Senior Vision & Automation Engineer — Optical Inspection

Biopharma Asia; Wilson (NC); Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 165.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer in Wilson, North Carolina to lead OT infrastructure, industrial networking, and machine-vision initiatives within a cGMP manufacturing setting. You will own vision inspection requirements across filling, device assembly, and packaging, coordinating with Quality and equipment specialists.

You will define acceptance criteria, troubleshoot integration gaps, and mentor engineers, technicians, and cross-functional partners, ensuring

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrated hands-on experience in pharmaceutical automated visual inspection and PLC-integrated machine vision systems.
• Experience configuring vision inspection tools for pattern matching, edge detection, feature measurement, and recipe-based inspection.
• Strong skills in optics, camera and lens selection, lighting, calibration, image processing, and defect detection.
• Ability to diagnose PLC/HMI interfaces, digital I/O, camera triggers, encoders, industrial Ethernet networks, and reject control.
• Experience with OCR/OCV, code reading, defect standards, and change control in GMP environments.
• Leadership without direct supervision to guide colleagues and coordinate suppliers.

Aufgaben

• Lead internal team members, suppliers, OEMs, and system integrators to deliver OT infrastructure in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Define inspection scope and acceptance criteria with Quality and equipment specialists.
• Develop and maintain inspection jobs for defects and print verification across stations.
• Integrate vision systems with PLCs and ensure reliable data tracking and line-stop behavior.
• Lead site acceptance testing, qualification, and troubleshooting of inspection systems.
• Provide training and mentoring to engineers and technicians on inspection challenges and recovery.

Kenntnisse

Automation engineering

Machine vision

GMP manufacturing

PLC/HMI

Optics

Industrial networks

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Automation or related

Tools

MES

OPC UA

SQL

Historians

Jobbeschreibung

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer in Wilson, North Carolina to lead OT infrastructure, industrial networking, and machine-vision initiatives within a cGMP manufacturing setting. You will own vision inspection requirements across filling, device assembly, and packaging, coordinating with Quality and equipment specialists.

You will define acceptance criteria, troubleshoot integration gaps, and mentor engineers, technicians, and cross-functional partners, ensuring