About OMRON Industrial Automation Business

At OMRON, we lead the way in automation and robotics, empowering businesses worldwide with innovative solutions in robotics, IoT, machine vision, control, safety systems, etc. Founded in 1933, we have evolved into an organization dedicated to creating new social values while driving industrial digital transformation under our ambitious Shaping the Future 2030 strategy.

With a strong presence in the APAC region, our Industrial Automation business offers one of the industry's most extensive portfolios, including sensors, controllers, motors, robotics, vision, safety solutions, etc. Backed by over 28,000 employees globally and recognized among the World's Top 100 Innovative Companies for the past decade, we continue to improve manufacturing to support a sustainable society.

Understand more about our Industrial Automation Business HERE.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct vision tests, sample evaluation and feasibility studies for customer inspection requirements, with focus on surface and cosmetic defect inspection of electronic parts and products (e.g. scratch, dent, stain, chipping, crack). Select camera, lens, lighting and inspection method, and deliver a feasibility report with a clear recommendation within the agreed lead time.

• Work with sales engineers to define customer requirements, propose system configuration and present technical solutions, especially at the early design stage of customer projects.

• Support replacement of competitor vision systems with OMRON solutions through technical comparison, cross-reference and migration testing.

• Prepare and run demonstrations and Proof of Concept (PoC) at customer sites and OMRON test facilities and develop demo kits.

• Test and evaluate new vision products, software and AI-based inspection functions before introducing them to customers.

• Coordinate with the Marketing team on product promotion activities such as seminars and exhibitions.

• Support application tests and product selection for sensing products (e.g. displacement / measurement sensors, photoelectric sensors) as part of total inspection and detection solutions.

• Support set-up, integration with PLC, robot and host systems, and commissioning at customer sites together with SI partners and the service team. Troubleshoot and hand over to customer and service.

• Train sales engineers, distributors, SI partners and customers on vision and sensing applications.

• Document test results, PoC reports and success cases for knowledge sharing, and give product feedback to Product Marketing and HQ.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

• Knowledgeable in Windows applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• At least 3-5 years' hands-on experience in machine vision applications

• Experience in surface / cosmetic defect inspection for electronics, semiconductor, HDD or PCB (e.g. scratch, stain, crack, solder, marking)

• Experience with OMRON vision systems (experience with equivalent vision platforms is acceptable)

• Experience with AI / deep learning-based inspection

Why Join us

OMRON's mission is to improve lives and contribute to a better society. We endeavor to make our diverse workforce feel equally valued and enjoy equal opportunities to help us achieve so. So come, work with the best of the best teams, collaborate, and innovate together with diverse, capable minds across the globe.

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