Staff Software Engineer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Company Overview

Rockwell Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Throughout the world, our flagship Allen-Bradley® and Rockwell Software® product brands are recognized for innovation and excellence. When you choose Rockwell Automation, you join countless talented employees who have helped us establish our leadership position in the automation industry over the past century.

When you join Rockwell Automation you become part of a diverse, inclusive and global community with a passion for innovation and a place where you can partner with great minds and inspiring people.

We know our employees are key to our success and future. Helping you develop a rewarding career is a top priority because when you succeed, we succeed.

Job Description

As a Staff Software Engineer for Rockwell Automation, you will have the opportunity to lead the design and development of industry-leading commercial software known for its innovation and usability.

In this position, you will be a key player in design, implementation, and testing of complex features across multiple subsystems or functions. You will play an active role in all the stages of the development lifecycle and provide your team with technical leadership throughout the process. You will also help ensure that developed products meet requirements and are within total quality management standards.  This position will allow you to collaborate with multiple global cross-functional teams, including firmware and product management, and contribute to the product roadmap.

When you join our software engineering group, you become part of a team that believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration and that is committed to using reliable and well-thought-out engineering practices and technology to overcome any challenges.

We are looking for someone who will effectively leverage a diverse set of technical backgrounds and opinions by fostering a team-oriented environment and the use of open and direct communications, honesty and respect. The ideal candidate will also actively seek knowledge of new developments in the software engineering, computer engineering, and test automation fields.

Essential Functions

• Collects and documents requirements for a feature and its components, ensuring the information required for the development of software and corresponding test cases are contained in the specifications.
• Creates new system designs or enhances existing ones ensuring they meet the established requirements.
• Establishes a timeline and estimates the resources needed to execute a design. Considers tradeoffs between requirements, speed, cost and reliability in the choice of a design approach. Provides progress reports, as needed.
• Develop proof-of-concept to verify the feasibility of Implementations and documents code that meets the requirements of the software design.
• Takes the lead in the integration of other components by solving problems within and across subsystems to produce a final product. Determines the origin and root cause of anomalies identified.
• Leads reviews of documents, designs, code, test cases and user documentation.
• Responsible for the maintenance and integrity of one or more software software subsystems.
• Builds relationships and interacts with peers to ensure assigned tasks are prioritized appropriately. Partners with product management to analyze customer needs and propose solutions.
• Takes the lead on identifying and recommending software development capability improvements in the areas of software development practices, development tools, and test automation.
• Thinks outside the box and is willing to research and explore new avenues to overcome obstacles by utilizing the latest technologies and standards.
• Clearly communicates and conveys design concepts, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to learn and understand complex control system concepts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Typically requires a minimum of ten years of experience in a software or embedded software product development environment
• A minimum of three years of experience as technical lead in a medium-sized team

Desired Qualifications

• Direct experience with designing and implementing software features using C/C++
• knowledge of compiler and compiler tool chain, such as gcc, yacc and antlr will be strong advantage
• Strong knowledge of RTOS (QNX) and interaction between RTOS and user applications, such as linking and loading
• Direct experience with Agile software development process
• Proven application of data structures and algorithms
• Able to apply knowledge of software and embedded software test methodologies
• Direct experience with the Industrial Automation industry will be an advantage
• Direct experience collaborating with local and global technical development teams
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills