1) Vision strategy: optics + lighting (core of the role)
You will design and iterate the imaging solution that makes inspection reliable:
● Select and tune lighting for challenging surfaces and geometries:
○ bright field / dark field, coaxial, dome, diffuse, low-angle, structured light, line lights, spot/point, backlight, multisource setups
○ polarization (cross/parallel), glare suppression, specular management
○ strobed lighting vs continuous, high-speed exposure strategies, motion-freezing
○ “2.5D” techniques: photometric-style approaches, multi-angle illumination, gradient/shape enhancement
● Select and deploy lenses and optical elements:
○ telecentric, macro, high-NA, long working distance, wide-angle vs narrow, Scheimpflug (tilt) where appropriate
○ filters (bandpass, long-pass/short-pass), polarizers, diffusers, beam splitters
○ mirrors/prisms for impossible mounting angles and constrained spaces
● Push beyond visible light when needed:
○ IR / NIR / SWIR (and other spectral strategies), multispectral approaches, fluorescence-style thinking where relevant
● Diagnose and solve “weird” vision failure modes:
○ reflectivity, transparency, subsurface features, moiré, aliasing, lens flare/ghosting, vibration blur, rolling shutter artifacts, shadowing/occlusion, contamination drift
The bar: you can often tease out a workable imaging approach just by looking at the part + environment, then validate it quickly in the field.
2) Project ownership: deploy, stabilize, scale
● Own customer deployments end-to-end: planning, on-site execution, training, follow-through.
● Drive fast iteration cycles: image capture → lighting/lens adjustments → validation → production-ready setup.
● Train customer teams (process/quality/ops) on:
○ daily operation, basic troubleshooting, re-validation after maintenance, and how to keep image quality stable.
● Create clear documentation and “golden configs” that make future rollouts faster.
3) Competitive expertise: help us win
● Maintain a strong working knowledge of the machine vision ecosystem and competitor offerings:
○ Cognex, Keyence, HALCON/MVTec, Hikrobot/Hikvision, and other common players.
● Participate in pre-sales technical discovery and solutioning:
○ help position Overview.ai intelligently, identify where incumbents will fail, and propose imaging strategies that make our AI shine.
● Feed market intelligence back into product and go-to-market teams.