Senior Machine Vision Engineer
Senior Machine Vision Engineer
Shakopee, MN | 100% Onsite | 12-Month Contract | $60-$80/hr
We're supporting CommScope as they build a new generation of automated manufacturing equipment for a fiber-optic connector product driven by hyperscale AI data center demand.
This is a senior, hands-on industrial machine vision role for someone who has personally built and commissioned vision systems on production equipment. You'll serve as the team's go-to vision expert, owning inspection stations from concept through production. JQF Fiber Optics Engineer CommS…
What You'll Do
- Design and build machine-vision inspection stations from the ground up
- Select and configure industrial cameras, lenses, lighting, sensors, and triggers
- Develop and tune 2D and 3D inspection and measurement applications
- Work primarily with Keyence, with Cognex also highly relevant
- Develop inspection logic using tools such as pattern matching, edge detection, blob analysis, OCR, and 2D code reading
- Integrate vision results with PLCs, HMIs, and machine logic
- Support platforms such as Allen-Bradley / Studio 5000, Beckhoff / TwinCAT, and Siemens
- Calibrate and validate vision systems for repeatable, high-uptime production
- Troubleshoot camera, lighting, inspection, communication, and machine-integration issues
- Support root-cause analysis and corrective action
- Connect inspection data to systems such as SCADA, MES, SQL, or Power BI
- Create test procedures, wiring diagrams, and calibration documentation JQF Fiber Optics Engineer CommS… JQF Fiber Optics Engineer CommS…
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of hands-on automation / manufacturing engineering experience
- Strong recent experience with industrial machine vision
- Experience personally selecting and configuring cameras, lenses, and lighting
- Hands-on experience integrating vision systems with PLCs and automated equipment
- Strong experience with Keyence or Cognex
- Experience commissioning or troubleshooting vision systems in production
- Strong understanding of image-processing fundamentals
- Ability to work independently as the team's subject-matter expert
- Strong communication, curiosity, and collaborative problem-solving skills
Strongly Preferred
- Keyence 2D / 3D vision experience
- Cognex VisionPro / In-Sight
- Beckhoff TwinCAT
- Allen-Bradley / Studio 5000
- EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, Modbus, or Profibus
- Python, C++, or C#
- SCADA / MES / SQL / Power BI
- Experience in medical device, electronics, packaging, automotive, battery/EV, semiconductor, pharma, or high-precision manufacturing
What This Role Is - and Is Not
This is for a builder, not a software-only image analyst.
The ideal candidate has physically built vision stations and can walk through:
camera selection → lens → lighting → mounting → triggering → inspection logic → PLC integration → pass/fail / reject logic → calibration → production troubleshooting
Candidates focused primarily on computer-vision research, OpenCV analysis, AI perception, or image-processing software without hands-on machine integration will not be the strongest fit.
Why This Opportunity
You'll have direct ownership over the vision standard for a brand-new manufacturing line, rather than stepping into a mature system and maintaining someone else's work. The team currently needs a dedicated senior vision expert, so this role carries significant technical ownership and visibility. JQF Fiber Optics Engineer CommS…
Location: Shakopee, MN
Schedule: 100% onsite
Contract: 12 months
Rate: $60-$80/hr
Relocation: Candidates open to relocating are encouraged to apply
Start: ASAP
GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Senior Machine Vision Engineer
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