Senior Software Engineer

Job title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Bloomington, MN

Duration: Full Time

Description:

Senior Engineers will lead the planning, design, and development of tools, machines, and accessory products for the HVAC/R markets both for new product introduction and improving on current designs with substantial latitude for unreviewed actions and decisions generally involving the largest and most important work on projects.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Leads other engineers in the design of individual tools and machines including acting as the lead on some projects
• Evaluates the progress and results of projects they lead
• Owns the project level goals involving multiple engineers and helps to break down ambiguous tasks into smaller units, establishing clear milestones for progress measurement
• Mentors Engineer I, II, and IIIs with their projects coaching them through complex issues and problems
• Provides technical leadership bringing design concepts to production solutions as the subject matter expert in their area
• Supports department goals by designing test plans and performing testing
• Provides advanced production line support
• Develops product specifications for Ritchie Engineering product ideas
• Supports new production development reporting on work completed at department, new product, and stage gate meetings
• Transforms initial rough product designs into working production ready documents
• Updates released production documentation utilizing documented change processes
• Responsible for interviews, selection, onboarding, time approval, time off calendar management, performance reviews, and addressing performance concerns of up to two direct reports
• Other duties as assigned including training others on known processes

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• 8 years of progressively demanding experience in embedded firmware and mobile/desktop application development and testing
• Understanding of the new product development process
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to an audience in a presentation setting
• Knowledge of lean principles
• Software: Experienced in UWP, Visual C++, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• 8 years of progressively demanding experience in embedded firmware and mobile/desktop application development and testing
• Understanding of the new product development process
• Knowledge of lean principles
• Software: Experienced in UWP, Visual C++, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET
• Software: Ability to code and test for both Android and iPhone applications
• Software: Experienced in full product software life cycle from concept to post-launch
• Proficiency in reading and writing in English
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred:

• Infor ERP experience
• EPA 608 Certification
• SolidWorks experience
• DBWorks or Enterprise PDM experience
• Software: Experience in Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, Ethernet, TCP/IP
• Software: Experience with JIRA