Senior Automation Architect - Optical Packaging & AI Vision

RiseMe

Allentown (Lehigh County)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 170,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

Nokia Allentown is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer to lead automation for precision electro-optical device production. You will architect automation for advanced test and packaging, mentor a team, and act as the hands-on authority for machine vision, robotics, and process integration as capacity scales.

You will collaborate with Product and Process Engineering and Manufacturing Operations to drive yield, throughput, and cycle-time improvements in a data-driven environment,

Qualifications

  • BS Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Physics/Materials Science or related; MS preferred.
  • 10+ years designing and deploying industrial automation in high-precision, high-volume manufacturing.
  • Direct experience automating electro-optical/photonic test and/or packaging processes.
  • Hands-on experience integrating machine vision systems with AI/deep learning for inspection.
  • Strong background in robotics, motion control, and precision mechanical design.
  • Leadership of automation projects from concept through qualification and ramp.
  • Experience with controls/PLC systems and machine vision software (Cognex/Keyence).
  • Familiarity with SQL and SPC tools.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and lead development of automation for advanced test and packaging cells for precision electro-optical device manufacturing.
  • Serve as senior technical authority for automated test, alignment, and packaging; translate requirements into designs.
  • Lead integration of AI-based machine vision for defect detection, alignment, inline inspection, and SPC.
  • Define automation architecture standards across the team and drive design reviews.
  • Partner with product, test, and process engineering to improve yield, throughput, and cycle time.
  • Own root-cause investigation and resolution of complex automation equipment issues.
  • Mentor automation engineers; review designs and architectures.
  • Evaluate and select automation equipment, vision hardware, and integration partners/vendors.
  • Develop and maintain documentation, specs, and validation protocols for automated systems in a regulated environment.
  • Support capital equipment justification and capacity planning.

Skills

Automation design
Machine vision
Robotics
PLC controls
AI inspection
Process integration
Mentoring
Data analysis

Education

Electrical Engineering
MS degree preferred

Tools

Cognex Vision
Keyence Vision
PLC systems
SQL
JMP/JSL
Minitab

Job description

Nokia Allentown is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer to lead automation for precision electro-optical device production. You will architect automation for advanced test and packaging, mentor a team, and act as the hands-on authority for machine vision, robotics, and process integration as capacity scales.

You will collaborate with Product and Process Engineering and Manufacturing Operations to drive yield, throughput, and cycle-time improvements in a data-driven environment,

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