AI/ML Engineer – Manufacturing Vision Inspection Systems
Toyota USA7 days ago
Georgetown, KY, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design and implement computer vision models for defect detection, segmentation, and classification.
- Accelerate model training with synthetic data, active learning, domain randomization, and augmentation.
- Manage the full model lifecycle, including image collection, labeling, validation, rollout, monitoring, retraining, and quality gates.
- Package and deploy models with Docker and Kubernetes while implementing version control, rollback, observability, and MLOps practices.
- Optimize inference for embedded and edge hardware to meet real-time moving-line inspection latency requirements.
- Integrate vision systems with PLCs, encoders, triggers, industrial networks, OPC-UA, MQTT, REST, and Toyota plant connectivity architectures.
- Monitor uptime, drift, calibration, lighting variation, false-positive and false-negative rates, and inspection failure root causes.
- Lead inspection booth software deployments from concept through Start of Production and conduct optical AI trials at manufacturing plants.
- Collaborate with Toyota manufacturing, engineering, automation, IT, and enterprise AI organizations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, computer science, IT, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of experience in industrial machine vision and edge AI deployment.
- At least 3 years of AI/ML experience with camera-based vision systems.
- Experience managing data collection, labeling, validation, rollout, monitoring, and retraining across the model lifecycle.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of ONNX Runtime, TensorRT, and embedded hardware optimization.
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and multiple shifts as needed, including up to 30% overtime.
- Ability to travel up to 30% across the United States, Canada, Mexico, other manufacturing sites, and Japan.
- Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree, optical systems or optical physics research, deep learning for production systems, software project management, AI safety and optical fault-handling, synthetic data generation with GANs, VAEs, NeRFs, or Blender, high-speed inline inspection, and IIoT data pipelines.
Benefits
- Team-oriented and flexible work environment.
- Professional growth and development programs with tuition reimbursement.
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount and Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program where applicable.
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and possible annual retirement contribution.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Referral services for prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and related needs.
- Tax-advantaged Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options.
- Relocation assistance where applicable.
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About Toyota USA
Toyota USA (Toyota Motor North America) manufactures and sells Toyota cars, trucks, and SUVs for U.S. customers, and provides financing and mobility services. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, it oversees North American operations and plants that build models like the Camry and Tundra, and is expanding battery and EV production in Kentucky and North Carolina.