Controls Software Engineer

KION•Grand Rapids, MI

23h•$75,000 - $115,000

About The Position

As a Controls Software Engineer in the Product Development SCS organisation, you will be responsible for developing standard controls software for PLCs or other real time controller platforms. As part of the controls software development team, you will be responsible for delivering this software for our global customers, in partnership with our product management, application engineering and customer service groups. We are looking for someone with a passion for excellence, the drive to complete tasks within the required time frame, the ability to work in a team environment and the technical skill to produce software of a high standard. We offer: · Career Development · Competitive Compensation and Benefits · Pay Transparency · Global Opportunities Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/ Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $75,000-$115,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Requirements

1+ years PLC/real-time-controller/robotics programming experience including hands-on experience with material handling / intralogistics systems (conveyor, stacker cranes, or pallet conveying systems) or similar industry.
Experience in designing and developing software using a higher-level or object-oriented language such as C#, C++, C, Python, Java, Visual Basic, etc.
Bachelor or higher degree in electrical or mechatronics engineering, computer science or similar discipline.
Honors level preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience in real time applications preferred.
Experience in automated testing including scripting is beneficial.
Experience in an agile development environment is beneficial.
Experience in HMI/SCADA programming is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Develop and/or follow a project plan knowing the importance of setting and meeting milestone dates.
Co-develop successive releases of controls software products in coordination with product champions.
This includes the performance of complex design, maintenance, enhancement, testing, implementation, and support of these products.
Experience in the design and development of controls based on physical layouts is expected.
Software must be well structured, easy to understand and well documented.
Develop software tools for the rapid deployment of controls software products for testing and applications environments.
Complete the quality process through the execution of module, subsystem, and system test procedures – including customer site commissioning when required.
Perform presentations of complex technical findings and developments.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of controls software standards.
Produce documentation required as part of the development process including detailed design specifications, test documents and descriptions of operation.
Complete estimates for modules under development and especially own work.
Perform review of complex standards specifications and other documentation to determine engineering requirements.
Conform to Occupational Health Safety and Environment standards in the execution of all work – especially when testing with equipment.
Train regional product champions in order to efficiently deploy the developed software products.
Up to 10% travel will be required.