Optical Metrology & Machine Vision Engineer

Corning; City of Corning (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and long-term incentives

Company-paid pension

401(k) with company match

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning in Corning, NY seeks an experienced engineer to develop advanced measurement systems using optical metrology and machine vision to support product development, quality control, and manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy, maintain, and optimize solutions, including transferring lab technologies to production and integrating off-the-shelf systems.

A Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or science field and hands-on machine vision

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with machine vision systems, including optics, lighting, cameras, image analysis.
• Experience with image-processing and computer vision tools such as Python CV/ML libraries, OpenCV, HALCON, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar.
• Application-ready programming skills in Python and/or C# for data manipulation and system integration.
• Proficiency in data retrieval, visualization, and analysis using Python, MATLAB, Excel, or similar tools.
• Ability to travel approximately 25%, primarily within the U.S.; occasional international travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy measurement systems using optical metrology and machine vision.
• Develop laboratory prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations.
• Transition early-stage technologies into robust, production-ready solutions.
• Develop image-processing algorithms for feature extraction, classification, and metrology.
• Apply computer vision and machine learning methods—including segmentation and defect detection—to production applications.
• Develop manufacturing-ready measurement solutions in collaboration with external suppliers and system integrators.
• Partner with Development, Quality, IT, Purchasing, and Operations teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Train engineering, maintenance, and operations teams on deployed systems and their maintenance.

Tools

Machine vision systems

Python

OpenCV

HALCON

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python data manipulation

AI tools (general)

Travel willingness

Job description

Corning in Corning, NY seeks an experienced engineer to develop advanced measurement systems using optical metrology and machine vision to support product development, quality control, and manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy, maintain, and optimize solutions, including transferring lab technologies to production and integrating off-the-shelf systems.

A Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or science field and hands-on machine vision