Vision Engineer

Responsible for developing advanced 3D vision, laser scanning, AI-based inspection, and software solutions to enable next-generation automated quality inspection and manufacturing processes.

• Supervisory/Technical Leadership – 20%
• Mentor and support junior engineers and technicians in areas including 3D vision, machine vision, AI inspection, software development, automation, and troubleshooting.
• Promote software engineering best practices, technical standards, coding discipline, documentation, validation methodology, and knowledge sharing across engineering teams.
• Provide technical guidance and act as a subject-matter expert for 3D inspection, AI vision, laser scanning, computer vision, and inspection software.
• Support the development of technical capability within the organization through training, workshops, demonstrations, and mentoring.
  
  
• Software, 3D Vision & AI Development – 50%
• Design, develop, and deploy software applications for 2D/3D inspection, dimensional measurement, defect detection, surface inspection, assembly verification, and process monitoring.
• Develop algorithms for processing and analysing 3D point clouds, depth maps, laser scan data, images, and other inspection data.
• Evaluate and implement AI/ML techniques for automated defect detection, classification, anomaly detection, pattern recognition, and inspection decision-making.
• Develop and optimize inspection algorithms to achieve required levels of accuracy, repeatability, robustness, processing speed, and false-positive/false-negative performance.
• Develop software interfaces and integration solutions between inspection systems and robots, PLCs, motion systems, machine controls, databases, MES, and other manufacturing systems.
• Develop reusable software modules, libraries, tools, and frameworks to accelerate future inspection system development.
• Evaluate new commercial and open-source technologies related to computer vision, 3D vision, AI, deep learning, image processing, robotics, and industrial software.
• Establish software development and validation practices to ensure inspection applications are maintainable, traceable, reliable, and suitable for production deployment.
• Develop data collection and analysis capabilities to enable inspection results to be used for process monitoring, predictive analysis, continuous improvement, and manufacturing intelligence.
• Collaborate with machine builders and technology suppliers to define software, vision, robotics, and inspection requirements for new equipment.
• Project & Manufacturing Support – 30%
• Lead and manage assigned inspection and automation projects from concept definition through development, qualification, deployment, and production support.
• Manage project schedules, technical deliverables, resources, risks, and priorities to ensure successful and timely project completion.
• Work closely with Singapore ME/DPE, Quality, Product Design, AQP/QA, Assembly Engineering, Controls, and Production teams to understand requirements and deliver appropriate inspection solutions.
• Lead new product inspection readiness and ensure inspection systems can support new product introduction and production ramp-up.
• Develop and execute validation and qualification activities, including measurement verification, correlation studies, capability studies, GR&R, repeatability/reproducibility, and inspection performance validation.
• Support machine and equipment commissioning, troubleshooting, optimization, and production ramp-up for Singapore projects.
• Provide remote technical support from Shanghai and travel to Singapore when required for project implementation, commissioning, troubleshooting, training, and technology transfer.
• Coordinate equipment transfers and duplication activities, ensuring software, inspection algorithms, vision hardware, and system configurations are properly replicated and qualified.
• Work with machine vendors to develop and integrate robotics, controls, 3D vision, laser scanning, AI inspection, and inspection software into manufacturing equipment.
• Drive productivity, quality, yield, and cost improvements through software optimization, automated inspection, data analysis, and process improvement.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained, including software specifications, architecture/design documents, inspection algorithms, validation reports, SOPs, troubleshooting guides, source-code/configuration management, and training records.
• Support knowledge transfer from Shanghai development teams to Singapore manufacturing teams and ensure deployed solutions can be effectively maintained locally.
• Promote standardization and reuse of successful inspection solutions across Singapore and other manufacturing sites.
• Uphold and model PBM Guiding Principles, ensuring decisions and actions align with core organizational values.
• Perform additional responsibilities assigned by Management in support of organizational priorities.

·Ability to design & develop software for vision.