Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and growing field of machine vision. We combine a 40+ years history of leading edge vision products and strong growth year to year with a special culture that embraces a fast-paced and creative environment of a startup. The 3D, Computational Imaging and Robotics Product Engineering Group develops high-performance 2D & 3D tools and sensors that are crucial to maintain company leadership in a rapidly growing market environment. The Jena team creates leading-edge 3D technologies for industrial machine vision, including fast and precise 3D data acquisition, embedded vision processing and real-time robotics.
Senior Software Engineer
The individual is a team member of experienced & highly motivated embedded and computer vision software engineers that create robust embedded vision solutions for industrial applications. In that domain, the individual will design, implement and test system-level software for embedded Linux platforms, as well as software for 2D/3D data acquisition and post-processing. Having several years of professional experience in software design and development, the individual is keen to implement new features and functionality on embedded platforms to enable Cognex devices to run latest machine vision and acquisition algorithms. The candidate is driven by a passion for thinking out-of-the-box, analyzing complex problems and creating new and innovative solutions.
Essential Functions:
- Design and implementation of system-level software and algorithms for embedded Linux devices
- Participate in code reviews across teams and codebases
- Automated testing, QA and runtime performance evaluation of new features and functionality
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in advanced software design and development with modern C++, preferably under Linux
- Professional experience with software development tools, like GCC, CMake, Git preferably on embedded Linux systems (ARM, x86)
- Team skills to jointly create solutions in the vision group
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in English to work effectively in distributed teams
- Keen to work in a global and industry-leading company
The Jena team is looking for a highly motivated and open-minded colleague to jointly tackle complex and challenging tasks and create embedded vision software products with industry leading functionality and quality.
Office Location: Leutragraben 2-4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Additional Job DescriptionSkills Required
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in advanced software design and development with modern C++
- Professional experience with software development tools, like GCC, CMake, Git on embedded Linux systems
- Team skills to jointly create solutions in the vision group
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in English
- Keen to work in a global and industry-leading company
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.
