Industrial Camera Integration Engineer
Location: Hybrid, Greater Boston Area
Salary: $120,000 to $160,000 base, plus equity and benefits
Employment Type:
Full-TimeWe are a growing technology company developing industrial vision and imaging solutions for manufacturing environments. Our products combine industrial cameras, software, and automation technologies to help production teams improve visibility, quality, and operational efficiency. We are looking for an Industrial Camera Integration Engineer to own the camera and imaging side of the platform. This person will integrate industrial cameras into production software systems, troubleshoot image acquisition issues, optimize camera performance, and partner with software engineers on backend services and device management. This is a hybrid role for candidates located in the Greater Boston area.
What You Will Be Doing:- Integrate industrial camera capture into production software pipelines
- Develop and maintain GenICam camera SDK integrations, including Basler Pylon
- Configure area-scan and line-scan cameras for manufacturing applications
- Troubleshoot latency, dropped frames, triggering, synchronization, and image acquisition issues
- Optimize exposure, gain, frame rate, lighting synchronization, and other camera settings
- Partner with software engineers on backend services supporting image capture and device management
- Test and validate camera systems in industrial environments
- Support deployments, commissioning, and customer troubleshooting
- Evaluate cameras, lenses, optics, and lighting for new applications
- Contribute to future integrations with PLCs, SCADA systems, sensors, and factory equipment
- What You Need
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field2 or more years of hands-on experience integrating industrial cameras in manufacturing or automation environments2 or more years of Python programming experienceExperience with Basler cameras and the Pylon SDK or Pylon APIExperience with GenICam and GigE Vision
Experience with area-scan or line-scan camera systems
Experience troubleshooting image acquisition, triggering, latency, synchronization, and frame-drop issues
Familiarity with industrial networking protocols such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus, or OPC UAAbility to work across camera hardware, software integrations, and production systems
Nice to Have:- C++ or C# experience
- OpenCV or other image-processing libraries
- Experience with Cognex, Keyence, SICK, Teledyne FLIR, Allied Vision, IDS, or Pleora
- Experience selecting lenses, optics, strobes, and industrial lighting
- Linux experienceExperience building APIs, SDK integrations, backend services, or device-management toolsPLC programming or equipment integration experienceSCADA experienceExperience commissioning systems in manufacturing facilities
Why Join Us:- Work on industrial vision technology used in real manufacturing environments
- Own a critical part of the product from hardware selection through software deployment
- Join a growing engineering team solving real-world automation challenges
- Competitive salary, benefits, and equity
- Flexible hybrid work environment
- Direct impact on the product and technology
