Machine Control Software Engineer – HMI & Real-Time Systems

Rite Corporation; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health Insurance

H.S.A.

Dental insurance

Flexible working schedule

Life insurance

Paid time off

10 paid holidays

Paid short term disability

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

EAP

Job summary

MTI in South Bend, IN is seeking a Machine Control Software Engineer to help design, develop, document, and maintain control software for friction welding machines, spanning device drivers to end-user HMI in a .NET/C++ environment.

The role emphasizes WPF, XML, UML, multi-threaded Windows apps, and real-time control concepts, plus strong communication and documentation. Onsite employment with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with designing and developing WPF apps in the MS Visual Studio environment.
• Experience with XML within WPF applications in the MS Visual Studio environment.
• Experience with Industrial machine HMI development in a .NET framework environment.
• Strong background in object-oriented programming in a .NET framework environment.
• Experience with designing and specifying HMI software using UML.
• Experience with developing multi-threaded Windows applications.
• Experience with developing and interfacing C++ DLLs in .NET framework environment
• Strong working knowledge of streaming concepts.
• Experience with streaming using the UDP protocol.
• Experience developing software deployment packages.
• Understanding of Distributed Real-Time Control Systems (DCS, SCADA)
• Understanding of Hardware Abstraction Design and Implementation
• Understanding of Motion Control of motors, actuators, etc.
• Experience with Data Acquisition (DAQ, sensors, calibration, etc.)
• Understanding of PLCs (functionality, communications, programming, tags, etc.)
• Machine Networking (Ethernet, TCPIP, bus protocols (Modbus, Profibus, etc.), IoT, etc.)
• Experience with Source Control using Subversion (SVN), GitLab
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must possess good documentation methods and practices.
• The ability and willingness to learn new processes

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain control software for friction welding machines, from drivers to end-user interfaces.
• Collaborate with Controls, Mechanical and Fluid Power engineers to deliver solutions.
• Assist with machine start-up, interface software commissioning and debugging.
• Document software architecture, coding conventions and development processes.

Skills

WPF applications

XML in WPF

HMI development .NET

Object-oriented programming

UML design

Multi-threaded Windows

C++ DLLs in .NET

Streaming concepts

UDP streaming

Software deployment

DCS/SCADA

Hardware Abstraction

Motion control

DAQ systems

PLCs

Ethernet TCPIP

Modbus/Profibus

Version control (SVN/GitLab)

Communication skills

Documentation practices

Education

Tools

MS Visual Studio

.NET Framework

Job description

MTI in South Bend, IN is seeking a Machine Control Software Engineer to help design, develop, document, and maintain control software for friction welding machines, spanning device drivers to end-user HMI in a .NET/C++ environment.

The role emphasizes WPF, XML, UML, multi-threaded Windows apps, and real-time control concepts, plus strong communication and documentation. Onsite employment with comprehensive benefits.