Senior Vision Software Engineer

Job Responsibility:

LMI Technologies, recognized as one of Canada's Best Workplaces, is a medium-sized technology company built on a culture of openness, respect and professional excellence. At LMI our staff work passionately toward the common goal of designing and delivering innovative 3D machine vision solutions to OEMs and System Integrators working in industrial factory automation around the world. The result of this teamwork is high-performance, easy-to-implement and cost-effective 3D sensor technologies that deliver the best results in even the most challenging 3D inline inspection applications.

What will you do as a Senior Vision Software Developer?

LMI is seeking a Software Developer or computer science graduate with 7+ years of proven experience in computer vision who has the desire and skill set to design machine vision sensors. You will work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-platform, engineering team (software, electrical, mechanical/optical) that develops new sensor products and supporting infrastructure (manufacturing and test equipment). The ideal candidate will have a passion for leading-edge technology, extensive experience developing production-ready software, strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and can work well autonomously yet still communicate effectively with a close-knit group of about 14 engineers. Previous leadership or project management experience is an asset as there is an opportunity to lead a team in this role. This Senior Software Developer will work in the R&D team and report to the Software Development Manager.

• Design and develop 3D acquisition algorithms for our sensors to produce 3D data from images
• Develop components of our calibration and acquisition pipeline
• Characterize and validate prototype sensor performance and integrate final designs with customers
• Investigate solutions for challenging acquisition problems. Investigate improvements to our algorithms to enhance the performance of our sensors
• Design and develop manufacturing software tools required to build the sensors and control key component performance (e.g. software tasks for focusing and aligning cameras/lasers/projectors, quantifying and adjusting sensor sensitivity, etc.)
• Lead technical investigations and produce reports and documentation for senior management
• Demonstrate leadership and ownership. Drive projects to completion, participate in frequent peer design and code reviews, and use your expertise to oversee and mentor others in the team
• Proactively contribute to and implement continuous improvement initiatives

What do you need to be successful?

• Expertise in 3D metrology or computer vision (object detection, image restoration, scene reconstruction, signal processing, etc., but excluding machine learning) is required
• Degree / Diploma in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent
• Solid knowledge of C/C++ and C# programming using Microsoft Visual Studio
• Experience independently planning and completing complex projects/deliverables in a reliable time frame
• Proficient with commonly used scripting languages like Python
• Excellent understanding of object-oriented programming
• Excellent understanding of commonly used data structures and algorithms (lists, trees, sorting, binning, etc.)
• Excellent understanding of math and statistics
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Solid understanding of memory management, threading/synchronization, networking
• Previous scrum master experience or experience overseeing a small team is an asset
• Experience developing for a manufacturing automation environment is an asset

Salary Range: $110,800 - $157,890

How to submit your interest?

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and working for a fast-growing global technology company with an inspiring and engaging workplace environment, please submit your application to our Human Resources team in confidence by clicking the “Apply Now” button.

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