Job Summary:
Ready for the job that challenges and encourages you to get the best out of yourself? Do you feel at home in a highly innovative R&D environment? Then join our team at Cognex!
Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and growing field of machine vision, with annual revenue approaching $1 Billion. We are a financially strong international company with a culture that maintains the fast-paced, creative environment of a startup. Our employees, proudly called “Cognoids,” take their work seriously but don't take themselves seriously. Our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes our employees for their innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun and rewarding environment.
Work as part of one of the most successful companies in the industry!
Join a warm, informal and personable culture with monthly events and quarterly activities to strengthen the team.
We have an on-site gym for all our employees, a community of active runners, and other sport activities.
Join your colleagues in regular social outings as a team.
About you:
Our ideal candidate is a pragmatic software professional with a can-do attitude who shares the enthusiasm for learning and applying any new development that helps to keep our software platform state of the art. You will be involved in the design and bringup of our next generation of machine vision devices, so strong system engineering skills are required. Here's a list of some of the things we pay attention to in our hiring process:
Master degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
8+ years of work experience with embedded software development
Experience in C/C++ and Python
Work experience in embedded Linux
Work experience in the Linux kernel, bootloaders and Linux distribution development
Work experience desired in Yocto desired
System engineering skills to understand, translate and implement product requirements
Understanding of electrical schematics and the boundary layer between EE and SW
High energy and motivated learner with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good presentation, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
Verbal and written fluency in English required
What you will do:
Bring-up of new hardware in close cooperation with our electrical teams, providing robust interfaces for our high-level application teams
Create drivers for new boards, components and sensors (e.g. optical & lightning)
Evaluate new hardware based on EVK and development kits
Debug and troubleshoot in a hardware and software environment on heterogeneous multi-core systems
Ensure a robust and high-quality product by developing test automation
Support and communicate with other internal teams using our software
Occasional travel to the USA or Hungary
Work location: Krefelder Straße 218 52070 Aachen, Germany
Skills Required
- Master degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
- 8+ years of work experience with embedded software development
- Experience in C/C++ and Python
- Work experience in embedded Linux
- Work experience in the Linux kernel
- Work experience in bootloaders and Linux distribution development
- Work experience desired in Yocto
- Strong system engineering skills
- Understanding of electrical schematics
- Good presentation, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Verbal and written fluency in English
Cognex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cognex and has not been reviewed or approved by Cognex.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and dental coverage are included, and coverage is described as good compared to alternatives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A PTO/Vacation policy is in place and time off is generally considered reasonable; time away is treated as actual downtime without expectations to work.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match is offered and is characterized as solid, though not best-in-class.
Cognex Insights
What We Do
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of image-based products, all of which use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions on what they see. Cognex products include machine vision systems, machine vision sensors and barcode readers that are used in factories and distribution centers around the world where they eliminate production and shipping errors. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 4 million image-based products, representing over $10 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For details visit Cognex online at www.cognex.com.
