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Automation Engineer

Avo Photonics
Fort Washington, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2026

Avo Photonics (www.avophotonics.com) is a dynamic contract engineering services company that designs, develops and manufactures custom opto-electronic products for a large customer base. Members of our staff have the opportunity to design, prototype and produce next generation products for a diverse range of markets including environmental, medical, military, industrial, aerospace, and communications.


We seek a diligent, dedicated and meticulous person who will help to further our success and reputation in the industry through world-class customer service. The successful candidate must plan his/her own work schedule, keep multiple records, be self-motivated, maintain a professional presence, and have the desire to take ownership of projects.


Specific:

  • Interface with Optical Alignment Process Engineer to automate manual alignment tasks
  • Understand, evaluate, and procure robot hardware needed for automation tasks
  • Understand end-user needs to develop fully featured applications with intuitive user interfaces
  • Develop Application Programming Interface (API) for equipment used in alignment and test of opto-mechanical assemblies
  • Produce software requirement documents, architect object-oriented solutions, and maintain repository of code modules for re-use in future applications
  • Follow software development best practices; including unit testing, PEP-257 documentation, and error logging
  • Provide data-based evidence that developed processes meet product requirements through functional and end user testing
  • Generate documentation to include in the quality management system; contribute to business knowledge repositories for software development and test automation
  • Create work instructions and provide training on resultant processes to Manufacturing personnel
  • Troubleshoot software, equipment, and optical workstations to quickly resolve production-impacting issues
  • Identify opportunities for automation within the company; implement solutions to meet a wide array of business needs


Requirements:

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field
  • 3 years of Python programming experience
  • 1 year of software architecture experience
  • 1 year of experience with machine vision (OpenCV preferred)
  • 1 year of manufacturing experience
  • Experience aligning and testing optical systems on optical breadboards is a plus


Apply: Avo Photonics offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply!


Equal Opportunity Employer: Avo Photonics is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee of Avo Photonics by any method without a valid written contract in place with Avo Photonics will be deemed the sole property of Avo Photonics. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Avo Photonics as a result of the referral or through any other means.

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