- Benefits of an International MDax Group (KION Group)
- Plenty of room for creativity in a rapidly growing company
- Flexible and mobile working
- Individual support and development
- Employee discounts
What You Will do in This Role:
- Analyze customer requirements, user stories, and project specifications to define software and controls solutions.
- Design, develop, test, and optimize PLC and control system software for industrial automation applications.
- Execute functional, integration, stability, and scalability testing to ensure product reliability and performance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve software, controls, networking, and system integration issues identified internally or by customers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, product development, and field teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including software architecture, system design, and user guidance.
- Provide technical expertise and support to engineering teams, field resources, and business partners.
- Mentor and support junior engineers in software engineering principles, controls development, and PLC programming practices.
- Utilize diagnostic, simulation, and network analysis tools to validate system performance and identify root causes.
- Ensure software quality, maintainability, and compliance with engineering standards, best practices, and development processes.
What We’re Looking For:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in controls software engineering.
- Experience working within a team environment and ability to take a lead role in controls system development, and support.
- Experience in PLC programming with a software focus, specifically in Siemens or Rockwell, is required.
- Experience with at least one high-level programming language (C#, or Python).
- Experience developing and maintaining unit and integration tests.
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience in controls software engineering
- Experience working within a team environment
- Ability to take a lead role in controls system development and support
- PLC programming experience with Siemens or Rockwell
- Experience with at least one high-level programming language, specifically C# or Python
- Experience developing and maintaining unit and integration tests
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
