Principal Software Engineer

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Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DEU
In-Office
Senior level
Robotics
The Role
The Principal Software Engineer will develop embedded software, create drivers for hardware, and ensure product quality through test automation. Candidates need strong system engineering skills and 8+ years of relevant experience.
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Job Description

About us: 

Cognex is a global leader in the exciting and growing field of machine vision, with 2000 employees in offices worldwide. Our employees, proudly called “Cognoids”, are passionate about solving the most difficult vision problems and get to work with others who take their work seriously, but don’t take themselves seriously. Our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes achievement and dedication with unique rewards and celebrations. 
 

Job Summary: 

Ready for the job that challenges and encourages you to get the best out of yourself? Do you feel at home in a highly innovative R&D environment? Then join our team at Cognex! 

Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and growing field of machine vision, with annual revenue approaching $1 Billion. We are a financially strong international company with a culture that maintains the fast-paced, creative environment of a startup. Our employees, proudly called “Cognoids,” take their work seriously but don't take themselves seriously. Our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes our employees for their innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun and rewarding environment. 

Work as part of one of the most successful companies in the industry!

Join a warm, informal and personable culture with monthly events and quarterly activities to strengthen the team. 

  • We have an on-site gym for all our employees, a community of active runners, and other sport activities. 
  • Join your colleagues in regular social outings as a team. 

About you: 

Our ideal candidate is a pragmatic software professional with a can-do attitude who shares the enthusiasm for learning and applying any new development that helps to keep our software platform state of the art. You will be involved in the design and bringup of our next generation of machine vision devices, so strong system engineering skills are required. Here's a list of some of the things we pay attention to in our hiring process: 

  • Master degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field 
  • 8+ years of work experience with embedded software development 
  • Experience in C/C++ and Python 
  • Work experience in embedded Linux 
  • Work experience in the Linux kernel, bootloaders and Linux distribution development 
  • Work experience desired in Yocto desired 
  • System engineering skills to understand, translate and implement product requirements 
  • Understanding of electrical schematics and the boundary layer between EE and SW 
  • High energy and motivated learner with strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
  • Good presentation, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills 
  • Verbal and written fluency in English required 

What you will do: 

  • Bring-up of new hardware in close cooperation with our electrical teams, providing robust interfaces for our high-level application teams  
  • Create drivers for new boards, components and sensors (e.g. optical & lightning) 
  • Evaluate new hardware based on EVK and development kits 
  • Debug and troubleshoot in a hardware and software environment on heterogeneous multi-core systems 
  • Ensure a robust and high-quality product by developing test automation 
  • Support and communicate with other internal teams using our software 
  • Occasional travel to the USA or Hungary 

 
If you recognize yourself in what is written above, we would love to discuss your ambitions. 

Additional Job Description

Top Skills

Bootloaders
C/C++
Embedded Linux
Linux Kernel
Python
Yocto
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The Company
HQ: Natick, MA
2,570 Employees
Year Founded: 1981

What We Do

Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of image-based products, all of which use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions on what they see. Cognex products include machine vision systems, machine vision sensors and barcode readers that are used in factories and distribution centers around the world where they eliminate production and shipping errors. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 4 million image-based products, representing over $10 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For details visit Cognex online at www.cognex.com.

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