Senior Software Engineer

KUKA
Newport News, VA

Where do people love what they do, and being great at what they do?

At Swisslog, that’s where! Our teams are the heart of a world-leading Robotics company that’s harnessing the power of technology to shape the future of intralogistics. The result? We’re transforming performance and efficiency for customers across the globe, giving them the vital edge in their markets.

Make an impact

  • The Senior Software Engineer will perform software development work on applications, be capable of leading software development activities as the technical lead of a project.
  • Lead or participate in requirements gathering, system analysis, and business analysis workshops with the customer.
  • Lead or carry out gap analysis.
  • Create high level design specifications.
  • Complete assignments on-time and with quality.
  • Author test documentation that other team members can quickly and easily follow.
  • Participate in and conduct peer reviews of project documentation and code.
  • Develop code that is well formatted, laid out with clear remarks and clear trace messaging.
  • Conduct software reviews and provide feedback on the code being inspected.
  • Test extensively before implementing code into development/production environment.
  • Code testing includes unit, end-to-end integration, and system testing.
  • Writing Manual test steps and System test on regular basis
  • Ensure that Library Manager unit level test functions and tracing is in place for code developed.
  • Engage with customer in a professional and courteous manner
  • Produce clear and complete issues list.
  • Follow all on-site / customer safety regulations.
  • Other duties will be assigned as needed.

What you need to succeed

Essential:

  • Must be able to travel up to 30% to project site to commission Manual or Automated Warehouse Management Systems
  • Professional experience in software development and software project business - min. 6 years’ experience in similar capacity
  • Experience with Java programming – min. 5 years
  • Adequate practical experience in:
  • Good relational database design and programming knowledge (RDBMS Concepts, JDBC and SQL)

Desirable:

  • Previous professional experience in software development and software project business
  • Knowledge in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), logistics processes and interaction with material handling automation system
  • Completed Java EE Web development training or have adequate practical experience in:
    • JAVA JEE
    • Web based user interfaces
  • Java development experience with:
    • Eclipse development environment and Maven build automation
    • Java collections and generics
    • Servlets Basics
    • HTML
    • CSS Basics
    • JSF
    • Web Development Basics
    • Enterprise Java Bean
    • Java Persistence API
    • Java Message Service (JMS)
  • Experience with Java/J2EE application server environments such as Glassfish/WebLogic
  • Unix shell scripting
  • PL/SQL

Our promise to you

Swisslog is a world of opportunity for people who can deliver a game changing mission: driving the future of intralogistics, by shaping an era of robotic and data-driven automated solutions that create exceptional customer value.

Join us on this journey and you’ll be part of a global enterprise that’s proud of its Swiss roots - and hugely excited by the worldwide opportunities open to everyone in the Swisslog family. So come and realize your potential, in a team that’s united by passion and driven by the OneSwisslog team spirit.

About Swisslog

Swisslog is shaping the future of intralogistics. As part of the KUKA Group, we work on the latest technologies that are reimagining the world of logistics. We’re a team of 2,900 experts from 50 countries, serving some of the world's largest and most exciting brands. Together, we’re implementing smart and innovative approaches - including flexible robot-based and data-driven automation solutions that are transforming the supply chain. So join our team and share your unique perspective.

Join the journey!

If you think a career with Swisslog could be what you are looking for, we´d love to hear from you.

We´re looking forward to receiving your application!

Note for United States job postings (EEO statement):
Swisslog is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Posted 2026-06-23

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