Senior Automation Engineer

Avo Photonics () is a dynamic contract engineering services company that designs, develops and manufactures custom opto-electronic products for a large customer base. Members of our staff have the opportunity to design, prototype and produce next generation products for a diverse range of markets including environmental, medical, military, industrial, aerospace, and communications. We seek a diligent, dedicated and meticulous person who will help to further our success and reputation in the industry through world-class customer service. The successful candidate must plan his/her own work schedule, keep multiple records, be self-motivated, maintain a professional presence, and have the desire to take ownership of projects. Specifically: Oversee all manufacturing automation within our business; select and implement automation hardware, create of test software applications, generate production line monitoring tools, and develop of APIs for hardware interfacing Provide subject matter expertise for automation equipment; understand, evaluate, and procure robot hardware needed for automation tasks Lead software projects through the development lifecycle; produce software requirement documents, architect object-oriented solutions, and maintain repository of code modules for re-use in future applications Train and mentor software and automation engineers Plan, schedule, and track progress of software development tasks Through code reviews, ensure software development activities follow best practices; including unit testing, PEP-257 documentation, and error logging Interact with Product, Process, and Manufacturing team leads to ensure software meets testing, traceability, product, and end user requirements Generate documentation to include in the quality management system; contribute to business knowledge repositories for software development and test automation Requirements: B.S. in Computer Science, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field 5 years of Python programming experience 3 years of software architecture experience 1 year experience in project management 1 year of experience with machine vision (OpenCV preferred) 1 year of manufacturing experience Experience aligning and testing optical systems on optical breadboards is a plus Apply: Avo Photonics offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply! Equal Opportunity Employer: Avo Photonics is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee of Avo Photonics by any method without a valid written contract in place with Avo Photonics will be deemed the sole property of Avo Photonics. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Avo Photonics as a result of the referral or through any other means.

Created: 2024-10-30