Support Engineer, Computer Vision Systems

Rockwell Automation; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, D,

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Benefits information available online

Job summary

Rockwell Automation seeks a hands-on engineer to build, test, and deploy machine vision hardware—cameras, controllers, and edge compute systems—before shipment and commissioning on running production lines.

The role blends software and factory-floor work, requires travel to customer sites for deployment and troubleshooting, and uses industrial networking and Linux tooling to diagnose issues and drive resolutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the US; no visa sponsorship.
• 1+ years in technical support, field service, or systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, configure, and validate camera, controller, and edge compute hardware before shipment.
• Deploy and commission inspection systems at customer sites, including optics and integration.
• Design and fabricate mounting, lighting, or integration solutions when needed.
• Troubleshoot across software, controller, network, and physical layers to resolution.
• Collect and document sample and image data at customer sites for model development.
• Feed field failure patterns back into product requirements and documentation.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Linux CLI

Hardware commissioning

Industrial networking

3D printing / prototyping

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Mechatronics or Computer Engineering

Tools

EtherNet/IP

OPC UA

Job description

California, United States
Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility -our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how thework we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Position Summary:

Rockwell Automation is building machine vision and visual inspection into the Automation Control Software portfolio, alongside Studio 5000 Logix Designer and FactoryTalk Optix. You will be the person who makes the physical system real - building and testing the camera, controller, and compute hardware before it ships, then going to the plant and commissioning it on a running line.

This role sits where software meets the factory floor. You will troubleshoot across code, controller, network, and optics, and you will often be the first person to see a failure mode nobody has seen before. This position involves regular travel to customer sites for deployment, commissioning, and troubleshooting.

You will work in an organization that applies agents to its own operating loop - triage, log analysis, summarization, and knowledge retrieval through MCP-connected systems - using GitHub Copilot Enterprise and Claude, and you will be expected to use and improve that tooling rather than route around it.

This role will have a remote schedule and will report to the Manager, Customer Support Engineering.

Your Responsibilities:

• Assemble, configure, and validate camera, controller, and edge compute hardware before shipment to customers.
• Deploy and commission inspection systems at customer sites, including optics, lighting, mounting, and controller integration.
• Design and fabricate custom mounting, lighting, or integration solutions when the standard configuration does not fit the application.
• Troubleshoot across software, controller, network, and physical layers, and drive issues to resolution.
• Collect and document sample and image data at customer sites to support model development.
• Feed field failure patterns back into product requirements, test coverage, and documentation.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires minimum of 1+ years of related experience in a technical support, field service, or systems integration environment.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline ands-on experience building, testing, or commissioning hardware systems
• Willingness to travel to customer manufacturing site
• Experience with industrial cameras, lighting, and optics selection for machine vision applications.
• Familiarity with PLCs and industrial networking - EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, or equivalent.
• Comfort on a Linux command line for configuration, log collection, and diagnostics.
• Experience working directly with customers in a manufacturing or plant environment.
• Fabrication or prototyping skill - basic machining, 3D printing, or panel build.

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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For this role, the Base Salary Compensation is 71,360-107,040.00 USD Annual with an annual target bonus of 5% of base salary. Our benefits for the US can be found here. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, knowledge, education, and experience.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at [phone].

Rockwell Automation's hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.