Senior 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

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!

Position Summary:

As a Senior Software Engineer for Rockwell Automation, you will have the opportunity to design and develop industry-leading commercial software known for its innovation and usability.

In this position, you will be a key 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. This position will allow you to collaborate with multiple global cross-functional 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 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 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 software engineering, computer engineering, and test automation fields and will identify and pursue career development and training opportunities.

Rockwell Automation software teams build applications using modern tools like GitLab code repository, Jira for work items and defects tracking and the latest Continuous Integration / Continuous Development solutions based on Jenkins, VMware and Pytest.

Essential Functions:

• Develops and documents code, according to the development process, that satisfies the software design.
• Develops and executes thorough unit test plans. Reports, analyzes, debugs and corrects anomalies. Integrates with other components, solving problems across subsystems and products, to produce a final product.
• Leads or participates in reviews of documents, designs, code, test cases and user documentation.
• Provides work estimates and status reports as requested. Maintains adequate interaction to ensure assigned tasks are prioritized appropriately.
• Builds relationships and interacts with peers to ensure assigned tasks are prioritized appropriately.
• Takes the lead on identifying and recommending software development capability improvements in the areas of software development practices, and development tools.
• Thinks outside the box and is willing to research and explore new avenues to overcome obstacles by utilizing the latest technologies and standards.
• Clearly communicates and conveys design concepts, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to learn and understand complex control system concepts.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in a software product development environment
• Proven application of C++, C#, or other relevant programming languages
• Proficient in data structures, algorithms and object-oriented designs in Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript
• Proven application of data structures and algorithms
• Proven application of object-oriented designs
• Direct experience with design patterns and architecting modular software
• Direct experience with COM, and frameworks such as MFC and .NET
• Proven application of software test methodologies
• Direct experience developing test automation solutions
• Able to apply basic knowledge of testing highly integrated software products
• Familiar with common development tools such as GitLab, Jenkins
• Direct experience with the Industrial Automation industry
• Previous technical team leadership
• Direct experience collaborating with local and global technical development teams
• Nice-to-have domain knowledge in the field of Industrial Automation
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

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