Software Developer (Manufacturing Diagnostics)

Robert Bosch Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Software Developer for Manufacturing Diagnostics to support the development of solutions for vehicle production lines. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and proven software development experience in the automotive industry. The role involves design, analysis, and collaboration with customers, requiring strong communication skills and technical expertise in several programming languages and tools. A hybrid working environment will be offered, with travel required for customer site visits.

Benefits

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Pension: Company matched contribution up to 8%

Group Income Protection

Life Insurance (7x Annual Salary)

Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid Working (2/3 days in Manchester office)

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software development within the automotive industry (minimum 2 years).
• Ability to prioritize tasks and communicate effectively.
• Team oriented with experience in customer collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of customer solutions for vehicle production lines.
• Analyze customer requirements and design technical solutions.
• Debug legacy code to resolve defects and ensure quality adherence.

Skills

Java SE

C++

C#

RESTful web services

Jenkins

Docker

Unit testing

Software configuration control

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical/Electronic, Computer Science, or Software Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio

Apache Maven

Job description

Software Developer (Manufacturing Diagnostics)

• Full-time
• Legal Entity: ETAS Ltd.

Tomorrow’s cars will be defined by software and here at ETAS we are at the forefront of this evolution to the software-defined vehicle. The solutions we are developing today will enable millions of cars to get closer to the dream of Autonomous Driving.

We are the experts in the industry and together we have decades of experience in software architecture, embedded development, agile methodologies, and test-driven development. Alongside our parent company Robert Bosch, we share the values of a better world for everyone and our common mission - Invented for Life.

Overview of the role:

• This is an opportunity to support the delivery of customer solutions for test of vehicle production lines, dealing directly with the customer and working closely with other members of the development team including other suppliers and representatives of the customer and engineering departments.

Detailed Activities:

• Analysis of customer requirements, to derive technical solutions.
• Development of accurate estimates for proposed technical solutions.
• Design and development of system and sub-system components.
• Debug of legacy code, to resolve functional or reliability defects.
• Adherence to Bosch Quality Assurance Processes, including participation in technical reviews.
• Products to be worked on include:
• VCATS Server, which includes databases, websites for results / metrics reporting and interfaces to manufacturing plant systems (REST, Web Client, MQ).
• Vehicle protocols

Essential skills and experience:

• Degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent industrial experience.
• Proven experience in software development, with experience in all stages of the software development life-cycle (including requirements capture and test).
• Proven ability in software design, including creation of detailed specifications and API documentation.
• Proven ability in developing new functionality from product requirements / design specifications.
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively, reporting status on a regular basis to ensure risks / issues are reported promptly and project milestones are met.
• Team orientated, with experience in collaborating with both internal and external customer teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven in depth experience in the following skillset:
  • Java SE
  • Eclipse Plugins Development Environment (PDE)
  • C++ and/or C#
  • RESTful web services using JAX-RS
• Jenkins for continuous integration
• Apache Maven for build automation
• JUnit testing framework
• Containerization solutions using docker
• Auth protocols for authentication and authorization
• Experience of working with software configuration control systems (e.g. svn, bitbucket, Git)
• Experience of writing unit tests and using unit test frameworks (e.g. Visual Studio Unit Test, Google Test, JUnit).
• Experience in build environments
• Experience in the following skillsets, considered an advantage:
  • C++, including COM.
  • C#, including WPF.
  • Visual Studio (e.g. Versions 6, 2005, 2008, 2010 & 2015).
  • Windows Development (e.g. Windows 7 Embedded, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, 2014, 2016).
  • XML (including XSLIT, DOM, SAX)
  • JavaScript
  • AngularJS
  • REACT
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • Encryption & Authentication (e.g. SSL)
  • HTML 5
  • SQL (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016).
  • WiX
  • Python
  • Linux

Education:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical/Electronic or Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering or other relevant discipline.
• Minimum 2-year experience within the automotive industry and technology.

Key Stakeholders: Project and Product Management Team,Software Engineering.

Travel required: Travel to customer sites within the UK and abroad is required by project (estimated 10-20% of time).

What we offer:

• Hybrid Working (2/3 days in the Manchester office)
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Pension: Company matched contribution up to 8%
• Group Income Protection
• Life Insurance (7x Annual Salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Many other perks and benefits.

Your Career with ETAS, a Bosch Company:

Bosch provides opportunities to grow professionally with a supportive network of like-minded professionals. We provide the access to the right training pathways to continue your professional development journey.

We are committed to lifelong learning within a coaching and nurturing environment.

Location:

Oxford Road, Manchester, UK (hybrid role, 60% in office).