Software Engineer

Optek Systems Inc.; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

OpTek Systems Inc. in Abingdon, United Kingdom, is seeking a software engineer to take a central role in the design, implementation and debugging of software that controls OpTek machines.

Reporting to the Lead Software Engineer, you will write software in .NET/C#/WPF to coordinate motion, vision and laser systems, design user interfaces, handle feedback, and provide after-sales support.

Qualifications

• 2:1 or higher degree in electronic engineering, software engineering or similar.
• At least 3 years’ industrial experience in a relevant technical role.
• Experienced with both software and hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• Write software to communicate with motion, vision and laser systems to coordinate their function.
• Manage and process feedback from the system.
• Design intuitive and user-friendly user interfaces.
• Software development for new projects and ownership of software elements.
• Fault finding during commissioning and deployment.
• Provide after-sales support and communicate with customers to determine software requirements.
• Maintain source control repositories.

Skills

C# / WPF

OO programming

Problem solving

Math skills

Software-HW IO

Education

2:1 degree in electronic/software engineering

3+ years industrial experience

Software and hardware systems

Tools

Git

Mercurial

Job description

Role Purpose:

To take a central role in all aspects of design, implementation and debugging of software to control OpTek machines.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

Reporting to the Lead Software Engineer, responsibilities for this role include:

• Write software to communicate with motion, vision and laser systems to coordinate their function in order to achieve a viable process
• Managing and processing feedback from the system
• Designing intuitive and user-friendly user interfaces
• Software development is typically in C#/WPF although a wide range of languages and scripting interfaces will be encountered
• Software development for new projects. The employee will be expected to take ownership of the software elements of projects assigned to them.
• Fault finding during commissioning and deployment
• Supporting and improving software on existing deployed machinery
• Providing after sales support to customers
• Communicating with customers to determine software requirements
• Researching future developments and opportunities for software development
• The upkeep and maintenance of the source control repositories

Additionally, the role may involve other duties and responsibilities as appropriate for the position.

Role Requirements:

• Experience of .NET software development and environments, ideally C#/ WPF.
• Experience with a software repository such as GIT/ Mercurial
• Very strong mathematical and problem-solving skills
• Experience of object-oriented programming
• Experience of software communication to hardware
• Knowledge of other machine control elements, such as PLC, is desirable

Education and/or Experience:

• 2:1 or higher classification degree in electronic engineering, software engineering, or similar technical subject
• At least 3 years’ industrial experience in a relevant technical role
• Experienced with both software and hardware systems.

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