Optics & Machine Vision Engineer

Position Overview: Kelly is seeking a highly detail-oriented Optics & Machine Vision Engineer to develop and optimize advanced optical and computer vision solutions for professional machine-vision applications. This role combines hands-on optical engineering, image formation, hardware integration, and data generation to create reliable imaging systems for demanding industrial environments. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of how optics, illumination, imaging hardware, and computer vision work together—and takes personal ownership of getting the details right.

Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and optimize optical systems for machine-vision applications. Develop optical setups, including lenses, illumination, cameras, filters, mounts, and other hardware behind the imaging system. Apply principles of image formation to achieve high-quality, repeatable imaging performance. Generate and curate optics and imaging data to support machine-vision and computer-vision systems. Develop and evaluate professional machine-vision solutions for inspection, measurement, detection, and classification. Work closely with computer-vision engineers to translate optical and imaging requirements into practical system designs. Analyze image quality, resolution, contrast, distortion, lighting, focus, field of view, and other optical performance characteristics. Troubleshoot optical and imaging systems and identify the root cause of performance issues. Build, test, and refine optical prototypes and hardware configurations. Maintain extremely high standards for precision, consistency, documentation, and quality.

Ideal Candidate: Strong background in optics, optical engineering, imaging, or machine vision. Understanding of image formation and optical system design. Hands-on experience with optical hardware and camera systems. Familiarity with computer vision and professional machine-vision systems. Experience generating, collecting, or managing imaging/optical data. Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities. Extremely detail-oriented, with a strong personal commitment to accuracy and quality. Comfortable working hands-on with hardware as well as collaborating with software and computer-vision teams. Ability to take ownership of technical problems from initial concept through testing and implementation.