Lead Vision Systems Engineer – Industrial Automation

Lyten, Inc.; Town of Sweden (NY); On-site; USD 72,030 - 92,610; Full time

Job summary

Lyten is seeking a Vision Automation Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain machine vision and inspection systems for battery production lines. You will program cameras, lighting, and image processing to enable inline defect traceability and dimensional checks, with strong collaboration across production, engineering, and maintenance teams.

You will spend about 25% on-site on the factory floor, participating in commissioning, line re-starts, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics, mechatronics, automation, or related field.
• 3+ years in industrial automation or manufacturing vision.
• Strong English skills; Swedish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead vision system integration and optical calibration during equipment commissioning and line re-starts.
• Develop and optimize image processing pipelines and vision algorithms for defect detection and dimensional verification.
• Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to improve safety, quality, and line uptime.
• Document inspection requirements, test cases, and validation results.

Skills

Camera systems

Image processing

C++

Python

OPC connectivity

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in electronics, mechatronics, automation, or related field

Tools

Cognex

Halcon

OpenCV

Job description

Lyten is seeking a Vision Automation Engineer to design, optimize, and maintain machine vision and inspection systems for battery production lines. You will program cameras, lighting, and image processing to enable inline defect traceability and dimensional checks, with strong collaboration across production, engineering, and maintenance teams.

You will spend about 25% on-site on the factory floor, participating in commissioning, line re-starts, and continuous improvement initiatives.