Software Engineer II

at  SICK Inc

This position will be based out of our Minneapolis Campus (Bloomington, MN) or our Canton, MA office. This is an in-office position.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position has primary responsibility for hands-on design and support of SICK products through the entire product lifecycle. Work with a multi-national, cross-functional team to design, develop, and test new product offerings and enhance performance of existing production lines.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent experience in related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in software development.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong problem solving, algorithm development, analytical, design, and debugging skills.
• Thorough understanding of technical issues and provide alternate solutions to resolve issues.
• Able to communicate and work with all levels of developers, managers, and business representatives.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills.
• Travel requirements (international and domestic): 5%
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Internet applications.
• Able and willing to work alternative schedules including weekend, and on-call hours as needed.
• Legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Able to work in a general office environment.
• Familiarity with software version control tools like Git or SVN, defect tracking tools, and peer review.
• Strong understanding and experience implementing Design Patterns, understanding of data structures and implementing algorithms.
• Good understanding of security concerns/threats and implementing security best practices.
• Knowledge of Agile software development (Scrum) and testing methodologies.
• Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment supporting a business-critical production environment.
• Experience developing and deploying Machine Vision systems.
• Knowledge of image processing and computer vision algorithms using MATLAB, Halcon, OpenCV, PCL.
• Experience with delivering AI algorithms and putting them into production.
• Prior experience with developing Deep Learning models and algorithms.
• Design and development experience with C++ 11/14/17 or Python.

• Develop and execute projects while adhering to all relevant SICK product development processes covering design control, quality, and company standards and regulations and national and international regulatory body requirements.
• Support the entire software product lifecycle including change management, product support, major and minor releases, and phase out.
• Work with internal and external resources to ensure all project technical, cost, and schedule requirements are met.
• Author documents, reports, correspondence, and other technical content.
• Plan, develop, and execute tests to verify the operation, reliability, and performance of software to guarantee product quality is incorporated into the design.
• Participate in reviews with peers and internal project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Management to ensure new and innovative products and solutions are available to SICK customers.
• Contribute to project teams involving cross-functional participants.
• Use proof of concepts, prototypes, and MVPs to test, refine, verify, and validate new ideas.
• Develop a working knowledge of current SICK products, new development products, and engineering design processes.
• Regular attendance and timeliness.
• Carry out other job relevant duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or required.
• Work independently on assigned projects.
• Design, specify, and implement algorithms, machine learning schemes, and machine vision systems for object detection, inspection, automation, classification, tracking and prediction using SICK 2D and 3D cameras, scanners, programmable devices, etc.
• Employ emerging technologies including deep learning to enhance the performance and capability of machine vision systems.
• Consult with internal business partners and assess potential applications to identify high-value opportunities for machine vision technology integration.
• Responsible to keep current with new hardware technology and programming languages.
• Leverage existing hardware and software technology into designs of new products and solutions.