Lead Machine Vision Engineer

Capsa Healthcare; Canal Winchester (OH); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Life, AD&D, and disability insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Capsa Healthcare is seeking a Lead Machine Vision Engineer to own the vision architecture for production systems and lead innovation in pharmacy automation technology. This role emphasizes Python and C++ development, OpenCV, and GPU-based inference in live production environments.

The position is remote with 40% travel and reports to the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture, with a focus on scalable, robust computer vision solutions across Capsa’s pharmacy automation platforms.

Qualifications

• Advanced Python and C++ development for performance-critical applications.
• Experience with production-grade computer vision systems in live environments.
• Familiarity with camera calibration, image processing, and barcode/DataMatrix decoding.

Responsibilities

• Own vision architecture for production machine vision systems.
• Lead innovation in pharmacy automation technology and robotics.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to deploy GPU-based inference.

Skills

Python

C++

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Linux

Networking

REST

gRPC

AWS

OpenCV

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Mechatronics/Physics

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

OpenCV

REST

gRPC

AWS

Job description

At Capsa Healthcare, we're engineering better care. We build what healthcare runs on. Our pharmacy automation teams build the counting, packaging and robotic dispensing systems, and the software behind them, that pharmacies rely on to fill prescriptions at every scale, from a single retail counter to high volume central fill and mail order operations. It is engineering you can walk through. Join us and see how we're engineering a path to better care. Learn more about our solutions at www.capsahealthcare.com.

We are seeking a Lead Machine Vision Engineer to own vision architecture, enhance production-grade computer vision systems, and lead innovation in pharmacy automation technology.

This position reports to the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture and is a REMOTE role requiring 40% travel.

Why Join Capsa?

When you join Capsa Healthcare, you're joining a team dedicated to innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact. Your work will directly support caregivers, improve clinical workflows, and help healthcare organizations provide better patient outcomes. We are a global organization that values work-life balance, continuous improvement, and empowering employees to do their best work. If you're looking for an opportunity to apply your expertise to technology that truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

As the Lead Machine Vision Engineer, you will need experience with the following:

Strong Software Engineering Skills (Python and C++)

• Advanced Python expertise with C++ experience for performance-critical applications.
• Ability to develop maintainable, tested, version-controlled software following engineering best practices.

Practical Machine Learning and Computer Vision Expertise

• Experience training and maintaining detection/classification models.
• Building annotated image datasets, evaluating model performance against operational metrics, and deploying GPU based inference solutions.
• Strong understanding of OpenCV, image processing, camera calibration, distortion correction, and barcode/DataMatrix decoding.

Industrial Vision Hardware Experience

• Hands-on experience with industrial cameras, lenses, lighting, exposure settings, focus, depth of field, and motion analysis.
• Ability to diagnose imaging issues and recommend hardware or configuration changes.

Linux, Networking, And System Integration Skills

• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with networking diagnostics, packet analysis, and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Integration experience using REST/gRPC and connecting on-premises systems with cloud environments such as AWS.

What We're Looking For

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics, or a comparable discipline.
• 10+ Years of Engineering Experience in Production Machine Vision Systems
• Extensive engineering experience with machine vision or applied computer vision systems operating in live production environments, not just prototypes or research projects.

What Capsa Offers

At Capsa Healthcare, we recognize that great people drive with great results. That's why we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support you professionally and personally, including:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Supplemental Life, AD&D, Accidental Injury, and Hospital Indemnity insurance

Join Us in Engineering Better Care

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