Software Engineer

Halfmoon, NY

Job Description: The Software Engineer is responsible for innovating and designing the systems and products sold by Precision Valve Automation - PVA. This position ensures that the software package is designed correctly, and within customer requirements, budget, and timeframe. This position requires onsite presence in Halfmoon, NY.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review sales orders, interprets engineering needs, and develops questions for customer response to ensure machine is designed based on needs, budget, and timeframe.
• Monitors project to ensure that goals and customer expectations are met, and product is developed on schedule.
• Partners with other departments to develop project schedule.
• Delivers an on-time, complete, and accurate design and documentation package within specified timeframes.
• Designs and develops machine documents, custom software, and generates full bill for parts.
• Participates in peer review meetings to assess and ensure design meets the needs of the customer and company.
• Cross checks team designs and drawings for each machine build.
• Delivers functioning software and documentation to meet customer’s specifications.
• Partners with purchasing to order parts for on time delivery.
• Interprets safety codes so that equipment meets specifications on every design.
• Designs specifications for cameras, bar code readers, and lighting, as needed.
• Diagnoses machine failures and responds to customer service issues, as needed.
• Develops drawings, diagrams, and schematics for patent application, as needed.
• Ensures post run-off punch list is completed based on customer meeting.
• Maintains confidentiality of customer information, 100% of the time.

Skills:

• Customer centric, committed to supporting the internal and external customer.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Self-starter who works independently and in a team environment.
• Maintains a calm, tactful demeanor when dealing with difficult situations.
• Manages multiple projects and timelines with a sense of urgency and follow through.
• Well organized, analytical, and detail oriented.
• Strong computer and excel skills.
• Knowledge of industrial robots, machinery, electrical and fluid mechanics, and electronics, required.
• Minimum three (3)+ years of software programming, required. LabVIEW preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in software/computer engineering or computer science, preferred.