Lab-Based Machine Vision Applications Engineer

Overview AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Overview.ai in San Francisco is seeking a Machine Vision Applications Engineer to own imaging feasibility in our SF lab. You will determine lighting, optics, and camera setups to reliably image parts, run trials, and document results.

The role combines hands-on hardware work with clear communication to Sales and Engineering as part of a growing AI manufacturing platform. You will own the SF lab, perform proof-of-concept testing, and help shape how we deploy advanced imaging across automotive,

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience selecting and configuring lighting, lenses and cameras for inspection.
• Experience running imaging trials, feasibility studies, or proof-of-concept testing.
• Knowledge of optical trade-offs: lens selection, FOV, working distance, DOF, resolution.
• Comfortable working directly with hardware and running experiments independently.
• Ability to document findings clearly and explain technical trade-offs.
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area or willing to relocate to work from SF office.

Responsibilities

• Own imaging feasibility for customer samples in the SF lab.
• Configure lighting, optics, cameras and geometry for each application.
• Set up and run the SF lab, manage hardware inventory and sample handling.
• Build and document proofs-of-concept for Sales and Applications.
• Diagnose image quality issues causing false rejects and defects.
• Test new cameras, lenses and lighting and advise what belongs in the stack.
• Record findings so the next engineer does not start over.

Skills

Lighting selection

Lenses selection

Cameras selection

Imaging trials

Optical trade-offs

Hardware experimentation

Documentation

Tools

Cognex

Keyence

Matrox

Halcon

Dalsa

Job description

Overview.ai in San Francisco is seeking a Machine Vision Applications Engineer to own imaging feasibility in our SF lab. You will determine lighting, optics, and camera setups to reliably image parts, run trials, and document results.

The role combines hands-on hardware work with clear communication to Sales and Engineering as part of a growing AI manufacturing platform. You will own the SF lab, perform proof-of-concept testing, and help shape how we deploy advanced imaging across automotive,