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title: 'Applications Engineer at Overview Corporation'
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# Applications Engineer at Overview Corporation

- **Company:** Overview Corporation
- **Location:** Mexicali
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/overview/2fbdfd72-cbc1-44e6-b767-186cf54930a7

## Job description

## APPLICATION CONTROLS ENGINEER

MEXICALI, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO · FIELD APPLICATIONS / DEPLOYMENT · FULL-TIME

## ABOUT OVERVIEW.AI http://OVERVIEW.AI

Overview.ai http://Overview.ai is bringing the cutting edge of AI computer vision to manufacturing, solving inspection problems that were previously not solvable with traditional machine vision. We're a full-stack company: we deploy GPU-powered cameras on production lines, run inference on the edge, and operate a platform that supports large fleets of devices deployed across the world.

We're growing extremely fast. Our customers love the product because it works: high accuracy, fast deployment, and an operator-friendly experience that makes real factory rollouts possible, not just pilots.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are putting an engineer on the ground in Mexicali to support a major manufacturing customer directly. This is a hands-on field role: you will install our cameras, integrate them with existing PLCs and controls, and keep vision systems running under live production constraints. Because you are local, you are the technical face of Overview at the plant, not a remote resource who flies in when something breaks. This is a strong role for a controls, mechatronics, or electrical engineer with a few years of automation experience who wants to move into AI vision systems.

## WHY THIS ROLE IS EXCITING

- Your work keeps production lines running. You will see the impact of what you build the same day you build it.
- You will grow across three stacks at once: industrial controls, machine vision, and AI systems in production.
- High ownership from day one. You own the technical execution at your site end to end, with minimal bureaucracy.
- Direct line to the product team. The constraints you hit on the floor shape what we build next.

## WHAT YOU'LL OWN

- System installation: Physically install Overview cameras, lighting, and supporting hardware on production lines and validate the setup.
- PLC integration: Configure our systems to work with existing PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens, GE, Beckhoff), map I/O, and set up communication protocols.
- On-site troubleshooting: Diagnose connector, continuity, signal timing, encoder feedback, and I/O issues in live production without taking lines down.
- Production validation: Confirm speed, accuracy, and reliability on real lines, and tune for lighting, vibration, and material variation.
- Customer enablement: Train operators, maintenance, and engineers on system operation and first-line troubleshooting.
- Deployment support: Be the technical point of contact through installation, ramp-up, and the first weeks of production operation.
- Documentation: Write configuration records and setup guides the customer's team can actually use.
- Product feedback: Feed real-world constraints and failure modes back to engineering.

## WHO YOU ARE

## REQUIRED

- 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, with a background in controls, mechatronics, or electrical engineering.
- Direct experience with PLC systems (Allen Bradley, Siemens, or similar): configuring I/O, reading documentation, and troubleshooting connectivity. Comfortable with ladder logic or structured text.
- Experience installing, configuring, or integrating hardware on live production equipment without breaking existing controls.
- Able to troubleshoot electrical and hardware problems on-site with a multimeter, oscilloscope, or continuity tester, with a working understanding of voltage, current, and signal integrity.
- Time on a manufacturing floor and an understanding of downtime pressure and production constraints.
- Based in Mexicali or willing to relocate there, and able to work to customer shift schedules and production priorities.
- Professional working proficiency in English and Spanish, since you will work with the local plant team and with Overview engineering.

## STRONG PREFERENCES

- Experience with vision systems or industrial cameras, including setup, focus, and lighting.
- Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profibus, Modbus, serial).
- Experience training operators and engineers on new systems.
- Comfort working independently and making technical calls in the field without waiting for backup.
- Experience with specific platforms: Allen Bradley CompactLogix/ControlLogix, Siemens S7-1200/S7-1500.

## WHY OVERVIEW.AI http://OVERVIEW.AI

- Extreme growth and real-world impact: We're not building demos. We're deploying AI systems on real production lines, at scale.
- Talent density: You'll work with world-class engineers and operators across AI, embedded systems, and enterprise deployment.
- Front-row seat to the AI manufacturing wave: One of the biggest transformations happening in industry right now.
- Ownership: Your work directly changes the trajectory of the company.
- Global exposure: You'll work with the most advanced customers and factories in the world.

## About Overview Corporation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Overview Corporation builds AI-powered vision systems for automated defect detection and quality inspection in manufacturing.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Startup; Y Combinator W19 batch)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Russell Nibbelink, Austin Appel, Xiaoyang Kao

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Industrial AI, Computer Vision, Manufacturing Quality Control, Industrial Automation
- Target customers: B2B – Enterprise manufacturers across automotive, pharmaceutical packaging, electronics, and general industrial sectors
- Mission or purpose statement: "Catch every manufacturing defect in the world"

## Products & Services
- **OVX Inspection Platform**: AI-based quality inspection platform that runs entirely on edge devices, using advanced data augmentation to reduce sample requirements by 10x and training models in under one hour with as few as five images.
- **OV10i AI Vision Sensor**: Compact, smart camera with on-device AI training and inference, local browser-based configuration, and a 3–6 month typical payback cycle.
- **OV20i AI Vision Sensor**: Mid-range AI vision sensor with 200K+ production images storage, on-device training, and connectivity through all major PLC protocols (EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, OPC-UA, MQTT, HTTP, RS232, Discrete I/O).
- **OV80i High Performance AI Vision System**: GPU-powered high-accuracy edge system (NVIDIA GPU in every unit) for the most demanding inspection tasks, using vision-transformer-based models.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total team of 50+ members, deployed across 30+ cities in 10 countries and 5 continents
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Y Combinator (Winter 2019 batch); founding team members include former Tesla manufacturing leaders; Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition for the three co-founders
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid global expansion with local teams across 30 cities in 10 countries; deployed in demanding factory environments (automotive connectors, pharmaceutical packaging); achieving 100% defect coverage with 50% reduction in inspection costs and 75% reduction in rework; 0% defect escape rate reported

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% Edge computing** – No cloud dependency, production data never leaves the factory floor, addressing critical security and latency requirements
- **Rapid deployment** – Models trained in under one hour with as few as five images; deploy production systems in hours, not months
- **Hardware + Software integration** – Smart cameras with embedded NVIDIA GPUs and pre-loaded AI software, eliminating need for external compute
- **Open platform** – Compatible with every major PLC protocol, enabling seamless integration into existing factory infrastructure
- **Founding team pedigree** – Deep domain expertise from scaling production and quality systems in demanding factories, including Tesla

## Strategic Focus
- Continue global expansion into new geographies and manufacturing verticals
- Deepen edge AI capabilities for real-time, continuous inference in harsh factory environments
- Shorten time-to-ROI for customers (current target: 3–6 months payback)
- Scale team globally with engineering, science, and field operations talent

## Why Work Here
- **Real-world impact**: Code runs on real production lines 24/7 catching real defects, with metrics tracked in defects caught and scrap reduction, not research benchmarks
- **End-to-end ownership**: Engineers own problems from customer scoping through factory deployment and ongoing monitoring – no product manager layer
- **Ship fast, ship often**: Startup tempo with manufacturing rigor; work hits production lines within weeks
- **Global, remote-friendly culture**: Distributed teams across San Francisco, Austin, Mexico City, São Paulo, Zurich, Taipei, Shanghai and more; work asynchronously across time zones
- **Competitive compensation**: Salary, equity, comprehensive health insurance, 401(k), and generous PTO
- **Learning & growth**: Work alongside former Tesla, Apple, and top-tier manufacturing engineers; sponsorship for conferences, courses, and certifications
- **Solve hard problems**: Real-time AI inference, edge computing, multi-camera systems inspecting thousands of parts per minute in noisy, vibrating factory environments
- **Engineering-first culture**: Small teams, big ownership, direct customer impact

## Sources
1. [overview.ai – Company page](https://www.overview.ai/company/)
2. [overview.ai – Homepage](https://www.overview.ai/)
3. [overview.ai – Careers page](https://www.overview.ai/company/careers/)
4. [Y Combinator – Overview profile](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/overview)
5. [Ashby – Overview careers page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/overview)

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