Manufacturing Senior Software Engineer

About Us

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.  

Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today! 

JOB DESCRIPTION

If you are a Manufacturing Senior Software Engineering professional looking for an opportunity to grow, Copeland has an opening for you! Based in Sidney OH, you will work inside the corporate advanced manufacturing engineering (AME) department. You will use your creativity, software knowledge, and engineering skills to design manufacturing software-related systems for our internal manufacturing plant customers. You will gain ownership in maintaining and developing software products used in manufacturing. Working closely with AME and Plant engineers, you’ll use your unique skills to manage software development throughout the application lifecycle including design, support, coding, managing data systems, debugging, and rollout. You will research and monitor manufacturing industry software system trends and implement best in class solutions for our global manufacturing facilities.

AS A MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE ENGINEER, YOU WILL:
- Design, code, develop, debug, test, support, and sustain software applications throughout the software development life cycle.
- Work closely with internal manufacturing customers to quickly resolve production disruptions and improve manufacturing software related processes.
- Create and implement project plans leading the transition to and rolling out new applications while supporting existing applications and systems.
- Work with Microsoft SQL server databases, including relational table design, stored procedure development, job setup, and user access to databases.
- Recommend and implement upgrades, patches, and new applications to support and continuously improve our manufacturing systems.
- Plan, execute, and communicate project status of your projects utilizing departmental project management processes.

WHO YOU ARE:
The successful candidate’s top priority is meeting and exceeding customer expectations. You have strong debugging and problem-solving skills. You focus on effective collaboration to drive your projects. You will seek out experts and innovators to learn about the impact emerging technologies might have on your business. You will align words and actions to model reliability. You maintain confidentiality. You show genuine concern for people’s needs, and you put your team and organization first.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related degree, or equivalent education and experience
- 5 years of software design and development experience
- 1 year of manufacturing software or I.T. experience.
- 1 year of C# or vb.net software development with MS Visual Studio
- Strong MS SQL skills including table design, indexes, functions, and stored procedures
- Must be able to demonstrate a history of learning new software systems-related tool sets.
- Demonstrated skills required for hands-on system support role.
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet customer expectations
- Ability to lead multiple projects in a fast-paced engineering environment
- Possess excellent communication, and organizational skills.
- Available for out-of-town travel 10-20% of the time
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Must be able to travel internationally
- Legal Authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
- 7 years of software engineering experience
- 2 years of software development for manufacturing
- CNC Control API experience is a plus
- VB6 experience is a plus
- PLC experience is a plus
- Ignition, Tableau, Power BI experience is a plus
- Azure experience or knowledge is a plus