Junior Manufacturing Software Engineer

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery,treatment, and reuse. We design, supply, and service a range of water systems and monitoring equipment in industries ranging from pharmaceutical to food and beverage applications, and from microelectronics ultrapure water to municipal water and industrial wastewater treatment. We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of total organic carbon (TOC) analyzers and corresponding certified reference materials.

Our ground-breaking endotoxin analyzer is the latest addition to our expanding analytical instruments portfolio. We strive to provide not only superior technology and design, but also outstanding quality, service, and application support.

Job Summary

The Junior Manufacturing Software Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining software and reports specifically used in manufacturing environments. Thisrole focuses on maintaining, upgrading, and redeveloping existing applications that control and interact with customized fixtures or instruments. The ideal candidate should have experience and knowledge of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and be capable of integrating paperless workflows, automating data collection, and improving visualization and quality control in the manufacturing process.

The candidate should have a strong understanding of shop floor process applications. In this role, you will collaborate withcross-functional teams and management to design and develop custom manufacturing software applications, using preferred languages such as VC++, C#, Java, and Python.

Additionally, your expertise will be applied in visualizing process metrics through reports and live dashboards.

You will also spend time on the production floor, assisting with troubleshooting software, workstations, and network-related issues.

Key Characteristics

• Create and maintain manufacturing software applications and reports
• MES implementation, administration, and support
• Ability to effectively troubleshoot and problem solve
• Ability to work both independently and in a cross functional team-oriented environment
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create and maintain software applications and databases that support manufacturing in a variety of languages VC++, C#, Java, Python, MySQL, Tableau
• Oversee the day-to-day administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance,and ongoing support of the MES system
• Create documentation for software usage, maintenance, and other requirements
• Work closely with management, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams todesign and develop intuitive custom applications to reduce downtime, maintain regulatory compliance, and improve productivity
• Create and execute advanced SQL queries to produce process metrics, reports, andlive dashboards
• Liaison for manufacturing and Corporate IT for project implementation

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Information Technology, or relevant degree
• Minimum 2 years of programming experience, preferably at least 1 year of programming experience in a manufacturing environment

Preferred:

• Experience supporting manufacturing operations
• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Experience with VS Code
• Experience with VC++, C#, Python
• Experience with RDBMS such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc
• Experience with SAP and Tableau
• Experience with development process tools such as Git, Git Hub, Git Lab and Jira

Additional information

Working Conditions

• Work will primarily take place on the production floor (70%) but also in office or laboratory environments
• 85% of the time will be dedicated to supporting existing/legacy manufacturing software,with 15% focused on supporting new MES development. (
  
  Note:
  
  The time spent on new MES development will gradually increase as the new system phases out the legacy system)
• Must be able to sit or stand at a workstation or work cell for the duration of a full workshift
• Occasionally required to lift to 40 pounds

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