As a software engineer with KION North America you will be a software lead for automated guided forklift (AGF) projects. You will be an essential member of the project engineering team with a focus on developing, configuring, testing, and deploying software to control AGF operations, fleet traffic management, and/or location management within the AGF system. Internally, you will work primarily with other software engineers, system engineers, and mechatronic engineers/technicians. Externally, you will work with customer software and IT engineers as well as their third-party integration vendors to specify, develop and test software/associated hardware during the planning and execution/commissioning phases of projects.
What we offer:
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation
- Comprehensive Employee Benefits
- 401k Plan with Generous Company Match
Learn More Here: https://www.kion-na.com/about_us/careers/
KION North America is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This position will require 25% travel
- Develop/configure software (onboard robot/AGF, traffic control, location management)
- Deploy proprietary software to customer servers
- Investigate customer inquiries related to potential software issues
- Analyze Customer requirements
- Create technical specifications and test plans
- Perform server and PC setup, software installation (including virtualized servers)
- Work closely with other team members including:
- Software Engineers (onboard, offboard, location management)
- Systems Engineers
- Customer Service Engineers
- Mechatronic Engineers and Technicians
- Project Managers
- Expand technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house and/or external courses, reading manuals, researching new technologies/methodologies, and accessing new applications
- Other tasks as assigned by manager
Tasks and Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- 0-4 years of experience in a related role
- Database experience (MS-SQL, Oracle, and others)
- Experience with Microsoft Windows server and desktop editions, knowledge of server hardware and virtualization
- Basic Networking knowledge: firewalls, network protocols, etc.
- Experience with MS Office Suite (including Visio), Visual Studio .NET, C#, C/C++, source control
- Participation in an AGILE software development environment
- Experience with PLCs and/or I/O modules
- Experience with training users on software and writing user manuals and/or help files
- PREFERRED: Knowledge of Material Handling: AGF/AGV, WMS, Case Pick
Top Skills
What We Do
Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries.
We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers.
Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.
With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis.
No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally.
Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales
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