Technical Lead, Industrial Software Projects (WCS/WES)

Trew; Kentucky; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Trew in West Chester, OH, is seeking a Supervisor, Software Project Engineering to lead a team of software engineers developing WCS and WES for automated material handling solutions. You will ensure high-quality code, on-time delivery, and reliable performance for customer systems.

This role requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical lead capacity, and strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical lead or supervisory capacity.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers working on WCS/WES platforms and custom integrations for material handling projects.
• Collaborate with project managers, controls engineers, and solution architects to translate customer requirements into robust software designs.
• Oversee day-to-day software development activities across multiple concurrent customer projects, from design through commissioning and go-live support.
• Plan and assign engineering tasks, track progress, manage workload, and escape risks to ensure project timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, code review practices, testing protocols, and deployment procedures across the team.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership in WCS/WES architecture, including real-time equipment control, order fulfillment logic, and WMS/ERP integration.
• Participate in customer-facing activities including design reviews, FAT, SAT, and on-site commissioning support.
• Conduct hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and career development planning for direct reports.
• Support 24/7 production systems through on-call rotations and emergency response when critical issues arise at customer sites.

Skills

C#/Java/C++

SQL databases

Industrial protocols

WCS/WES/WMS

Leadership

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/SE

Tools

OPC UA

Modbus TCP

Ethernet/IP

Rockwell

Siemens

Beckhoff

Job description

Trew in West Chester, OH, is seeking a Supervisor, Software Project Engineering to lead a team of software engineers developing WCS and WES for automated material handling solutions. You will ensure high-quality code, on-time delivery, and reliable performance for customer systems.

This role requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical lead capacity, and strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.