Looking to build your career with a company that values innovation, stability, and people? Join our dedicated team as a Machine Vision Engineer in Bridgeton, MO!
Since 1946, Hunter Engineering has been aligning cutting-edge technology with a strong commitment to quality. As a family-owned, American-made company, Hunter is the global leader in automotive service equipment, with our products used in over 130 countries by top vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and service centers.
We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work finalist by the St. Louis Business Journal for four consecutive years (2022 – 2025) – a testament to our commitment to our people. Here, employees are supported, challenged, and take pride in their work. We offer exceptional benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
If you’re ready to join a team that’s shaping the future of automotive service, read on.
As a R&D Engineering II– Machine Vision, you will design and develop machine vision-based products emphasizing electronics and software development.
What You’ll Do:
- Perform new product research and conceptual design as a design team member.
- Develop, implement, and test vision-based software algorithms.
- Develop, implement, and test vision-based electronics.
- Support the development of application-level software.
- Support further development of existing products as needed.
- Support the development of factory test fixtures as required
- Additional duties as assigned.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- 3-5years of experience designing and developing electronics and software for machine vision systems.
- Knowledgeable in image processing, image analysis, 3D perspective geometry, pattern recognition algorithms, and metrology algorithms.
- Experience in board-level electronic design, including imager, microcontroller, PLD, memory architecture, low-voltage power supply, and basic analog design.
- Experience in embedded code development in C/C++.
- Experience developing application-level software, including screen design and user interface design.
- Experience developing systems in C and C++ using a Windows-based development environment is required. Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio is preferred.
- Experience working in a multiple developer team environment with configuration management and defect tracking tools is preferred.
- Experience specifying or designing machine vision system hardware (cameras, optics, lighting, etc.) is preferred.
What We Offer:
- Industry-Leading Healthcare Coverage
- Profit-Sharing Plan with Safe Harbor Contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Free Onsite Fitness & Recreation Center
Join us in our mission to ‘Align People and Innovation to Drive Excellence!’
- Make Lives Better Together
- Take Pride in the Extraordinary
- Define the Standard
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- 3-5 years of experience designing and developing electronics and software for machine vision systems
- Knowledgeable in image processing, image analysis, 3D geometry, pattern recognition, and metrology algorithms
- Experience in board-level electronic design
- Experience in embedded code development in C/C++
- Experience developing application-level software
- Experience in a multiple developer team environment with configuration management and defect tracking tools
- Experience specifying or designing machine vision system hardware
Hunter Engineering Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many salaried and plant roles, with consistent descriptions of good pay and fair compensation. Earning potential can be notably strong in consultative field roles when performance and territory align.
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Retirement Support — A Safe Harbor 401(k) with an automatic company contribution is paired with a separate profit‑sharing plan. Plan specifics include immediate vesting for Safe Harbor funds and a defined vesting timeline for profit sharing.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation that scales with tenure, personal days, and a broad paid holiday schedule are described. Parental and adoption leave complement the package, with paid volunteer time also noted.
Hunter Engineering Company Insights
What We Do
Hunter Engineering Company is a global leader in automotive service equipment, offering state-of-the-art wheel alignment systems, wheel balancers, tire changers, vehicle inspection equipment, brake lathes and more. Since 1946, when Automotive Hall of Fame inductee Lee Hunter founded Hunter Engineering, the company has built a reputation for innovation and visionary leadership in the application of the newest technologies to automotive undercar service. Hunter's award-winning research and development team of mechanical, electrical and software engineers are responsible for hundreds of patented and exclusive features that make Hunter products the most productive undercar service equipment available. Hunter has a total of over 350 awarded patents while releasing an average of 7-10 new patents each year. Hunter fields the largest dedicated sales and service force in the undercar service industry with approximately 390+ sales representatives and 410+ independent service representatives throughout the United States.
