integrity, keep your commitments, and practice transparency
• You think boldly, lead with courage, and demand the highest standards
• You drive for results, and act like an owner

BE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE AN INDUSTRY 
We’re looking for people who believe they can personally help modernize a global industry and want to work alongside passionate teammates who share their vision. As a global company working toward a common goal, we have a highly collaborative and inclusive approach to work, striking a balance between celebrating team success and focusing on individual growth.  
We exist to transform the way things are made. Join us on the journey.   Bright Machines was named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, one of “America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies” by Forbes, and an Inc. “Best in Business” winner.