Code Quality and Standardization Specialist; EE

Code Quality and Standardization Specialist

Industrial Systems/Operations

Roanoke, VA (preferred)

Develop, implement, assess, and continuously improve the company’s code quality and standardization program. Provide team and technical leadership to ensure compliance with engineering design standards and deliver automation and control solutions that meet client expectations.

• Lead the company’s initiatives for continuous improvement of automation code quality and increase use of standards and predefined code modules.
• Recommend, implement, and report on KPIs that proactively drive standardized software, efficient testing tools, standards methodology, and other process improvements.
• Initiate and facilitate team meetings to socialize technical ideas, encourage a culture of technical excellence within the organization, and identify opportunities for adopting innovation.
• Provide technical leadership for multiple technical solutions; perform code reviews; and establish and enforce coding guidelines and best practices.
• Drive operational efficiency improvement and technical growth within the operations and engineering team through successful development of team members.
• Direct resources to ensure quality processes and standards for control and automation systems meet client contract requirements and business requirements.
• Analyze non‑conformance data; recommend, develop, and implement appropriate responses in collaboration with engineering management.

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager.
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified.
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross‑organizationally as specified by manager.
• Exemplify company core values:
  Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment.
• Comply with all company policies, practices, procedures, and all regulations and laws.
• Recommend viable improvements proactively.
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes.

• BS degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering or mechatronics engineering, or equivalent via education and/or work experience.
• 4 years’ experience in control software design and test.
• 7 years’ experience in software and system solutions, in collaboration with clients.
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge of automation software design and control functions.
• Demonstrated success leading software development projects and project teams, incorporating industry best practices and design standards.
• Demonstrated success elevating aggregate knowledge and skills of the engineering team(s) and sharing knowledge proactively.
• Demonstrated experience with software design for industrial PLC, distributed I/O, and HMI systems.
• Demonstrated success as contributing member in project team.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 20%, sometimes with limited notice.

• Successful development of a quality assurance process.
• More than 2 years of engineering experience, specializing in industrial drives, motor control, and automation applications.
• Demonstrated experience in embedded, real‑time software application design.
• CSQE or equivalent certification.

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