Staff Computer Vision Engineer
The Kraft Heinz Company2 months ago
Base Salary
$121k - $151k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, train, evaluate, deploy, and maintain computer vision and machine learning models for manufacturing applications.
- Develop solutions for object detection, classification, segmentation, OCR, anomaly detection, tracking, and multimodal AI.
- Define model performance measures, business success criteria, and data, experiment, and validation methodologies for plant operations.
- Design complete machine vision solutions incorporating cameras, sensors, lenses, illumination, triggers, industrial networking, and edge computing.
- Select imaging hardware based on field of view, resolution, working distance, motion, lighting, environmental constraints, and production requirements.
- Deploy and support AI/ML workloads on edge computing platforms, Linux systems, and NVIDIA Jetson platforms.
- Build, optimize, and maintain Docker images and containerized deployment workflows.
- Lead technical initiatives, influence architecture, mentor technical professionals, and partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, operations, IT, cloud, and analytics teams.
- Travel to manufacturing sites across North America.
Requirements
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent research and professional experience.
- Relevant professional or applied research experience in computer vision, machine learning, machine vision, robotics, industrial automation, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience leading technically complex projects with meaningful operational or business impact.
- Deep expertise in computer vision, deep learning, and machine learning methods.
- Advanced proficiency in Python and experience developing production-quality technical solutions.
- Strong Linux development and administration experience, including command-line workflows, SSH, SCP, remote troubleshooting, and system configuration.
- Hands-on experience building Docker images, managing containers, and deploying containerized applications to edge or production environments.
- Experience deploying and supporting AI/ML solutions in production, including in Azure, AWS, or GCP cloud environments.
- Experience integrating hardware, networking, IoT, and software components into end-to-end systems.
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders and the ability to operate effectively with ambiguous requirements.
Benefits
- Hybrid work in the Chicago headquarters with travel to manufacturing sites across North America.
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, screenings and assessments, paid time off, company holidays, leave of absence, flexible work arrangements, training, employee assistance, family support, wellbeing programs, 401(k), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.
- 7% 401(k) matching and access to Business Resource Groups.
- Benefits begin immediately upon hire for salaried employees.
- Eligible for a performance-based bonus.
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About The Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company makes and markets packaged foods and beverages—such as Heinz condiments, Kraft cheese, Oscar Mayer meats, and Philadelphia cream cheese—for retail and foodservice customers worldwide. Formed in 2015 by the merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz, it is co‑headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh and trades on NASDAQ as KHC. The company reports roughly $25 billion in annual sales and sells products in over 40 countries.