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AGV Onboard Software Engineer

KION Group
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Nov 2025
💰 $115,000/yr($75,000/yr$115,000/yr)

About the role

Dematic seeks an AGV Onboard Software Engineer to lead software and hardware integration for AGV projects on the Flexible Automation Team. Responsibilities include developing, configuring, testing, and deploying software to control physical AGV movement and mechanism actuations of various AGVs. Internally, this person will collaborate with other software engineers, system engineers, mechatronic engineers/technicians and project managers. Externally, there will be collaboration with Customer engineers, technicians and operators to test vehicle software and associated hardware.

We offer:

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $75,000 - $115,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What you will do in this role:

  • Analyze Customer requirements
  • Develop technical specifications and test plans
  • Write clean, maintainable code in C, C++, FBD, and structured text programming
  • Perform code reviews to ensure code quality
  • Use Python, Microsoft Access, Git
  • Test vehicle hardware and related software/configurations (sensors, safety PLC, encoders, cameras)
  • Read electrical schematics with ease and demonstrate the ability to find electrical faults
  • Investigate customer inquiries related to potential software issues
  • Expand technical knowledge/skills through in-house and/or external courses, reading manuals, researching new technologies/methodologies, and accessing new applications
  • Other Tasks as assigned by manager

What we are looking for:

  • 1-3 years of experience in a related role
  • Knowledge of material handling hardware/software: e.g., AGV, AMR, Robotic cells, WMS, traffic management, material flows
  • Knowledge of server hardware and virtualization
  • Experience with PLCs and I/O modules
  • Ability to work in high-stress environments
  • Perseverance in finding solutions, while knowing when to seek help
  • Pragmatic approach to problem-solving
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics/IoT Engineering Technology or Engineering, or related field

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KION Group

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