Software Engineer, Staff- Machine Automation

IPG Photonics; Minneapolis (MN); Presencial; USD 107 000 - 142 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

401K with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Vacation (3 weeks)

Sick time

Bonuses

Resumo da oferta

IPG Photonics is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Materials Processing Systems Group in Minnesota. You will lead design and implementation of software for laser-based material processing equipment, mentor engineers, and coordinate work across software, electrical, mechanical, and applications teams.

Responsibilities include driving technical decisions, supporting integrations and commissioning, and ensuring software quality and maintainability in complex hardware systems.

Qualificações

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience leading technically complex software features, subsystems, or projects and mentoring engineers.
• BSCE, BSCS, BSEE, or equivalent; MS preferred.
• Industrial automation, CNC, robotics, or manufacturing systems background.
• Proficiency in C#/.NET and software architecture for complex hardware-integrated systems.
• Experience integrating motion control, machine vision, and hardware with software.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, test, and maintain software features within machine control architectures.
• Serve as technical lead for projects, translating requirements into scalable designs.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through design reviews and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, controls, and applications engineers.
• Support software integration, testing, validation, and commissioning on production builds.
• Coordinate software deliverables from planning through machine acceptance.

Conhecimentos

C#/.NET

Industrial automation

Machine control

CNC

Machine vision

Multithreaded systems

Distributed systems

Software architecture

Motion control integration

Formação académica

BSCE/BSCS/BSEE or equivalent

MS degree preferred

Ferramentas

Azure DevOps

Git

Microsoft SQL Server

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

IPG's Material Processing Systems Group is focused on integrating state-of-the-art IPG lasers into turn-key systems to be used in the semiconductor, medical and other industries. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Material Processing Systems Group in the development of advanced laser-based manufacturing systems. This position serves as a staff-level technical contributor responsible for designing, implementing, testing, and supporting complex software solutions for IPG's laser processing equipment.

The successful candidate will leverage extensive experience in industrial automation, machine control, and software engineering to develop new machine capabilities, improve existing platforms, and support customer-driven enhancements. While working within established software architectures, this individual will lead technical execution for complex projects and subsystems, guide design and code reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate with principal engineers to align implementation approaches and engineering standards.

In addition to software development responsibilities, the Staff Software Engineer will work closely with manufacturing, applications, service, and project teams to support machine builds, system integration, commissioning activities, and project execution on the production floor. This role requires strong system-level problem-solving skills and the ability to coordinate technical efforts across software, electrical, mechanical, and applications engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze machine requirements, customer requests, and engineering specifications to develop software solutions for laser-based material processing systems.
• Design, implement, test, and maintain complex software features and subsystems within established machine control architectures.
• Serve as the technical lead for assigned projects or subsystems, translating requirements into scalable designs, driving technical decisions, and coordinating engineering work to deliver high-quality software.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through design reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting, and technical guidance.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, controls, and applications engineers to deliver integrated machine solutions.
• Support software integration, testing, validation, and commissioning activities for assigned areas during machine builds.
• Coordinate software deliverables for assigned projects from planning through machine acceptance, communicating technical status, dependencies, and risks.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues involving software, motion control, machine vision, communications, and hardware integration.
• Drive software quality through design and code reviews, testing practices, coding standards, and maintainability guidelines.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement improvements to machine architectures, software frameworks, reusable components, and development processes.
• Support field service teams and customers in resolving advanced software and machine performance issues.
• Participate in customer visits and occasional domestic or international travel to support installations and project execution.

Qualifications

• 12+ years professional software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading technically complex software features, subsystems, or projects and mentoring engineers.
• BSCE, BSCS, BSEE, or equivalent. MS, a plus.
• Demonstrated history of solving complex technical challenges in industrial automation, CNC, robotics, or manufacturing systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft C#/.NET development.
• Experience developing software for industrial automation, CNC, robotics, precision automation equipment, or other complex hardware-integrated systems.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, object-oriented design principles, multithreaded systems, and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated experience integrating motion control systems, machine vision systems, industrial hardware, or similar machine-control technologies.
• Ability to lead technical work while managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools such as Microsoft Azure DevOps and Git.
• Ability to make sound technical decisions, communicate tradeoffs, and align implementation details with established architecture and engineering standards.
• Strong troubleshooting skills at an overall system level involving software, electrical, and mechanical components.
• Strong professional organization, communication, and task-prioritization skills.

Experience Desired (not required)

• Experience with advanced software testing technologies in .NET.
• Experience using a PC to interface with external sensors and control peripheral devices via vendor SDK, serial or TCP/IP communications.
• Experience with web services and APIs including ASP.NET, JSON, and RESTful interfaces.
• Experience developing automated manufacturing equipment, particularly factory-connected systems and Industry 4.0 solutions.
• Experience with databases (Microsoft SQL Server).
• Motion control systems (Aerotech A3200, Aerotech Automation 1, ACS).
• Machine vision (Dalsa/Sapera/Sherlock, Cognex, Matrox).

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Qualifications

• 12+ years professional software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading technically complex software features, subsystems, or projects and mentoring engineers.
• BSCE, BSCS, BSEE, or equivalent. MS, a plus.
• Demonstrated history of solving complex technical challenges in industrial automation, CNC, robotics, or manufacturing systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft C#/.NET development.
• Experience developing software for industrial automation, CNC, robotics, precision automation equipment, or other complex hardware-integrated systems.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, object-oriented design principles, multithreaded systems, and distributed systems.
• Demonstrated experience integrating motion control systems, machine vision systems, industrial hardware, or similar machine-control technologies.
• Ability to lead technical work while managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools such as Microsoft Azure DevOps and Git.
• Ability to make sound technical decisions, communicate tradeoffs, and align implementation details with established architecture and engineering standards.
• Strong troubleshooting skills at an overall system level involving software, electrical, and mechanical components.
• Strong professional organization, communication, and task-prioritization skills.

Experience Desired (not required)

• Experience with advanced software testing technologies in .NET.
• Experience using a PC to interface with external sensors and control peripheral devices via vendor SDK, serial or TCP/IP communications.
• Experience with web services and APIs including ASP.NET, JSON, and RESTful interfaces.
• Experience developing automated manufacturing equipment, particularly factory-connected systems and Industry 4.0 solutions.
• Experience with databases (Microsoft SQL Server).
• Motion control systems (Aerotech A3200, Aerotech Automation 1, ACS).
• Machine vision (Dalsa/Sapera/Sherlock, Cognex, Matrox).

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Company Description

IPG Photonics is the leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance fiber lasers and amplifiers for diverse applications in numerous markets and we are hiring! IPG is a global company with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Germany, and Italy, with regional sales offices across the world.

As the world-leader in fiber laser technology, we have introduced innovations to make industrial lasers more power-efficient. The energy efficiencies provided by IPG fiber lasers not only lower our customer's operating costs, but more importantly reduces their carbon footprint and reduces greenhouse emissions produced by industrial applications.

As an employee with IPG Photonics, you can expect a competitive starting wage, annual discretionary bonuses, health insurance benefits effective DAY ONE, 3 weeks of vacation, 12 paid holidays, sick time, tuition assistance, 401K with company match, and much more!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Affiantive Action M/F D/V