Software Engineer Co-op

at  Dematic Ltd

Throughout history, one of society’s great challenges has been moving goods efficiently from those who make them to those who need them. For more than two centuries, Dematic has taken on this challenge as an innovator in material handling and warehouse automation technologies. From food and medicine to clothing and other essentials for living, our purpose has always been to ensure the efficient flow of commerce.
Today, Dematic is transforming global supply chains to embrace trends in digitalization and e-commerce. We design, build, and support intelligent, automated solutions for a wide variety of industries — general merchandise, grocery, food and beverage, healthcare, apparel, and many more. With engineering centers, manufacturing facilities, and service centers located in more than 35 countries, the Dematic global network of over 11,000 employees has helped achieve nearly 8,000 worldwide customer installations for many of the world’s leading brands.
As a global company, we acknowledge and embrace diverse ideas and perspectives. By engaging with customers, suppliers, team members, and other stakeholders, we contribute to the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for a peaceful and prosperous planet. We envision a responsible and sustainable future of commerce, one where vital resources flow smoothly from makers to consumers — from where they are abundant to where they are most needed.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

The successful candidate is preferred to have C# and Unity3D experience.

TASKS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Our team is building a full, end-to-end visual emulation of real-world systems built on the Unity game engine . This is a unique opportunity to participate in a team creating emulations of warehouse automation systems. On this team you will participate in product and feature design, interface definition, tool development, and analysis of test automation effectiveness. This position is available in our Waterloo, Grand Rapids and Milwaukee offices.
The Global R&D Software Organization within Dematic is responsible for delivering a wide variety of software products to support a vast range of conveyor and sortation solutions, warehouse automation and distribution operations. Development teams are distributed across multiple locations around the world.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE:

• Design and develop an emulation/emulation product with Unity and.NET as the foundation (incl. requirements, architectural concepts, implementation, technical reviews)
• Participate as an active member of an agile, cross-functional team (development, UX, product management)
• Independently experiment and contribute solutions to difficult problems
• Rapidly seek consensus on ideas and include others in solution building
• Be a strong advocate for the product in discussions with other groups across the organization
• Contribute ideas and effort to on-going quality improvements (deployment, testing, support)
• Provide direct user support, as needed.
• Learn and apply new tools, technologies, and industry best practices.