About this Associate Software Engineer role at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Associate Software Engineer Manufacturing Automation (Pullman, WA)
We are adding an Associate Software Engineer to our Manufacturing Automation Software (MAS) team in Pullman, WA. This is a hands-on software engineering role! You’ll be developing, improving, and supporting the software solutions that operate our manufacturing systems. This team ensures that our manufacturing lines run seamlessly and continuously. Beyond development, you’ll be troubleshooting system components including software, services, device code, networking and hardware interfaces.
Your focus will be constantly increasing both the level of automation and the robustness/uptime of our systems. Our goal is maximum throughput with zero unplanned downtime for the manufacturing lines. You will collaborate with Test Engineers, Process Engineers, Operators, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Information Systems team members and manufacturing leadership to ensure that your solutions exceed the expectations of all stakeholders.
This role rewards people who love to get to the bottom of a hard problem and who thrive in a high-throughput production environment. Experience with creating production software and automating systems is especially valuable.
Why This Work Matters
Our work at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories makes electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. Our devices must operate flawlessly for decades, then when called upon to act, respond to system faults within milliseconds to ensure safety, avoid damage, and minimize outages. Global utilities supplying hundreds of millions of industrial, commercial, and residential consumers depend on SEL products every day. Our team ensures that we continuously produce the highest quality products at high volume. Our solutions are the key to safe, smooth, efficient operation of our product factories.
What You Will Do
The solutions you develop will have an immediate impact on the efficiency of factory operations and on the quality of the products SEL delivers. You will develop and support the infrastructure that automates operation of our production systems and continuously collects data to drive improvement.
Our team's customers are primarily internal to SEL. This allows us to interact directly with the people using our software on a day-to-day basis. We have extremely short feedback loops, and we collaborate with our users to design solutions that best fit their needs. You’ll be able to experience the impact of your work first-hand and immediately. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in developing solutions for a World Class Manufacturing company, we invite you to join our team!
Specific responsibilities will include:
Creating drivers / interface controllers for production machines including automated placement, soldering, inspection, and automated test equipment.
Integrating automation software with sophisticated manufacturing information systems. This includes both control / operations and making sure that the right data is available to the right sub-systems in a timely fashion.
Troubleshooting automation failures down to the system component level, isolating root cause, and addressing the issue to make our systems more resilient and reliable.
This Role Might Be for You If:
You're compelled by collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team of highly skilled technical professionals doing real work that really matters to ensure uninterrupted high-volume production.
You’re excited by the opportunity to develop and support mission critical automation software and data analytics solutions using:
Object oriented design approaches
Object oriented programming languages (C#, Python, Java, C++, etc.)
Web application development including back-end webservices (WCF, ASP.NET, C#, Java, etc.) and front-end web design (React JS, HTML, Razor, Blazor, etc.)
Graphical User Interface applications in Windows environments
You understand, and have experience with, modern communications protocols
You would rather find the real root cause than apply a quick patch
You have at least a year of experience building mission critical production software solutions
You have a B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
Even Better If
You are familiar with manufacturing and automation processes
You have hands-on experience with automated parts placement, high volume soldering, flying probe, bed-of-nails, or functional test systems
You have more than two years of experience. We’ll consider you for a higher-level role.
Why SEL
Your work has purpose. Our customers rely on our products to keep critical systems safe and fully operational—and we stand behind them 100 percent. By concentrating on our purpose, we continue to build our service to the electric power industry worldwide.
You own what you build. SEL is 100% employee owned. There are no outside shareholders and no pressure to chase a quarter. When the company succeeds, you share directly in that success through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
You are trusted with hard problems. Experienced people do their best work where they are given real ownership and the room to exercise judgment. We put the people closest to the work in charge of improving it, and we back that with long-term investment in our people rather than short-term churn.
It is built to last. SEL has manufactured in the United States since 1984, through every cycle the industry has seen. We view our role in the electric power industry with a long-term perspective, which parallels the longevity of our products—and the tenure of the people who build them.
Location
Pullman, WA- This position is located in Pullman, WA. Nestled in Eastern Washington, offering an exceptional quality of life. Embrace the charm of small-town living with spacious surroundings, no traffic hassles, and easy access to outdoor adventures in nearby mountains, rivers, and forests. Plus, benefit from excellent schools and universities in the area.
Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.
People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
- We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
- We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
- We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
- Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.
Pay Range
Associate Software Engineer: $81,300 - $122,000 per year
Our compensation ranges are based on the responsibilities of the role. Starting pay is determined individually and considers factors such as relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and training. Candidates may be considered at different levels based on their background. As a result, pay may vary to align with the level of the role.
Communication with Applicants
We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at [email protected].
SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
