FEI - Engineer Software II
Company profile
enables customers to find meaningful answers to questions that accelerate breakthrough discoveries, increase productivity, and ultimately change the world. FEI designs, manufactures, and supports the broadest range of high-performance microscopy workflows that provide images and answers in the micro-, nano-, and picometer scales.
Combining hardware and software expertise in electron, ion, and light microscopy with deep application knowledge in the materials science, life sciences, electronics, and natural resources markets, the worldwide FEI team of 2,700+ employees is dedicated to customers' pursuit of discovery and resolution to global challenges.
Introduction, the World needs answers
If you want to help accelerate discoveries that change our world for the better, look no further than FEI. We are looking for motivated and inspired professionals with experience to strengthen our R&D software organization. We are devoted to bringing leading technologies to different markets with high quality products and services. The markets we service are Science (Life Sciences & Materials Science) and Industry (Oil & Gas and Semiconductor)
The Application Software Group (ASG)
A part of the R&D organization is the application software group (ASG), which is committed to bringing value-adding and game changing software solutions to our customers that help them with their success. The application software group is a multi-site development organization divided over the R&D sites in Eindhoven (the Netherlands), Bordeaux (France), Hillsboro (US), Brno (Czech), and Canberra (Australia). The ASG organization in Eindhoven consists of around 30 software engineers and focusses on application software on top of high-end TEM electron microscopes.
Job description
Within Eindhoven we have a challenging position for a talented software engineer in the sciences application software team in Eindhoven (part of ASG). This team is responsible for the development of online application software for Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM) which hides the system complexity by focusing on ease-of use and automation of customer experiments.
Current applications are for example automated tomography and single particle acquisition.
The software engineer will be part of an enthusiastic team. You will be responsible for the integration of the sciences applications on top of the different TEM systems and system software versions. Your assignment will be a mixture of the following activities:
* Develop designs based on a full comprehension of the function, purpose and application of the product. Align on architectural guidelines and re-use of components with other application engineers
* Maintain the TEM platform abstraction for new system types and system software versions
* Integrate new system features in the sciences applications
* Troubleshooting and debugging of software programs in a simulation as well as on the microscope systems available for development.
* Resolving interoperability issues between applications and system software
We are looking for an engineer eager to learn our software architecture as well as TEM microscope system behavior and who is capable of resolving complex software integration issues.
Requirements & Skills
The ideal candidate for this position enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary technical environment to solve complex technical problems. If you enjoy the development of software solutions on top of high-performance systems, this is an excellent opportunity to change the world. The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:
* Typically requires, BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science, Informatics, or related technical software discipline.
* 3 years' experience in object oriented development of technical software for high-tech equipment.
* Preference for development experience on top of highly-integrated, high-performance systems used in semiconductor capital equipment or related industries. At a minimum, development experience with medium sized software applications.
* Must demonstrate clear ability to develop effective integration software for complex, high-performance sub-systems and components.
* Expertise in resolving software integration issues in a complex multi-disciplinary environment
* Knowledge of interoperability between different programming languages
Qualified candidates should have proven ability to program using the following languages and techniques within the listed development environments:
* Object Oriented Design and/or State Modeling
* State-of-the-Art C++ (including Boost/STL, C++11/14)
* QT
* Visual Studio, Windows XP/7
Further preference given for hands on experience with one or more of the following areas:
* Agile/Scrum Development
* Model Driven designs and Domain Specific languages
* TDD, Unit testing
* Source control management (Git)
* Component Development (ATL/COM)
* Visual C#/.NET
Personal skills
* Excellent interpersonal communications skills are required due to the high degree of interaction and collaboration (multi-site)
* Good communicational skills (both written and verbal) and good knowledge of English
* A team player within a dynamic environment
* Strong analytical view combined with a pragmatic and hands-on attitude (flexibility)
* Value orientation, getting to the essence, setting and acting according to priorities
* Results-driven
* Proactively and self-responsibility
* Curious, fast learning (mostly on the job)
* Candidate must be able to work in a scrum team in a dynamic product development environment
Are you interested to push forward the boundaries of discovery and changing the world? Get connected with FEI Company regarding our Software opportunities in Eindhoven.
