The Role:
The ESoT Content Developer is part of a multidisciplinary team who are responsible for developing and maintaining the digital building blocks that are used by technical project execution teams in the automated logistics industry. The ESoT Content Developer is primarily focused on supporting software libraries and creating tooling but is also engaged in aspects of system design and layout standardization. The role also provides opportunities to display leadership, and opportunities for promotion. This role may involve some travel from time to time, both domestically and internationally.
Core Job Functions Include:
- Programming content into Vanderlande’s custom engineering tooling suite known internally as ESoT (Engineering Suite of Tools) based on product documentation and input from the engineering departments
- Create other software tooling to help increase Engineering efficiency.
- Collaborate with ESoT colleagues internationally to resolve issues and provide support.
- Rapidly correct bugs and errors in ESoT software and/or content libraries.
- Assist in ESoT content development project/task prioritization and planning
- Periodic releases of building block libraries and supplying the associated support
- Support and training of end users in the use of ESoT and other engineering software tooling.
The software and tooling being created are used by Vanderlande in large scale logistics projects for airports, parcel delivery, warehousing, distribution, retail, and e-commerce. Some example Vanderlande products include Shoe Sorters, Cross-Belt Sorters, Pop-up Transfer Sorters, Tilt-Tray Sorters, Bomb-bay Sorters, various types of Belt Conveyor, Individual Carrier Systems (ICS), AGVs/AMRs, Robotics, Custom Software, and more. This role will focus on the equipment from the airports and parcel market segments.
See the following video for a short description of Vanderlande and the products and services that we provide our customers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsaEVFXcNkg.
Vanderlande offers competitive salary, generous benefits, flexible working hours and ability to work from home (when possible), modern workspaces, amenities such as employee gym, and a genuine focus on people and culture.
Success:
A successful candidate will have a keen aptitude for programming, but also have knowledge of mechanical and electrical design. Success in this role involves becoming familiar with the mechanical and electrical operation of Vanderlande equipment and becoming familiar with key accounts and their different requirements for equipment and the application of the equipment. A successful candidate will also have to learn about system design theory and operation, as well as how the different departments within Vanderlande operate. A successful candidate will demonstrate a keen intuition for when to attempt to solve problems on their own and when to enlist the help of other experienced engineers.
Desired Areas of Experience/Knowledge:
Revit/Dynamo
AutoCAD/LISP
Excel/VBA
XML
C# Script
Translating customer requirements into user-friendly designs
Thinking abstractly / model-based (maintaining complex relationships)
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Computer Science or similar degree (or 2+ years related job experience)
Top Skills
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market.
Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions.
The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.
Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation.
Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
