Optical Measurements Systems Engineer

For further inquiries regarding the following opportunity, please contact our Talent Specialist Hari at (224) 507-1276 Title: Optical Measurements Systems Engineer Location: Painted Post, NYDuration: 12 MonthsThis position requires US permanent resident (green card holder) or US citizen only.Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered. Description: Scope of Position:An engineering position in the Client Environmental Technologies (CET) Division Engineering Measurements & Controls group that includes development, assembly, testing and deployment of optical and computer vision-based measurement systems in support of the metrology, inspection and testing of Client CET products. Work as part of a team to manage the transfer of technology from development to manufacturing. Day to Day Responsibilities: * Work with a variety of cross functional groups (Development, Quality, IT, Purchasing, Operations) to define, develop and implement optical and computer vision-based measurement and instrumentation systems. * Transfer technology from early-stage development to a product suitable for use in manufacturing. * Leverage external suppliers for key technologies or core competencies such as system integration. * Define Scopes of Work, competitively quote when appropriate, issue Purchase Orders, track supplier work and approve invoices. * Design experiments and analyze data to identify and implement improvements to measurement systems or production processes. * Create/update documentation for release to production including Machine Specifications, operating procedures and drawing packages. * Train engineering, maintenance and operations people how to use and maintain measurement systems. * Provide remote and onsite troubleshooting using data and performance analysis of the installed systems. Required Education & Experience: * BS or MS in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering, with 3+ years of hands-on experience with machine vision and metrology equipment; or PhD in one of these fields. Training or hands-on experience with vision systems is required.Required Experience/Skills: * Optical measurements system development (optics, lighting, cameras, image acquisition, image analysis, laser, 3D measurement) * Fundamental knowledge of physical optics (principles of optics) * Knowledge of image processing algorithms (blob analysis, edge finding, morphology, feature extraction, classification, metrology) * Microsoft Visual Studio programming (C# and Python strongly preferred) * Systems Engineering and integration * Digital Signal Processing * Experience with electrical/optical/mechanical installations, including system checkout and troubleshooting * Strong communication and presentation skills (MS Office programs) * Data retrieval, plotting and analysis (primarily using Microsoft Excel)Desired Experience/Skills: * Experience with image processing development packages such as Halcon, Matrox Inspector, NI Vision, Cognex, Keyence, or Matlab image processing toolbox * Control systems (PLCs) * Process engineering knowledge. * Experienced with design of experiments, statistical analysis and process improvement * Experience with Metrology, Inspection and Product Quality in support of manufacturing * Motion Control ability to integrate motion on imaging platforms * Computing Familiar with high performance computing systems * 3D Transformation, Topography, and Registration Experience with 3D transformations and processing of topography data (height maps, point clouds, and surface meshes). * Ability to develop software to align and register multiple 3D surface datasets, quantify alignment error, perform surface comparison, and support automated 3D metrology and inspection. * Machine Learning and Deep Learning Familiar with machine learning and deep learning t