Vision Engineer

Integrated Industrial Technologies, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary bonus

Insurance package

401(k) match

Paid time off

Training & development

Diverse projects

Job summary

Integrated Industrial Technologies (I2T) seeks a Vision Engineer to design and deploy machine-vision solutions for robotic guidance, inspection, and quality verification. This role combines optics, lighting, image processing, software, robotics, and industrial integration to deliver reliable production systems.

You will collaborate with Robotics, Controls & Software, Mechanical Design, and Electrical Design Engineers to define requirements, calibration methods, validation criteria, and support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or CS field.
• 0–5 years of experience in machine vision, robotics, automation, or manufacturing systems.
• Machine-vision experience gained through employment, internships, co-ops, training, academic projects, or independent projects.
• Understanding of cameras, optics, lighting, image acquisition, calibration, and image-processing fundamentals.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaborative engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement 2D and 3D machine-vision solutions for industrial automation.
• Collaborate with Robotics, Controls & Software, Mechanical Design, and Electrical Design Engineers to define integration requirements.
• Establish calibration methods, coordinate systems, triggering, communications, mounting, lighting, and recovery strategies.
• Integrate vision systems with robots, PLCs, HMIs, databases, and production equipment.
• Develop and validate algorithms, inspection criteria, acceptance limits, fault handling, and system responses.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaborative engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or Computer Science

Tools

Keyence

FANUC iRVision

Cognex

OpenCV

Python

C#

Job description

At Integrated Industrial Technologies (I2T), we believe great engineering makes people’s jobs better. We partner with American manufacturers to deliver automation, robotics, fabrication, and engineering solutions that improve productivity, enhance safety, and create measurable, lasting customer impact.

I2T is entering an important stage of growth. You will have the opportunity to expand your technical expertise, take ownership of meaningful work, collaborate directly with customers, and help shape the future of a growing engineering organization.

Position Summary

The Vision Engineer designs, develops, validates, and commissions machine-vision solutions for robotic guidance, inspection, quality verification, measurement, traceability, and bin-picking applications. This position combines optics, lighting, image processing, software, robotics, and industrial integration. The role is designed for an engineer with 0-5 years of experience who enjoys solving difficult application problems and turning vision concepts into reliable production systems.

Responsibilities

Machine Vision Engineering

• Design and implement 2D and 3D machine-vision solutions for industrial automation.
• Develop applications for robot guidance, localization, bin picking, inspection, measurement, traceability, and defect detection.
• Select and configure cameras, optics, lighting, sensors, computing hardware, and vision platforms.
• Perform feasibility studies and proof-of-concept testing before final system development.

System Integration & Validation

• Collaborate with Robotics, Controls & Software, Mechanical Design, and Electrical Design Engineers to define integration requirements.
• Establish calibration methods, coordinate systems, triggering, communications, mounting, lighting, and recovery strategies.
• Integrate vision systems with robots, PLCs, HMIs, databases, and production equipment.
• Develop and validate algorithms, inspection criteria, acceptance limits, fault handling, and system responses.
• Evaluate failure modes including missed detections, false accepts, false rejects, calibration loss, and degraded image quality.
• Support startup, commissioning, calibration, optimization, FAT, SAT, and production ramp-up.
• Work directly with customers to define requirements, validation criteria, training, and support needs.
• Evaluate rule-based and AI-enabled approaches based on reliability, data availability, maintainability, and validation needs.

Success in the First 12 Months

• Deliver stable vision applications that meet defined inspection, guidance, and performance requirements.
• Complete assigned engineering work on schedule while meeting technical and customer requirements.
• Document feasibility results, calibration methods, acceptance limits, backups, and validation records.
• Develop stronger capability in optics, lighting, image processing, robotics integration, and production troubleshooting.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• 0-5 years of experience in machine vision, robotics, automation, software development, or manufacturing systems.
• Machine-vision experience gained through employment, internships, co-ops, training, academic projects, or independent projects.
• Understanding of cameras, optics, lighting, image acquisition, calibration, and image-processing fundamentals.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaborative engineering skills.

Preferred

• Experience with Keyence, FANUC iRVision, Cognex, OpenCV, Python, C#, or similar platforms and tools.
• Experience with robot-guided vision, automated inspection, quality control, bin picking, 3D vision, point clouds, or structured light.
• Familiarity with PLC and robot integration, industrial networks, databases, statistical process control, or AI-enabled vision tools.

What Makes Someone Successful at I2T

• Approaches vision problems experimentally and validates assumptions with data.
• Takes ownership of application performance and long-term reliability.
• Communicates limitations, risks, and acceptance criteria clearly.
• Works effectively across optics, software, robotics, controls, and mechanical integration.
• Balances advanced technology with maintainability and customer needs.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in office, engineering, fabrication, and industrial manufacturing environments. Periodic travel and occasional work outside standard business hours may be required for customer meetings, project reviews, commissioning support, critical milestones, or escalations. All company and customer safety requirements, including appropriate PPE, must be followed.

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; paid time off and company holidays; life and disability insurance.
• Company-paid technical training and professional development.
• Opportunity to work on diverse automation projects, develop broad technical experience, and grow with I2T.

Additional Information

U.S. Citizenship is required for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship. Due to customer and regulatory requirements, I2T is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.