Software Engineer - Forest, VA

Company Description

With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.

We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect, and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a pioneer in the industrial packaging sector with a long history of customer-focused innovations in materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world’s premier end-of-line packaging company.

Job Description

Benefits:

Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Salary:

Starting at $89,000

Summary:

A Software Engineer performs software design, developmental and testing duties for electro-mechanical automation devices and machines for the electronics, optical, personal care and pharmaceutical industries.

Essential Functions:

• Develop new product concepts and designs
• Prototype and evaluate new product ideas
• Investigate new software technologies and tools
• Support products and interact with customers through the beta period, including training
• Help Customer Support with technical content for product manuals
• Full lifecycle application development
• Designing, coding and debugging applications in C# and C++ using Microsoft Visual Studio
• Software modeling and simulation.
• Front end graphical user interface design.
• Software testing and quality assurance.
• Performance tuning and improvement.
• Support, maintain and document software functionality.
• Integrate software with existing systems (working with controls engineers and communicating with many different types of industrial devices) .
• Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation.
• Maintain standards of compliance for coding.
• Travel is required for this role, depending on the project, estimated at 30%.
• Other duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

Minimum BS degree in Computer Science or minimum of 5 years' experience in C# or C++ development for industrial automation.

Experience:

• Experience with BOTH C# and C++ is a plus
• Experience with machine vision is a plus
• Experience with microcontrollers (such as Arduinos) is a plus
• A deep understanding of advanced mathematics such as Calculus and Linear Algebra is a plus

Functional Success Drivers: These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.

• Result Orientated
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Organizational
• Priority Setting

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Signode Industrial Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.