Real-Time CV Engineer for Industrial Defect Detection

Augusta Hitech; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Augusta Hitech in the United States seeks a Computer Vision Engineer to design, develop, and deploy real-time defect detection systems for industrial automation pipelines. You will bridge ML models and manufacturing hardware, integrating high-speed cameras, IPCs, and PLCs to capture, process, and label data at high throughput, ensuring zero-defect quality on the production floor.

You will implement robust object detection and image classification for micro-defects on fast lines, calibrate

Qualifications

• Experience with real-time defect detection in industrial automation.
• Hands-on with high-speed imaging hardware and IPC/PLC integration.
• Proficient in deploying edge AI models on NVIDIA Jetson or x86 IPCs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust object detection and image classification for micro-defects on fast-moving lines.
• Integrate high-speed cameras, lighting, and optics for optimal image quality.
• Establish low-latency pipelines between vision systems and PLCs to trigger sorting in real-time.
• Optimize models for edge deployment using TensorRT/OpenVINO to meet cycle-time targets.
• Develop automated data collection and labeling pipelines to improve model accuracy.
• Troubleshoot camera triggering, lighting fluctuations, and model drift on the factory floor.

Skills

C++

Computer Vision

PyTorch

Tensor

Tools

OpenCV

TensorRT

OpenVINO

Job description

Augusta Hitech in the United States seeks a Computer Vision Engineer to design, develop, and deploy real-time defect detection systems for industrial automation pipelines. You will bridge ML models and manufacturing hardware, integrating high-speed cameras, IPCs, and PLCs to capture, process, and label data at high throughput, ensuring zero-defect quality on the production floor.

You will implement robust object detection and image classification for micro-defects on fast lines, calibrate