Software Engineer for PLC Development

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• You will develop new software solutions for equipment handling and test systems, including PLC components and PC software interfaces for components like robots and databases.
• You will program new PLC components and further develop and improve our PLC Framework for equipment handling solutions together with a team of experienced experts.
• You will join new equipment developments together with electrical and mechanical designers and system experts and represent the software development in the project.
• Within the projects, you will actively decide on feasible implementation ideas and evaluate ideas from the team to implement in our PLC Framework.
• Collaborate closely with system experts for equipment commissioning.
• Implement tooling and processes to increase our PLC framework development productivity.
• Evaluate new technologies and solutions to ensure state-of-the-art technologies for our new equipment and proactively develop new software components.
• Document your developments and improvements of the software.

Requirements

• Technical certification or associate degree in electronics or bachelor of electronics or a related field is preferred.
• 3-5 years' experience in PLC software development.
• Proven experience in equipment handling development.
• Experience in PLC programming with Beckhoff TwinCat; experience with B&R PLC would be a plus.
• Proven experience with programming language C#.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks efficiently.
• Willing to learn and improve your skills.
• Fluent in English & German.

Nice to Have

• Experience in robotics.
• Experience working with issue tracking systems (i.e., JIRA).
• Experience working with software version management tools (i.e., SVN, Git).