Senior Vision Systems Engineer - Pharma Manufacturing

West Pharmaceutical Services / Progressive Medical; Kinston (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No relocation provided

Onsite 5 days a week

Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services seeks an engineer to lead vision inspection initiatives in a manufacturing setting. You will design, implement, and optimize automated inspection systems and validation activities across multiple plants, collaborating with Engineering, Quality, and Validation teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 3+ years of related experience, and Six Sigma/Lean expertise, with hands-on skills in Python, C++, HALCON, and OpenCV.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar field required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in engineering related discipline required.
• Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and sustain automated vision inspection systems for existing and new manufacturing processes.
• Create and refine inspection recipes and machine settings including lighting, optics, camera parameters, image quality, and inspection limits to ensure robust performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve vision system issues such as false rejects, false accepts, inspection escapes, and process instability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by learning process pain points and implementing changes that improve yield, reduce waste, lower cost, and increase efficiency.
• Monitor and analyze vision and process performance data to maintain validated state, improve detection capability, and support data-driven decisions.

Skills

Machine vision experience

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or similar field

Tools

Python

C++

HALCON

OpenCV

ImageJ

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

West Pharmaceutical Services seeks an engineer to lead vision inspection initiatives in a manufacturing setting. You will design, implement, and optimize automated inspection systems and validation activities across multiple plants, collaborating with Engineering, Quality, and Validation teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 3+ years of related experience, and Six Sigma/Lean expertise, with hands-on skills in Python, C++, HALCON, and OpenCV.