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    Vision Engineer - Kilkenny, Ireland - Abbott

    Abbott
    Abbott Kilkenny, Ireland

    1 week ago

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    At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

    ABBOTT IRELAND

    In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

    DIABETES CARE KILKENNY

    Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.

    At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

    THIS IS HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT ABBOTT:

    Based at our new Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland the site's Operation System Engineering function currently has an opportunity for a Vision Engineer to join their expanding team.

    As the Vision Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for vision hardware and software control systems employed in the production of our Diabetes sensors.

    Responsibilities

  • Provide input to designing the overall architecture of the computer vision system to meet specific requirements and objectives. This includes selecting appropriate hardware components and software tools.
  • Responsible for providing support for Vision Hardware and Software control systems suitable for test rigs or production machines. This may involve software development using Cognex Insight platform and a range of languages such as C#, VB or C/C++ and communication to off camera systems such as Machine control PLC.
  • Communication and development of both internal departments such as Operations, Eng., QA, R&D, Technical functions, and external suppliers.
  • Developing algorithms and techniques for processing and analysing images and videos. This may involve tasks such as image emulation, image processing, metrology, feature extraction, data acquisition and pass / fail simulation, OCR, and object recognition.
  • Support site efforts in Implementing machine learning models for tasks like object detection, classification, and tracking.
  • Collaborate with site and divisional SME's to select the right hardware (e.g., cameras, lighting optics etc) for the application and ensures they are calibrated to ensure accurate measurements and image quality.
  • Support the design of the overall architecture of the computer vision system to meet specific requirements and objectives.
  • Selecting appropriate hardware components and software tools.
  • Write code and software to implement the vision algorithms, control hardware components, and interface with other systems and software in the application.
  • Manage the storage and retrieval of large volumes of image and video data, including data pre-processing and organization
  • Identify and implement performance optimizations to ensure that the vision system meets speed and efficiency requirements.
  • Continuously collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to integrate the vision systems with larger systems or platforms, such as robotic control systems or industrial automation systems.
  • Conduct rigorous testing, validation, and benchmarking to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the vision system's output.
  • Provide ongoing maintenance and support to ensure the continued functionality and performance of the vision systems.
  • Stays up to date with the latest advancements in computer vision, machine learning, and related technologies to enhance the system's capabilities.
  • Ensure the vision system adheres to relevant divisional and corporate procedures and policies, as well as industry standards and safety regulations, and ensures appropriate change control is followed for vision related updates.
  • Implement security measures to safeguard the system from unauthorized access or data breaches, particularly in applications involving sensitive data.
  • Qualifications and Experience

  • Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification or equivalent. Engineering /Science, preferred.
  • Minimum 2 plus years' experience in a similar position.
  • Working experience of Machine Vision and a proven track record of having implemented the Cognex Insight camera hardware and spreadsheet platform, Cognex Vision Pro, or suitable equivalent to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the subject
  • Excellent Troubleshooting/Diagnostics skills
  • Competency in vision algorithm development and interfacing with PLC/HMI systems
  • Working understanding of Optics, Lighting Techniques
  • What we Offer

    Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as:

  • Family health insurance,
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Career Development
  • Fantastic new facility
  • Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
  • Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.


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