Senior Machine Vision & Automation Engineer

MKS Instruments; Wilmington (MA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

12 paid holidays

Sick time

15 paid vacation days

Parental leave (6 weeks)

Job summary

MKS Instruments, based in Methuen, MA, is seeking a senior engineer to serve as the division's machine vision SME and drive automated inspection initiatives. The role collaborates with manufacturing, quality, and automation teams to improve quality, efficiency, and capacity.

The candidate will design and integrate vision hardware and software, including AI-based approaches, and support data collection and visualization across smart manufacturing systems. A hybrid work model is available.

Qualifications

• BS degree in electrical engineering and/or computer science is required.
• Master's degree specializing in Computer Vision, Image Processing, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing vision systems in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Expertise in selecting, configuring, and integrating vision system hardware to create optimal imaging conditions.
• Proficiency with Cognex VisionPro/In-Sight and OpenCV.
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++/C# for developing custom inspection algorithms.
• Experience developing fiducial-based alignment and part localization strategies for automated systems.
• Familiarity with industrial networking protocols and data systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement machine vision systems to identify, inspect, measure, and evaluate high-precision parts.
• Select and integrate cameras, lenses, lighting, and image acquisition hardware for reliable inspection.
• Develop image processing and inspection applications using vision platforms and custom software.
• Evaluate traditional and AI/deep-learning vision solutions where appropriate.
• Support collection, transformation, and visualization of manufacturing data for monitoring and traceability.
• Assist robotic guidance, alignment, inspection, and measurement with 2D/3D vision.
• Integrate vision systems with robots, networks, HMIs, SCADA, MES, and databases.
• Support startup, validation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of automated solutions.
• Collaborate across divisions to standardize vision architectures and accelerate implementations.

Skills

Machine vision

Image processing

Cognex VisionPro

Python

C++/C#

2D/3D vision

OCR

OpenCV

Industrial networking

SCADA

Data analytics

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

MS in Computer Vision or related field

Tools

Cognex VisionPro

In-Sight

Keyence XG-X

OpenCV

Job description

MKS Instruments, based in Methuen, MA, is seeking a senior engineer to serve as the division's machine vision SME and drive automated inspection initiatives. The role collaborates with manufacturing, quality, and automation teams to improve quality, efficiency, and capacity.

The candidate will design and integrate vision hardware and software, including AI-based approaches, and support data collection and visualization across smart manufacturing systems. A hybrid work model is available.