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Vision Systems Engineer

Crane Currency
Nashua, NH Full Time
POSTED ON 10/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/21/2026
Join Crane Currency as a Vision Engineer in Nashua, New Hampshire, and take the lead in bringing advanced machine-vision and automated inspection technologies from concept to production.

Who We Are

Crane Currency is a premier industrial technology company and a pioneer in currency manufacturing and advanced micro-optics technology for securing physical products. Yes, chances are you have our product in your wallet right now! Our sophisticated equipment and software leverage proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. Around the world, our customers trust us to anticipate their needs with innovative, reliable, and high-quality currency & authentication solutions and services—just as they have for generations.  Learn more at

How You Will Make An Impact

As a Vision Engineer within Technology Transfer, you will lead the design, deployment, commissioning, validation, and stabilization of machine-vision and automated-inspection systems across manufacturing sites. You will translate product and process inspection requirements into reliable vision solutions that meet safety, quality, detection, throughput, and operational-readiness requirements. Working closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, site technical teams, suppliers, and integrators, you will resolve complex hardware, software, optics, lighting, calibration, and application challenges. You will also document system performance and build the receiving site’s capability to operate and support each solution following project completion.

  • Own the vision-system workstream for assigned technology-transfer projects from requirements definition through stable production and formal site handoff.
  • Partner with product, process, quality, and manufacturing stakeholders to define inspection objectives, defect criteria, measurement needs, cycle-time requirements, and acceptance standards.
  • Design or specify machine-vision solutions using appropriate cameras, lenses, lighting, sensors, electronics, computing hardware, communications, and image-processing methods.
  • Configure and integrate vision-system hardware and software with production equipment, controls, data systems, and operator interfaces.
  • Develop or modify vision applications, recipes, inspection logic, image-processing algorithms, and supporting software; VB.NET or C# experience is beneficial.
  • Plan and execute installation, startup, calibration, FAT, SAT, qualification, and performance-verification activities.
  • Conduct technical risk assessments to identify failure modes, detection gaps, false accepts, false rejects, and design limitations; define mitigations and test strategies.
  • Troubleshoot image quality, lighting, optics, triggering, communications, software, algorithms, calibration, and equipment-integration issues using structured root-cause analysis.

Required

Knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optical Engineering or commensurate experience.
  • 5 years of hands-on experience designing, integrating, programming, or supporting machine-vision systems.
  • Applied knowledge of lighting, optics, cameras, electronics, image formation, and imaging algorithms.
  • Experience defining inspection requirements, selecting components, and evaluating vision-system performance in manufacturing applications.
  • Experience installing, commissioning, testing, validating, troubleshooting, and supporting machine-vision or automated-inspection systems in production.
  • Ability to assess technical risk, identify potential failure modes or design shortcomings, define mitigations, and establish test strategies.

Preferred

  • Master’s degree in a related discipline with relevant applied experience.
  • Experience with FAT, SAT, qualification, calibration, and objective performance verification.
  • Programming experience with VB.NET, C#, or comparable languages used for vision applications.
  • Strong project-management, written communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

How We Will Care For You

We offer top-notch benefits, including medical, dental, vision, company bonus plan, 401(K) match and more. Discover more about our benefits here:

What Drives Our Team

We are a passionate team of 1,300 creators and problem solvers, united by our purpose, we give people confidence every day in moments that matter. This comes to life through our Shared Values:

  • People Matter
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Trusted Partner
  • Innovate for Growth
  • Always Improving

Learn More About Our Values And Culture

You can also check us out at:

Where We Are

Your role is in Nashua, New Hampshire, a 40-mile drive from the vibrant heart of Boston. Check out what makes Nashua a great place to live and work here:

Crane Currency is a drug free workplace.

SUITABILITY AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS: The final offer of employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for disqualification in the hiring process. The background investigation process conducted by Crane and our U.S. Government Agency customers is very thorough. Therefore, it is imperative that applicants exercise candor and honesty when answering background questionnaires, especially as it relates to arrest, employment, education, finances, illegal drug use, and/or other criminal history. Falsification discovered in security documents or during the background investigation process may result in an immediate negative suitability determination.

Crane NXT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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