Founding Computer Vision Machine Learning Engineer

Founding Computer Vision Engineer (Up to 15% Equity EXIST Funding)

INTRO

NexTex AI is building machine-level intelligence for textile manufacturing.

Our platform combines industrial cameras retrofit sensors machine data and AI models to detect textile defects identify production anomalies and generate sustainability intelligence across knitting dyeing finishing and quality control operations.

Unlike traditional quality control systems NexTex AI connects machine behavior fabric quality and sustainability performance through a unified industrial AI platform. By combining computer vision machine signals production metadata and process parameters we help manufacturers reduce fabric waste rework water consumption energy usage and CO₂ emissions while improving process stability and production quality.

Initial applications include needle-related defects elastane failures oil stains fabric distortions shade deviations (ΔE) machine start-stop anomalies and process instabilities in large-scale textile production environments.

NexTex AI is currently preparing its EXIST startup funding application and collaborates with industrial partners including Terrot Textilmaschinen GmbH in Germany as well as Ribana Tekstil and Nuryıldız Tekstil in Turkey. These partnerships provide direct access to real production environments industrial machine fleets textile defect scenarios and manufacturing datasets.

We are looking for a Founding Computer Vision Engineer to join the core team and help build the AI technology behind NexTex AI from the ground up.

Tasks

Design develop and deploy computer vision systems for industrial textile inspection

Build object detection segmentation classification and anomaly detection models using real-world manufacturing data

Train evaluate and optimize deep learning models using modern computer vision architectures

Develop image acquisition preprocessing augmentation labeling and validation pipelines

Build and maintain large-scale industrial image and video datasets collected from textile production environments

Develop multimodal AI systems combining visual data machine events sensor signals PLC/SCADA data and production metadata

Optimize models for edge deployment and real-time inference in industrial environments

Develop model monitoring validation and continuous learning workflows

Work directly with real-world manufacturing challenges including needle-related defects elastane failures oil stains fabric distortions shade deviations (ΔE) and machine-process anomalies

Collaborate with textile engineers and industrial partners to translate manufacturing problems into scalable AI solutions

Contribute to the architecture of NexTex AIs edge-to-cloud industrial AI platform

Participate in pilot deployments and industrial validation projects with textile manufacturers and machine technology partners

Help define the long-term AI strategy technical roadmap dataset strategy and product architecture of NexTex AI

Strong background in Computer Vision Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence or related technical fields

Strong Python skills

Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow

Experience with OpenCV

Understanding of object detection image segmentation anomaly detection and classification

Experience training and evaluating deep learning models

Familiarity with Linux Git and collaborative software development

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical decisions

Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to work in an early-stage startup environment

Fluent English

Nice to Have

Experience with YOLO Detectron2 Vision Transformers Segment Anything or anomaly detection frameworks

Experience with CUDA Docker Kubernetes or GPU-based training environments

Experience with MLOps model deployment and production-grade ML systems

Experience with edge AI deployment and real-time inference

Experience with industrial AI robotics manufacturing IoT or automation-related projects

Previous startup experience

Benefits

Founding team position from day one

Equity participation of up to 15% depending on experience commitment and long-term involvement

Monthly compensation of approximately 2500 through the German EXIST Startup Grant program

Full health insurance coverage through the EXIST funding program

Opportunity for increased compensation following successful completion of the EXIST funding phase and company financing milestones

Opportunity to grow into a future CTO or technical leadership role

Access to the Berlin startup ecosystem including mentoring and support through the EXIST and PRO FIT funding programs

Direct access to pilot factories industrial datasets and machine manufacturers from day one

Collaboration with leading textile manufacturers and machine technology partners

Gym membership support

Flexible working arrangements with Berlin preferred and Europe considered for exceptional candidates

High ownership fast decision-making and direct impact on company strategy and product development

Opportunity to build a category-defining Industrial AI company from the earliest stage

Closing

If you are excited about building real-world Computer Vision systems working directly with industrial data and applying AI to one of the worlds largest manufacturing industries we would love to hear from you.

This is a rare opportunity to join a company at its earliest stage work with real manufacturing partners access industrial datasets from day one and help build the technological foundation of a venture-backed industrial AI platform.

Please include your CV or LinkedIn profile a short introduction about yourself and any relevant GitHub portfolio research or project links.

We are particularly interested in builders researchers and engineers who enjoy solving difficult real-world problems taking ownership and helping shape both the technology and the future direction of the company.

Join us in building the next generation of AI-powered manufacturing intelligence.