Senior Software Engineer

at  Renishaw plc

Job Description
Renishaw’s Machine Tool Products leads the market in delivering innovative, high accuracy measurement solutions to CNC machining processes around the world.
Our patented touch trigger probe technology was first employed to measure intricate components for Concorde engines; today (and many iterations later) our products are the benchmark in high precision engineering for manufacturing hundreds of everyday items like mobile phones and laptops through to car and aircraft parts. There’s a good chance our probes were involved in the production of the device you are reading this text on.
We’re seeking to recruit a Senior Software Engineer to develop exciting new products in the Machine Tool Products (MTP) Division. With ongoing innovation of high precision measurement devices, there is an increasing requirement for our skilled software teams to develop software platforms to control and support these devices.
You’ll join a small software team developing application software running on a newly developed Linux based device.

About the role

• You’ll contribute to a wide variety of projects and different technologies from distributed microservices applications to 5-axis CNC machine tools, using the very latest tools and software development methodologies.
• Collaborating closely within a multi-disciplinary team working on rewarding innovative development projects.

About you

• Qualified to degree level in Software Engineering or a similar technical/engineering discipline
• Proven experience developing software in C++
• Proficiency in developing software on Linux platforms with an understanding of operating system architecture
• Hands-on experience with web services, such as REST APIs, NodeJS, NGINX and ASP .NET Core
• Understanding of distributed version control systems, such as GIT
• Knowledge of engineering / CNC machine tools would be advantageous, but not essential

Person specification
As a Senior Software Engineer at Renishaw, you’ll be a problem solver who works well in a collaborative environment, across a multi-disciplinary team. You’ll also be interested in research & development, using scientific thinking to further contribute to new and existing engineering projects.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we’re committing to your future career. That’s because we believe in developing our people’s skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that’s highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or recruitment@renishaw.com.
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Employment Type:
Permanent
Time Type:
Full time
Requisition Number:
R7047 Senior Software Engineer (Open

• You’ll contribute to a wide variety of projects and different technologies from distributed microservices applications to 5-axis CNC machine tools, using the very latest tools and software development methodologies.
• Collaborating closely within a multi-disciplinary team working on rewarding innovative development projects