Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer/ Hardware Integration Engineer/ Industrial Controls Engineer 

Job Location: Redmond, WA 98052

Job Duration: 6 Months Contract

Pay Rate: $62.70/hr to $63.70/hr

Job Description:

• This role will design and integrate OT infrastructure for machine shop and factory floor applications, using both physical and cloud-based systems.
• This is a highly collaborative position that interfaces with Client Project production, engineering, and IT teams.

 Key job responsibilities:

• Programming: Working to requirements and priorities set by the GSE Automation team, develop, configure and deploy software solutions to provide automated test and manufacturing capabilities on the factory floor.
• QA: Conduct end-to-end testing of automated manufacturing and test applications to ensure all requirements are being met before hand-off to production.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including teams in Production Operations, IT and Digital Operations (KET), to ensure successful project execution and completion.
• Safety and Compliance: Ensure that all integrated systems comply with internal IT and Security standards, with designs and code that is well-documented and version controlled. Contribute to the overall architecture for a high-performing, connected, safe and maintainable factory.
• They must be detail oriented, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, are able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure.

Basic Requirements:

• Python programming skills
• Labview programming skills
• Experience developing software that directly interacts with hardware
• Experience developing on the Ignition SCADA platform, or other user interfaces in an operational environment
• Working knowledge of Ethernet-based industrial protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus TCP etc)
• Working knowledge of fieldbus protocols such as Profinet and CAN
• Knowledge of security best practices (encryption in transit, encryption at rest,establishing chains of trust etc.)
• Knowledge of using version control systems such as Git
• Knowledge in different web technologies and data formats (i.e. HTTP/HTTPS, JSON/XML)
• Cross-organizational communication – comfortable evangelizing ideas and concerns clearly and persuasively, in both verbal and written form.
• A Computer Science or equivalent technical degree and 4-7 years of relevant experience is required.

Team culture:

• Internal client only
• Almost exclusively within this team. There is another team of software and automation that are filling a similar need, so may be some collaboration with that team. Such as products, automations, best practices, learning from that team as they go through the process, etc.
• But actual work will be hardware team owners within team. Executing tests, how to do data processing, all the networking, data infrastructure.

Role interesting:

• Doing some of the coolest engineering/innovation out there with client project. Orbital satellites improving connectivity across the world.
• Hardware technology and manufacturing testing. Being apart of a global mission is always fun to be apart of.

 Years of Experience:

• 4-7 years of relevant experience is required.

Degree or Certification:

• A Computer Science or equivalent technical degree

Top 3 must-have hard skills:

• Experience developing software that directly interacts with hardware
• Python Programming background is a MUST
• Working knowledge of Ethernet-based industrial protocols (OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus TCP etc). Knowledge of using version control systems such as Git