Software Engineer - Fixed Term Contract 24 Months

Cogito; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & wellbeing benefits

Pension support

Gym membership (salary sacrifice)

Will writing services

Generous annual leave 25 days

Social events and groups

Job summary

ASMPT is hiring a Software Engineer for our Research and Development team in Weymouth. You will maintain and develop software for printing solutions and factory line modules, contributing to engineering design, development and operation.

You will work within a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, applying OO programming, UML and modern SDLC practices to deliver robust software solutions and continually improve processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent Level 6 qualification.
• Experience in design and validation of engineering requirements.
• Experience with Source Control Systems (Git, SVN).
• Experience with the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Experience with Object-Orientated Programming.
• Experience with UML.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach to enable development and application of technology.
• Use a sound evidence-based approach to problem solving and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Identify, review, and select techniques, procedures, and methods to undertake engineering tasks.
• Contribute to the design and development of engineering solutions.
• Implement design solutions for equipment or processes and contribute to their evaluation.
• Plan the work and resources needed to enable effective implementation of engineering tasks.
• Manage, organise and control programme, budget and resource elements of significant engineering tasks or projects.
• Communicate effectively with others at all levels in English and present technical proposals, justifications and conclusions.
• Maintain and develop continuing professional development and technical competence.

Skills

C#/.NET

OOP

GIT

Unit Testing

WPF

Visual Studio

UML

SDLC

Design patterns

MS Excel/Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Visual Studio

Git

Job description

Join ASMPT where we’re enabling the digital world to realise the incredible potential, and we’ll support you to realise yours too.

Our technology powers EVERYTHING with a digital component: we produce innovative equipment that enables the world’s biggest names in electronics to bring their technology to market. We also enjoy a forward-thinking environment where continuous investment powers opportunities to work on exciting new projects on a global scale.

While we have offices – and career opportunities - around the world, the real magic happens at our Product Innovation Centre in Weymouth, where our people are quietly but confidently working to enable and evolve digitisation on a global scale.

They enjoy challenge and opportunity in equal measure, sharpen their skills and knowledge, be exposed to multiple disciplines, and experiment at the cutting edge. The teams get to do it all in an environment where we put people first, are collaborative and friendly, and everyone enjoys living and working in a location that offers the best of city, country, and coast.

We think you will like it too.

The Role:

As the range of projects that we work on grow, so does our team!

We are currently looking to hire a Software Engineer in our Research and Development team at our coastal office in Weymouth. Do you love working in a fun, forward-thinking environment?

Then join us at ASMPT!

As a Software Engineer you will maintain and manage applications of current and developing technology, and undertake engineering design, development, and operation of printing solutions, factory line solutions, and their associated modules and configurable options.

You will:

• Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach to enable development and application of technology.
• Use a sound evidence-based approach to problem solving and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Identify, review, and select techniques, procedures, and methods to undertake engineering tasks.
• Contribute to the design and development of engineering solutions.
• Implement design solutions for equipment or processes and contribute to their evaluation.
• Plan the work and resources needed to enable effective implementation of engineering tasks.
• Manage, organise and control programme, budget and resource elements of significant engineering tasks or projects.
• Communicate effectively with others at all levels in English and present technical proposals, justifications and conclusions.
• Maintain and develop continuing professional development and technical competence.

About You:

You are an experienced software engineer with a strong technical background, a practical approach to engineering problem solving, and the ability to contribute to the design, development and implementation of software solutions.

You Will Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline / equivalent Level 6 qualification with mid-level experience, OR Level 5 qualification HND) with senior-level experience, OR Incorporated Engineer with mid-level experience, OR comparable specialist knowledge with mid-level professional experience.
• Experience in the design and validation of engineering requirements.
• Experience of Source Control Systems.
• Experience of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Experience of Object-Orientated Programming.
• Experience of UML.
• Competent in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Experience of hardware and real time control systems.
• Experience of design patterns.
• Experience with Visual Studio.
• Experience in C#/.NET programming language.
• Experience in GIT.
• Experience in Unit Testing, Dependency Injection and WPF.

We Will Offer You:

We believe our people deserve to feel supported, valued and empowered, both inside and outside of work. That’s why we provide a comprehensive package of wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits, including:

• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support and counselling
• Training on the systems, tools & processes to be effective in the role.
• Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including a health cash plan, virtual GP, eye tests and more
• Financial peace of mind through life assurance, pension support and savings options.
• A wide range of salary sacrifice benefits, including a local gym membership, cycle scheme, will writing services and more
• Family-friendly policies with enhanced leave for parents.
• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, so you can take the time you need to recharge.
• A welcoming culture with plenty of social events and groups to help you connect, relax and have fun with colleagues.