Application Engineer - Tulip

Level of

Experience:

Entry Level

Employment Type: Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders Only)

Workdays/hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Position: Application Engineer – Tulip

Location: Sparks, MD

Duration: 12 months

Total Hours per week: 40.00

Shift: 1st Shift

Client: Medical Device Company

Job Category: Engineering/Technical

The client Integrated Diagnostics Systems (IDS) division is looking for a junior to mid-level software developer who has a passion for delivering great software products that meet customer needs. The right candidate will be a self‑motivated, positive person who can work independently as well as being a team player, has excellent debugging/problem‑solving skills, has built innovative forward‑looking solutions and appreciates delivering a quality product.

The candidate will be responsible for creating and documenting applications within a cloud‑based process execution system called Tulip. This candidate will collaborate design efforts with multiple teams to ensure that paper‑based manufacturing and quality processes are accurately translated to electronic form. The candidate must be self‑directed requiring minimal daily direction while collaborating with the team to achieve agreed upon scheduled deliverable work.

The candidate will participate in an Agile software team.

• Works independently to specify, plan, design, develop, test and support software components as assigned
• Contributes to project schedule generation including scope of work, duration of tasks, and order of execution
• Monitors work progress against schedule commitments, reports progress to leadership in a timely fashion, including when work will not be completed according to schedule milestones
• Proposes solutions to maintain schedule milestones including prioritizing efforts and monitoring scope creep
• Works with team to establish necessary requirements specifications and test plans for software product validations
• Responsible for translating requirements into design and implementation of well‑structured and documented software components
• Implement new software component designs or enhancements to existing software products; participates in the implementation of more complex subsystems and systems
• Troubleshoot/debug issues within existing automation systems and implements modifications to resolve these issues
• Participate in technical design reviews and code inspections
• Insure adherence to IDS development policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance to regulatory requirements including 21 CFR part 11 requirements, client quality standards, and conveys an expectation of high‑quality software

• BS degree in Computer Science, Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement, or a related Engineering discipline
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills are essential
• Knowledge of software development in a process‑oriented/regulated environment and adhering to a quality management system
• Experience with Agile software development
• Knowledge of Automation/Process Control experience

• Application development experience using Tulip
• Experience working in an FDA/ISO-regulated environment
• Experience writing code to interact with electro‑mechanical instrumentation via communication protocols such as RS‑232/485, USB, CANBUS, or TCP/IP
• Experience with the Microsoft stack including C# and SQL Server