Kelly® Engineering is supporting a direct-hire opportunity for a **Machine Vision Engineer** with a well-established, privately held manufacturer headquartered in the St. Louis area. This organization designs and produces advanced technology-driven equipment used globally in automotive inspection, service, and measurement environments.

**Overview**
This role sits within an advanced R&D engineering team focused on developing next-generation machine vision and precision measurement products. The Machine Vision Engineer II will contribute to the development of highly customized vision systems, with a strong emphasis on computer vision algorithms, image processing, low-level hardware interaction, optics, and embedded electronics.

Unlike many traditional machine vision roles focused on integrating off-the-shelf systems, this team develops custom vision solutions from the ground up — including sensor selection, optics/lens integration, raw image acquisition, and algori...