Senior Field Engineer, Controls

🕒 March 19

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Overview AI

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

🔧 Hardware

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $10M Series A - Overview.ai on 2022-02

Hardware • Manufacturing • Enterprise

Overview AI is an industrial AI machine vision company that builds edge computing camera systems and software for automated visual inspection in manufacturing. Their product line includes smart cameras (OV10i, OV20i) and high-resolution vision systems (OV80i) that run NVIDIA GPUs on-device to perform deep learning-based defect detection, classification, and segmentation. The company emphasizes rapid deployment, on-premise processing, low training-data requirements through transfer learning and augmentation, integration with industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, OPC-UA), and tools for retraining, analytics, and automation. Customers include automotive, electronics, pharmaceutical, and aerospace manufacturers; their offerings reduce inspection costs, rework, and scrap and support compliance standards like ISO 9001, AS9100, and ITAR.

📋 Description

• Integrate Overview.ai systems into automation lines and make them rock-solid. • Commission and troubleshoot PLC-to-device communication across common industrial protocols: • ○ EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus, OPC UA • Diagnose and eliminate timing and triggering issues: • ○ double triggers, missed triggers, trigger bounce, incorrect edge detection, latency/jitter, inconsistent handshakes • Debug inconsistent network communication: • ○ packet loss, unstable links, IP conflicts, switch configuration issues, grounding/noise coupling, cable quality, EMI, misconfigured QoS/VLANs (where applicable) • Work with PLC logic and machine sequencing to ensure correct system behavior: • ○ interpret and modify ladder logic / structured text (as needed) to stabilize integration and performance • Build repeatable integration standards: • ○ wiring patterns, sensor conditioning recommendations, network topologies, validated PLC templates, commissioning checklists • Troubleshoot sensors, discrete I/O, and signal conditioning in real factory environments: • ○ NPN/PNP sensors, pull-ups/pull-downs, filtering/debounce, shielding/grounding, noise mitigation • Use multimeters and oscilloscopes to diagnose: • ○ voltage levels, signal bounce, timing alignment, interference, poor grounding, intermittent connections • Identify root cause quickly and implement robust fixes—not temporary patches. • Be the senior technical point of contact on-site: calm, decisive, and structured under pressure. • Train customer automation engineers and technicians on best practices for operation and first-line troubleshooting. • Capture high-quality issue reports for HQ engineering: • ○ reproduction steps, logs, electrical measurements, network symptoms, PLC state, and recommended fixes • Drive feedback loops that result in real product improvements (tooling, diagnostics, reliability features).

🎯 Requirements

• Deep PLC / controls engineering experience (you can independently commission and debug automation lines) • 5+ years in controls / automation / field engineering in high-volume manufacturing environments • Hands-on expertise with industrial networks and protocols: • ○ EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus, OPC UA (practical troubleshooting, not just theory) • Strong electrical debugging ability: • ○ multimeter + oscilloscope competence, reading schematics, signal conditioning, EMI/noise intuition • Strong understanding of sensors, triggering, and real-time sequencing on production lines • Mandarin fluency (native or near-native) • Working English for technical communication with global teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Extreme growth + real-world impact: We’re not building demos. We’re deploying AI systems on real production lines, at scale. • Talent density: You’ll work with world-class engineers and operators across AI, embedded systems, and enterprise deployment. • Front-row seat to the AI manufacturing wave: This is one of the biggest transformations happening in industry right now. • Ownership: In this role, your work directly changes the trajectory of the company. Great hiring = winning. • Global exposure: You’ll recruit for roles that touch the most advanced customers and factories in the world.