Senior Vision Engineer

Averna experience

Averna delivers industry-leading test solutions and services for communications and electronics device-makers worldwide, accelerating product development, quality and innovation:

• Be global@work: Serve international customers and collaborate with cross functional teams in California, across the US, with sister sites in Mexico, in Canada, in Europe and Asia
• Drive innovation@work: Participate in the development of market-leading high-tech products in the  Automotive & Transportation, Electric Vehicules, Consumer Electronics, Industrials and Life Sciences.
• Develop your talent@work: Contribute to thrilling projects that will stretch your skills and talent to the maximum.
• Enjoy success@work: Be part of a fast-growing company with award-winning products and teams.
• Share your passion@work: Meet passionate people, enjoy our modern environment and dynamic atmosphere.

The Senior Vision Engineer in a few words:

This job is yours if you want to be part of the team which designs vision and optical test applications for our turnkey automated test & measurement systems Job activities include designing and performing surface inspections & characterization, 2D & 3D measurement systems, accurate positioning systems and industrial inspection systems.

Our West European engineering team develops a range of custom made in-line and offline test and measurement machines to help customers achieve higher product quality, faster time to market, and greater value from their test system.

Your contribution in this role:

• Responsible for designing, realizing and validating vision system concepts and architecture and the required image processing and analysis
• Responsible for optical system architecture, realization and validation of advanced, complex and comprehensive automated test solutions
• Design optical test applications and select optical components in function of specifications
• Build prototype setups and perform theoretical calculations in addition to modeling and analyzing system performance
• Design vision test applications and select vision components in function of specifications
• Managing scope, timeline and budget within projects, in consultation with the project manager
• Ownership in project teams
• Using clear, concise and meaningful communications
• Identify, define and mitigate issues, dependencies, and risks related to projects
• Execute national & international interventions
• Deliver sales support by providing concepts, calculations and feasibility studies
• Support activities and initiatives for continuous improvement
• Document and communicate lessons learned in projects
• Practice self-development and promotes learning in others. 

The ideal candidate in a few words:

You are able to learn quickly; possess a strong attention to detail; have a willingness to work in an organization committed to high quality products and customer service and you have strong developed communication skills to contribute in a project team.

Degree: 

• A Master degree or PhD from an accredited engineering or science program 

Experienced:

• 3 or more years of experience in machine vision; vision inspection for production and assembly, (optical) measurement systems, image processing, optics
• Experience in optical design software like Zemax, OpticStudio, Code-V or similar is a strong asset
• Knowledge to choose correct camera, lighting and lenses for the desired applications
• Profound experience in vision software
• You have knowledge of fundamentals in designing image analyse algoritmes
• Experience in the realization of algorithms for artificial intelligence or deep learning ? is a plus
• Experience in Halcon, Cognex, LabVIEW, NI Vision, OpenCV, C/C# or Python is a plus
• Experience in medical validation (GMP, GAMP, FDA regulation, … ) is a plus
• Must be eligible to work in Europe without VISA sponsorship

Skills:

• You enjoy finding creative solutions to possible problems. You have a strong ownership of responsibilities and you escalate issues when necessary
• You thrive in organizations that adapt and evolve
• You work independently and jump at the opportunity to work with colleagues on projects
• You have strong interpersonal skills. You communicate clearly

Mobility: Up to 20% travel abroad (to customers or other Averna offices)

Multilingual: Fluent in English, written & spoken and dutch

What's in it for YOU:

• A wide variety of challenging projects in high-precision engineering
• A collaborative team that values knowledge-sharing and celebrates achievements together
• A competitive salary package with attractive benefits (incl. company car, meal vouchers, insurances, flexible hours, etc.) #LI-Hybrid
• Opportunities for professional growth, both locally and internationally
• A professional, flexible working environment where your voice counts
• Be part of a company that puts ESG at the heart of its mission, for people, planet, and performance

Averna is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.