# Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Vision Systems)

Pay 85-105/h depending on experience Vision Systems Expertise Required: Serve as the primary technical expert for vision system design, implementation, validation, and optimization across manufacturing linesLead the process development, qualification and validation of vision inspection systems (IQ/OQ/PQ) in compliance with FDA and ISO regulationsDefine vision system requirements, acceptance criteria, and performance metrics in collaboration with R&D, Quality, and Contract Manufacturing partnersTroubleshoot and resolve complex vision system failures, driving root cause analysis and implementing sustainable corrective actionsEvaluate and recommend new vision system technologies to improve inspection capability, yield, and throughputPreferred Skills: Experience with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) integration with vision systems o Familiarity with GD&T and optical measurement principlesExperience supporting Contract Manufacturers in a medical device environmentKnowledge of machine learning or AI-based vision inspection technologies Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.Microsoft Office, Minitab, Document Management Systems, MES, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, SAPResponsibilitie

- **Id**: 3853608
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-principal-manufacturing-engineer-vision-systems>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T19:01:26Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 37
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4957
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Robotic Components & Sensors

## Company

- **Id**: 4467183
- **Name**: Planet Pharma
- **Domain**: planet-pharma.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/planet-pharma>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 12
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 5
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: yes
- **GD&T** — Optional: yes
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: yes
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: yes
- **Minitab** — Optional: yes
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: yes
- **Statistical Process Control** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 37

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T05:00:54Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 4
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.111
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 36
- **Expected fill days**: 5
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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