Associate Software Engineer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 25,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As a Software Engineer for Rockwell Automation, you will have the opportunity to design and develop industry-leading commercial software, known for its innovation and usability. You will also be responsible for performing basic software testing tasks including, but not limited to, test development, planning, scheduling, and execution.

In this position, you will be highly involved in subsystem design, implementation, and testing, working very closely with the support of our senior engineers. 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. This position will allow you to collaborate with multiple global cross-functional teams.

When you join our software engineering group, you become part of a team that believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration and that is committed to using reliable and well-thought-out engineering practices and technology to overcome any challenges.

We are looking for someone who will effectively leverage and learn from a diverse set of technical backgrounds and opinions by fostering a team-oriented environment and the use of open and direct communications, honesty, and respect. The ideal candidate will also actively seek knowledge of new developments in the software engineering, computer engineering, and test automation fields and will identify and pursue career development and training opportunities.

Essential Functions

• Develops subsystem designs by understanding and adhering to the software subsystem requirements.
• Establishes a timeline for the design and can track and report the progress. Considers tradeoffs between requirements, speed, cost, and reliability in the choice of a design approach.
• Develops and documents code that meets the requirements of the software design.
• Develops and executes thorough unit test plans. Reports, analyzes, debugs, and corrects anomalies. Takes the lead in the integration of other components to produce a final product.
• Participates in reviews of documents, designs, code, test cases and user documentation.
• Utilizes automated test tools and methods to ensure full functional coverage is attained.
• Performs routine product testing utilizing existing test collateral and test cases. Responsible for reporting any issues identified and documenting test results for follow-up.
• Builds relationships and interacts with peers to ensure assigned tasks are prioritized appropriately.
• Actively seeks knowledge of new developments in the software engineering, computer engineering, and software testing fields.
• Identifies software development capability improvements in the areas of software development practices, development tools, and test automation. May present ideas to the team for consideration.
• Thinks outside the box and is willing to research and explore new avenues to overcome obstacles by utilizing the latest technologies and standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent is preferred.
• Typically requires experience in a software product development environment
• Able to apply basic knowledge of C++, C#, or other relevant programming languages
• Able to apply basic knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Basic understanding of object-oriented designs
• Basic understanding of design patterns
• Able to apply basic knowledge of software test methodologies
• Able to apply basic knowledge of automated test tools
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

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