The Engineer in this role will work with a multidisciplinary team to integrate software that controls physical components, contributing to robotic applications related to e-commerce order fulfillment, parcel sortation and store replenishment.
The Engineer in this role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining software that integrates and enhances robotic capabilities to deliver product features.
The Engineer in this role will create software responsible for facilitating communications between PLCs and other embedded devices, with higher-level application software.

Here is some of what you’ll do:

Work as part of a team to develop software solutions for automated material-handling workflows and robotic manipulation systems
Lead selection, prototyping, and initial design of new sensing options (e.g. barcode scanners, beam-breaks, pressure sensors, force sensors, etc.)
Work with customers to define and scope material-handling problems
Record and analyze numerical and graphical data for presentation to senior leadership
Troubleshoot early-stage and early-production design and functionality problems

Skills/Technical Requirements:

5+ years experience in software development.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
Commercial experience in a fast paced, Agile environment
Proficient in Python and/or C++
Experience with industrial ethernet protocols such as PROFINET and/or EtherNet/IP
Hands-on technical experience PLC programming in one or more of the following:
- Siemens Simatic Step 7 (TIA Portal)
- Rockwell Automation (Studio5000)
Linux (Ubuntu)
VCS (Git)
Issue Tracking Systems (Jira)

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience creating middleware, abstraction layers and APIs for industrial protocols (Profinet, Ethernet/IP, ModbusTCP, OPC-UA)
Hands-on experience with real-time industrial automation systems and common controls architecture.
Experience with robotics and robotic solutions
Experience with one or more of the following:
○ Messaging Systems (gRPC, Kafka)
○ Asynchronous/Concurrent Programming
○ CI/CD processes (Jenkins, Automated Testing)

Educational Requirements: Bachelors degree Computer Science or a similar field.

Travel: 10%

6110-2301JK

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