Software Engineer

Rockwell Automation•Mayfield Heights, OH

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Software Engineer for Rockwell Automation, you will develop industry-leading commercial software known for its innovation and usability. You will be an important player in subsystem design, implementation, and developer testing. You will play an active role in all the stages of the development lifecycle and support your team throughout the process. You will also help ensure that developed products meet requirements and are within total quality management standards. You will collaborate with multiple global teams and may also require you to be the technical lead of a small-scale feature or portion of a feature. When you join our software engineering group, you become part of a team that believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration. This team is committed to using reliable and well-thought-out engineering practices and technology to overcome any challenges. We are looking for someone who will use a diverse set of technical backgrounds and opinions by promoting a team-oriented environment and the use of open and direct communications and respect. You will also seek knowledge of new developments in the software engineering, computer engineering, and test automation fields and will identify and pursue career development opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
Experience with data structures and algorithms
Knowledge of object-oriented designs
Experience with design patterns
Direct experience with C++, C#, or other relevant programming languages
Direct experience with the Industrial Automation industry
Experience with Jenkins, Artifactory, GitLab, Make and Build systems
Experience with AI-Enabled Software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or Cursor
Experience with Scripting languages like Python, Ruby, PowerShell, and JavaScript
Experience architecting modular software
Basic knowledge of testing integrated software products
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with a relational database such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle

Responsibilities

Document, contribute, and collect requirements for a feature and its components.
Develop new subsystem designs or help existing ones ensuring they meet the established requirements.
Establish a timeline and determine the resources needed to implement a design. Consider tradeoffs between requirements, speed, cost, and reliability in the choice of a design approach. Provide progress reports.
Implement and documents code that meets the requirements of the software design.
Develop unit test plans. Report and resolves anomalies. Take the lead in the integration of other components by solving problems within subsystems to produce a final product.
Participate in reviews of documents, designs, code, test cases, and user documentation.
Estimates, plans, develops test suites, test cases and automated tests to ensure appropriate functional test coverage is attained.
Determine the origin and cause of anomalies identified.
Responsible for the maintenance and integrity of one or more software subsystems.
Build relationships and work with peers to ensure assigned tasks are prioritized.
Think outside the box and be willing to research and explore new avenues using the latest technologies and standards.
Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners.
Stay informed about relevant technology trends and developments