Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience
Location Castle Donington, DE74
Hybrid working 2days/week on-site
An opportunity has arisen in our Industrial Metrology group for a Software Engineer. The successful applicant will join a team responsible for maintaining and extending existing flagship software being used by leading manufacturers around the world. It would suit a candidate who is looking to expand their knowledge of Software Engineering who also enjoys the challenge of working with physical engineering teams.
As part of this role, the applicant will have exposure to Renishaw’s advanced probing systems and have experience working on Metrology software.
About the role
As a Software Engineer within the Industrial Metrology group your responsibilities would include:
- Building Windows applications for use within the manufacturing industry
- Maintaining, upgrading and extending existing production code
- Working within an agile team to breakdown stories into manageable tasks
- Writing tests to ensure products that are produced are of suitable quality
Key requirements
Our ideal applicant would have a number of the following key skills and experience:
- Educated to at least degree level in a technical subject; OR the ability to demonstrate comparable applied knowledge and expertise to an equivalent level
- Knowledge and experience of:
- Legacy and modern C++
- Legacy UI frameworks
- SQL databases
- Computational geometry and 3D maths
- Using AI for safe and efficient code development
- Willing to work within a team to complete tasks
- Desire to continue to learn and improve through continuous improvement
- Willing to travel with a full and valid passport and driving licence
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
RegularTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R9891 Software Engineer (Open)Skills Required
- Degree-level education in a technical subject or equivalent applied knowledge and expertise
- Knowledge and experience with legacy and modern C++
- Knowledge and experience with legacy UI frameworks
- Knowledge and experience with SQL databases
- Knowledge and experience with computational geometry and 3D mathematics
- Experience using AI for safe and efficient code development
- Willingness to work collaboratively within a team
- Commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Willingness to travel with a full and valid passport and driving licence
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
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What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany








