Avo Photonics · 10 hours ago
Automation Engineer
Fort Washington, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expAvo Photonics is a dynamic contract engineering services company that designs, develops and manufactures custom opto-electronic products. They are seeking an Automation Engineer to automate alignment tasks, develop user-friendly applications, and implement solutions for various business needs.
ManufacturingMedical DeviceProduct DesignProduct Research
Hiring Manager
Alison Lang, PHR, SHRM-CP
Responsibilities
Interface with Optical Alignment Process Engineer to automate manual alignment tasks
Understand, evaluate, and procure robot hardware needed for automation tasks
Understand end-user needs to develop fully featured applications with intuitive user interfaces
Develop Application Programming Interface (API) for equipment used in alignment and test of opto-mechanical assemblies
Produce software requirement documents, architect object-oriented solutions, and maintain repository of code modules for re-use in future applications
Follow software development best practices; including unit testing, PEP-257 documentation, and error logging
Provide data-based evidence that developed processes meet product requirements through functional and end user testing
Generate documentation to include in the quality management system; contribute to business knowledge repositories for software development and test automation
Create work instructions and provide training on resultant processes to Manufacturing personnel
Troubleshoot software, equipment, and optical workstations to quickly resolve production-impacting issues
Identify opportunities for automation within the company; implement solutions to meet a wide array of business needs
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Computer Science, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field
3 years of Python programming experience
1 year of software architecture experience
1 year of experience with machine vision
1 year of manufacturing experience
Preferred
Experience aligning and testing optical systems on optical breadboards is a plus
OpenCV preferred
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Avo Photonics
Custom design and contract manufacturing It is a sub-organization of Halma.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2011-07-11Acquired
Leadership Team
Tom Haslett
Chief Technology Officer
Kimberly Wheeler
CFO
Recent News
2022-03-09
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