Vision Systems Engineer

About Company Stark Pharma Solutions Inc is a life sciences staffing and consulting firm supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device organizations across the United States. We place quality, validation, manufacturing and regulatory professionals with companies building and scaling FDA-regulated operations. Our clients range from established manufacturers to early-stage sites standing up their first quality systems.

Vision Systems Engineer Automated Visual Inspection (Seidenader / SVIM), Pharmaceutical Job Summary Our client, a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Albany, New York, is seeking a Principal-level Vision Systems Engineer to support automated visual inspection operations for injectable products. This is a hands-on, onsite role focused on tuning, optimizing and troubleshooting machine-vision inspection systems on the production floor. Hands-on experience with K rber (formerly Seidenader) visual inspection machines and the SVIM machine-vision module is the core requirement for this position. Responsibilities

• Tune, optimize and troubleshoot automated visual inspection equipment for injectable products including vials, syringes and ampoules
• Configure and operate machine-vision inspection recipes using SVIM and SVObserver, or equivalent vision platforms
• Develop, adjust and validate inspection recipes to achieve required detection rates while controlling false reject levels
• Lead camera, lighting and optics setup, alignment and performance optimization
• Support equipment commissioning, qualification and change control activities within a cGMP environment
• Investigate inspection performance issues, perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Automation teams on the production floor
• Author and review technical documentation, recipes, work instructions and inspection performance reports
• Provide technical guidance and training to operators and junior engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or a related technical discipline
• 10+ years of experience in vision systems or automated visual inspection within pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Hands-on experience tuning K rber / Seidenader visual inspection machines and SVIM is strongly preferred
• Candidates with deep expertise in other machine-vision platforms like Cognex, Omron, Syntegon, Brevetti CEA, Stevanato or Antares Vision will be considered where transferability can be demonstrated
• Experience with camera systems, lighting, optics and inspection recipe development
• Working knowledge of cGMP, equipment qualification and change control in a regulated environment
• Experience with sterile fill-finish or injectable product inspection preferred
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and cross-functional communication skills
• Must be able to work onsite in Albany, New York
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

How To Apply Please send your resume to [email protected] along with your current location.